D-Day to VE Day – The Ultimate Grand Tour by Jeep

Raising funds for the Light Dragoons Charitable Trust

To commemorate the 80th anniversaries of VE day and D-Day and honour the fallen of our regiment I will, in 2025, conduct a unique and ambitious battlefield tour with a troop of WW2 jeeps, following the route taken by the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (QMO) across northwest Europe from Sword Beach on D-Day through France, Belgium, The Netherlands and finally into northern Germany and VE Day in Bremen.  A journey of 1600miles in 80-year-old vehicles executed over two phases. We will be Following in the tank tracks of heroes.

Along the way we will visit all the cemeteries where the dead of both 13th/18th Royal Hussars (QMO) and 15th/19th Kings Royal Hussars are laid to rest and conduct acts of remembrance (some 40 cemeteries and over 200 graves).

Front Seat Passenger

You can participate as a front seat passenger for a one-day leg of this incredible journey by buying at auction a seat for the day of your choice.  All profits from this event will go to The Light Dragoons Charitable Trust.

To find out more please visit the Website D-Day to VE Day which has the full details of this Grand Tour by Jeep and its charitable aims.

From there you can:

• Register your interest in participating
• Make a donation to the charity
• Make an enquiry.

The auction site will open on Friday 31st January 2025.

Sponsorship is also key to this event, as the more I raise the lower the auction entry fee and also the greater the contribution to the charity.  If you would like to support this event through sponsorship, or have a suggestion of a potential sponsor please get in contact through this email address: enquiries@ddaytoveday.com

So read through the detail, select a date, happy bidding.

I look forward to seeing some of you next year on this unique Grand Tour by Jeep.

Regards,

Lt Col Robert (Sharky) Wiles

Website: www.ddaytoveday.com
Email: enquiries@ddaytoveday.com
Telephone: 07977 545851