Here is what I have on my 2nd cousin Charles Edward Sawden.

Charles Edward Sawden was born in Bridlington, Yorkshire 1910, shortly after Charles Sawden and Emma his parents emigrated to Consul, South Saskatchewan Canada with some other members of the Sawden family, the Sawden family has been recorded back to the 1600's in Yorkshire, England.

As you can see in the photo below and his Attestation Papers, Charles snr joined the Canadian Army and was sent to war in WW1, other members of the Sawden family also signed to fight for their new adopted nation, their Attestation Papers can also be found if searched for.

Charles jnr parents at some point went their own way with Charles snr at war in WW1, young Charles mother Emma had to find work eventually finding it in Havre, Montana USA, whilst in Havre Emma made a new life for herself meeting her 2nd husband Duncan McLean (see photo) with whom she settled and had a good life with their children.

Young Charles would eventually sign up for the South Saskatchewan Regiment and later lose his life at Dieppe France in 1942, notes of his actions by his comrades can be found on the internet, they speak very highly of him taking a pill box on his own killing a number of German's in his action, so freeing his comrades from a very awkward position at that time, due to his heroics he was later injured and taken back to the beach where he later died contrary to a news paper report, please find cutting below.

Charles Edward Sawden while over in the UK on manoeuvres with the South Saskatchewan Regiment decided to visit his roots in Bridlington Yorkshire, he called to see my mother his cousin and her parents James & Ellen Sawden my grandparents, at the end of his visit he had to be taken to the bus stop, this task fell to my dear late mother Gladys Mary Fudge nee Sawden, she remembered Charles very well having only met him just that one time, calling him a kind and happy young man, little did she know at the time she would be the last family member to see him alive.

I'm sorry I can't add anymore to the above, however I'm pleased your going to give Charles Edward Sawden some sort of honour on the site, I'm sure he was sadly missing from life, it seems the powers that be failed to recognize a true hero from that raid on Dieppe even though others were decorated, as far as I know he gave his life for his comrades and the raid, however to remain undecorated to me is disgraceful!! I say that not just because of who he is to me (although it helps) and my dear late mother, but for what he did!!

R.I.P dear cousin you are not forgotten.