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27th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusiliers), Canadian Army    The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment was formed as an infantry unit in 1940. In 1942 it was converted to an armoured regiment and renamed 27th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment) and joined 4th Armoured Brigade. They later transferred to the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade and saw action in Normandy and across Western Europe.   1st Jun 1944 Waterproofing 1st Jun 1944 Preparations 2nd Jun 1944 Preparations 2nd Jun 1944 Preparations 3rd Jun 1944 On the Move 3rd Jun 1944 Preparations 4th Jun 1944 Balloons 4th Jun 1944 Forming up 4th Jun 1944 Preparations 5th Jun 1944 Maps 5th Jun 1944 Orders 5th Jun 1944 Delay 6th Jun 1944 Landings 6th Jun 1944 Delay 6th Jun 1944 Landings 7th Jun 1944 In Action 7th Jun 1944 Advance 7th Jun 1944 Delay 8th Jun 1944 Reliefs 8th June 1944 In Action 9th Jun 1944 In Action 9th June 1944 Tanks 9th Jun 1944 Hard Fighting 10th Jun 1944 Attack Made 10th June 1944 Orders 11th Jun 1944 Enemy Guns 11th June 1944 In Action 12th Jun 1944 At Rest 13th Jun 1944 Rations 14th Jun 1944 Lessons Learned 15th Jun 1944 Shelling 16th Jun 1944 Conference 17th Jun 1944 Camouflage 18th Jun 1944 Reliefs 19th Jun 1944 Poor Weather 20th Jun 1944 On the Move 20th Jun 1944 Reliefs 21st Jun 1944 Shelling 22nd Jun 1944 Shelling 23rd Jun 1944 Arrivals 24th Jun 1944 Orders 25th Jun 1944 Orders 26th Jun 1944 Equipment 27th Jun 1944 Much Rain 28th Jun 1944 Stiff Opposition 29th Jun 1944 Stand to 30th Jun 1944 Enemy Aircraft 1st July 1944 Rum 4th July 1944 Diversion 5th July 1944 Quiet 8th July 1944 In Action 9th July 1944 Advance 10th July 1944 Quiet 11th July 1944 Refitting 20th Sep 1944 On the Move 21st Sep 1944 Instructions Issued 22nd Sep 1944 Instructions Issued 23rd Sep 1944 Entertainment 1st Oct 1944 Orders 1st Oct 1944 In Action 2nd Oct 1944 Orders 2nd Oct 1944 Situation 3rd Oct 1944 Orders 3rd Oct 1944 Support If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with 27th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusiliers), Canadian Army during the Second World War 1939-1945. Brown Walter L.. H/Capt. (d.6th June 1944) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 27th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusiliers), Canadian Army from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. 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