Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment
A memorial to the men who served with the Highland Light Infantry in WW2
BURON - ST.CONTEST
DEDICATED JULY 21 1969, TO
HONOUR THE MEN WHO SERVED WITH
THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
OF CANADA IN WORLD WAR II
THE "H.L.I" WERE AMONG THE FIRST
ALLIED TROOPS TO ENTER CAEN,
FOLLOWING THE NORMANDY LANDING,
JUNE 6 1944
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