May 3—10, 2025

The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada will return to Europe in May 2025 to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of V-E Day and the Liberation of the Netherlands. The Regiment will send a delegation to Europe in honour of the 34 Riflemen who lost their lives during Operation Blockbuster, during the final push to the Rhine. The itinerary will retrace the steps of the QOR of C as they fought through the Netherlands, liberating the crucial channel ports. After crossing into Germany, Sergeant Aubrey Cosens was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross while capturing the tiny farming hamlet of Mooshof, Germany.

 

Following the success of the D+80 Fundraising Campaign, which sent over 70 Riflemen to Normandy in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Regiment will be conducting another fundraising campaign in support of NLD80. For a limited time, donors will soon be able to sponsor one of 34 Riflemen to attend this historic occasion. Your donation will cover their trip expenses, and support the Regiment’s commemorative activities.

 

$100 Donation—Donors will receive a certificate of appreciation upon the completion of the trip.
$500 Donation—Donors will receive a limited commemorative coin to mark the occasion of the 80th anniversary trip.

$2500 Donation (Sponsor a Rifleman)—Donors will receive the Coin of Remembrance in memory of a fallen Rifleman, in addition to the above.

 

For more details, please contact us at info@1860club.ca.


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