Holy Roller (tank)

Holy Roller is a Canadian Army M4A2 Sherman tank of the 6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) which landed at D-Day and fought across northwest Europe until the end of the Second World War in Europe, one of two Canadian tanks that fought from D-Day to VE Day.

Holy Roller was built at General Motors' Fisher Tank Arsenal in Flint, Michigan, in the last week of September 1942.

Holy Roller landed with the 6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) at Juno Beach, crewed by William Reed, George LeGrand, Frank White, Frank Fowler (who coined the name "Holy Roller"), Terry Doherty and Everett Smith.

[4] In early 2021, the Royal Canadian Legion and a local craft brewer launched a campaign to raise CA$250,000 to finance a year-long restoration of the tank.

The Toboggan Brewing Company created Holy Roller Lager to support the campaign, contributing a portion of sales of cases of the beer to the project.

Holy Roller in 2018, London, Ontario
Plaques that commemorate the 1st Hussars and the 50th anniversary of D-Day
Holy Roller under restoration and preservation at the Fanshawe College Centre for Applied Transportation Technologies. The transmission can be seen in the foreground.