Normandy Drive was dedicated in 1946 to honour Stratford Veterans who served with units that took part in the Battle of Normandy Invasion in 1944.

Victory in the Battle of Normandy came at a terrible cost. The Canadians suffered the highest casualties of any divisions in the British Army Group during the campaign. Some 359 Canadian soldiers were killed on D-Day alone, and a total of more than 5,000 would die during the two-and-a-half-months of fighting in Normandy.