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Fred Barnard Way

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Street

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A street in Uxbridge, Ontario named in honour of D-Day veteran Corporal Fred Barnard.

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Uxbridge, Ontario
44°05’58.8″N
79°07’35.8″W

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Did you know that from 1871 go the mid 1890s the Regiment was issued with the 2 band snider enfields? This was the first center fired sell contained cartridge rifle issued in mass to the Canadian militia.

1879 roughly Regimental Shooting team. They are armed with the short two bander Snider Enfield Rifles.

On this date 77 years ago the Queen's Own Rifles would storm Juno beach. For more information please visit our website https://qormuseum.org/history/timeline-1925-1949/the-second-world-war/the-battle-of-normandy-d-day-landing-june-2-1944/

Ever wonder what a Canadian Soldier looked like storming Juno Beach? Here's our volunteer Colin in a modern recreation of what that looked like. Who can tell what he's wearing!

We will Remember them. On June 6th, 1944 The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada part of the 8th Brigade landed at 0812 hrs on Nan White beach infront of the French seaside town of Berniere-Sur-Mer.

77 years ago in May 1944, the 1st Battalion QOR was ramping up training and preparations for the upcoming invasion set for June 6, 1944.

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