The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum and Archive

Search
Skip to content
  • Welcome
  • About Us
    • History of the Museum and Archives
    • Why is the Museum at Casa Loma?
    • Visiting
    • Events
    • Calendar
    • Shop
    • Donating Artifacts, Archival Material or Uniform Accoutrements
    • Volunteering
    • Contact Us
  • QOR History
    • Rifle Regiments
    • Virtual Wall of Honour
    • Regimental Memorials
    • Victoria Cross Recipients
    • Cemeteries with Riflemen
      • Ontario Cemeteries
      • Canadian Cemeteries Other Than Ontario
      • Dutch Cemeteries
      • English Cemeteries
      • French Cemeteries
      • German Cemeteries
      • United States Cemeteries
      • Other International Cemeteries
    • Awards
    • The Maple Leaf Rifle Club
    • Cadets
      • 17 Upper Canada College Cadets
        • Upper Canada College – More Photos
        • Upper Canada College Cadet Commanding Officers 1893-1988
        • Upper Canada College Old Boys Who Served in The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
      • 96 Trinity College School Cadet Corps
        • Trinity College School Old Boys Who Served With The Queen’s Own Rifles
      • 2554 (Calgary) Army Cadet Corps
      • 2881 (Queen’s Own Rifles) Royal Canadian ARMY Cadet Corps
    • Queen’s Own Rifles Association
    • The Bugle Band
  • Riflemen
    • Appointments
      • Honorary Officers
        • Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
        • Queen Mary
        • Queen Camilla
      • Commanding Officers
      • Adjutants
      • Bandmasters and Bugle Majors (and a Pipe Major)
      • Chaplains
      • Medical Officers
      • Regimental Sergeants Major
  • Collection
  • Flickr
  • Student Resources
  • Research
    • Archives
      • The Rifleman Magazine
      • The Powder Horn and The Rifles Report Newsletters
    • Videos
      • Band and Bugle Videos
      • Museum Presentations
  • Blog
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteering
  • Links
  • Donate

Tag Archives: 1944

Archives, Second World War

Bernières-sur-Mer

Image January 14, 2014 ghumphrey 2 Comments

Ever wonder what Bernières-sur-Mer looked like on June 6, 1944? Well here is an Aerial photograph taken roughly around 1100hrs on June 6th.

Bernières-sur-Mer June 6th 1944 1100hrs
Bernières-sur-Mer June 6th 1944 1100hrs

Cheers,

MCpl Graham Humphrey

Share this:

  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
  • Tweet
  • More
  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Pocket
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
1944D-DayJune 6Juno beach

"In Pace Paratus – In Peace Prepared"

  • Historical Timeline
  • Timeline: 1856-1899
    • The Fenian Raid 1866
      • QOR Officers at the Battle of Ridgeway
      • Listing of the Riflemen of the Queen’s Own who were at the Battle of Ridgeway or were on active service during the Fenian Raid of 1866
    • Red River Rebellion 1870
    • Pilgrimage Riots 1975
    • Belleville Riots 1877
    • Northwest Field Force 1885
      • QOR Who Served in the North West Field Force
      • Louis Riel Coroner’s Jury Report
  • Timeline: 1900-1924
    • South African War
      • With the Royal Canadian Regiment in South Africa
      • Riflemen of the Queen’s Own who served in the South Africa Campaign 1899-1900
      • Kit and Equipment of the 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment in South Africa during the Boer war
      • South African War Diary of Edgar Henry Redway
    • Sault Ste Marie Riots 1903
    • The Quebec Tercentenary, July 1908
    • 1910 50th Anniversary Trip to England
      • 1910 Nominal Roll on Leaving Toronto for Aldershot
    • First World War
      • CEF Rates of Pay
      • Perpetuated Battalions
        • 3rd (Toronto) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
        • 83rd Battalion QOR CEF
        • 95th Battalion CEF
        • 166th Battalion QOR CEF
        • 198th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Buffs CEF
        • 255th Battalion CEF
      • In Memoriam – First World War
      • WWI Resources
  • Timeline: 1925-1949
    • The Second World War
      • Newfoundland and New Brunswick 1940-1941
      • 1940-1943 Regimental Standing Orders for the 1st Bn QORofC in the Second World War
      • The Battle of Normandy: D-Day Landing June 2 – 7, 1944
      • D-Day Embarkation List
      • D-Day – A Personal Experience
      • D-Day Recollections by Jim Wilkins
      • D-Day June 6, 1944 Killed in Action
      • War Diaries 1940
      • War Diaries 1941
      • War Diaries 1942
      • War Diaries 1943
      • War Diaries 1944
      • War Diaries 1945
      • WWII Reminiscences by RSM Harry Fox
      • 4th Battalion, QOR, Canadian Army Occupation Force (CAOF)
      • In Memoriam – Second World War
      • WWII Resources
  • Timeline: 1950-1974
    • QOR Depot Best Recruit Award Recipients
    • Suez Crisis 1956
    • Lance Corporal J. G. Organ receives Queen’s Commendation for Bravery
    • United Nations India-Pakistan Observer Mission 1965-66
    • 1965 1st Battalion deployment to Cyprus
    • 1967 2nd Battalion Cyprus Deployment
    • Tragic 1969 Watermanship Exercise
  • Timeline: 1975-1999
    • Somalia 1992/3
    • Reflections on D-Day Plus 50 Ceremonies in France
    • Greetings from Bosnia – 1998
  • Timeline: 2000-2019
    • Afghanistan
      • Twelve Years in Afghanistan: A Reservist’s Reflections
    • Sudan
    • Op Sculpture
  • Timeline: 2020-2039
    • Minister of Defence Speech 2023
  • Timeline: Weapons
  • Timeline: Uniforms
    • Commanding Officers Report on circular of clothing and equipment Octover 13, 1862
    • 1880 The Queen’s Own Rifles of Toronto Dress RSOs
    • 1894 The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada Dress RSOs
    • 1925 The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada Dress RSOs
    • Evolution of Officer’s Tunics
    • Evolution of Soldier’s Tunics of The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
    • The QOR of C Cap Badges Evolution

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 5,755 other subscribers

Find us on these sites:

  • View qormuseum’s profile on Facebook
  • View qormuseum’s profile on Twitter
  • View qormuseum’s profile on Instagram
  • View UCeOJfCvcbL-3IeoGvTVfXBA?view_as=public’s profile on YouTube
  • View qormuseum’s profile on Flickr

Translate Our Site

Meta

  • Create account
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com

Recent Posts

  • Who Are We Remembering? November 10, 2025
  • QOR Day at Casa Loma 2025! October 26, 2025
  • One Colonel Hagarty, two Lieutenants D.G. Hagarty, and the 201st CEF Battalion October 9, 2025
  • National Cadet Week October 4, 2025
  • Composition of QOR on D-Day September 16, 2025

Over 22,500 museum photos on Flickr!

1985 Officers' Mess with Princess Alexandra2020.20.001 CO and Non-Commissioned Officers, 1st Bn QOR, 1940, Camp BordenLCol Elliot and Sergeant Breault, Germany, 196304085-320251108-AF3_6164-WB20251108-AF3_6173-WB
More Photos

Archives

  • 3rd Battalion
  • battle of ridgeway
  • Casa Loma
  • D-Day
  • Fenian Raid
  • First World War
  • Publications
  • Remembrance
  • Second World War
  • Volunteering
  • volunteers
  • War Diaries
  • WWI
  • WWII
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum and Archive
    • Join 428 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum and Archive
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...