A $250,000 fundraising campaign has been launched to restore London's best known military monument, the Holy Roller, a tank brought back from the Second World War that has stood for decades in Victoria Park. The Sherman tank landed with London's 1st Hussars regiment at Juno Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944 and assisted in the Allies liberation of France, Belgium and Holland. It has been on display in Victoria Park since 1956 but has fallen into serious disrepair due to sustained exposure to the elements and the passage of time, the 1st Hussars say. The plan is to remove the tank from its pad in Victoria Park in June, 2021 for a complete overhaul. Finney says the Holy Roller is a big part of the city's history.

Source: CBC News October 25, 2020 09:00 UTC