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PRINCESS PATRICIAS CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY

REGIMENTAL MANUAL

Oct 2012


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Regimental Manual

of

Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry

Colonel-in-Chief

The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD

Colonel of the Regiment

Lieutenant General R.R. Crabbe, CMM, MSC, CD (Retired)

Founder and First Colonel of the Regiment

The late Brigadier A. Hamilton Gault, OBE, DSO, ED, CD

Allied with

The Rifles

The Royal Australian Regiment

2012


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INTRODUCTION

This manual is published for the members of Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry by RegimentalHeadquarters under the authority and with the approval of the Regimental Executive Committee.

Its purpose is to consolidate and make readily available to all members of Princess Patricias Canadian

Light Infantry, and new senior Non-Commissioned Officers and junior officers in particular,

information, policies and guidance on Regimental matters.

Except for the Regimental Constitution and Bylaws, which may only be amended by the Regimental

Guard with approval from the Colonel of the Regiment, amendments to these orders will only be

authorized by the Regimental Executive Committee.

As we approach the Regiments centennial year, the Regimental Executive Committee has directed the

formation of the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry 100thAnniversary Office, led by the 100

th

Anniversary Project Director. This body exists to plan and manage Regimental activities associated

with centennial celebrations. As such, the 100thAnniversary Project Director will maintain primary

responsibility for the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry Regimental Fund and the Regimental

Kit Shop. These responsibilities will revert back to the Regimental Major as the centennial celebrations

conclude.

This manual supersedes the Regimental Manual dated 31 August 2005.

This document may be viewed on the Regiments Home Page at www.ppcli.com.

Amendments will be done to the document on the web page annually.

Original Signed

N.J.E. Grimshaw Oct 2012

Lieutenant-Colonel

Chairman, Regimental Executive Committee

Editors

Regimental Major

And

Regimental Adjutant

Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER SUBJECT PAGE

1 REGIMENTAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE

Section 1 - Introduction to Regimental Organization and Governance

101 General 1-1

102 Components 1-1

103 Constitution and By-Laws 1-2104 Conduct of Business 1-2

Section 2 - Constitution

105 Authority 1-2106 Regimental Designation 1-3

107 Regimental Council Organization 1-3

108 Purpose of the Regimental Council 1-4109 Long-term Regimental Strategy 1-4

110 Planning Cycle and Staff Procedures 1-4

111 Amendment of the Constitution 1-5

Section 3 - By-Laws

112 General 1-5113 Colonel-in-Chief 1-5

114 Colonel of the Regiment 1-6

115 Senior Serving Patricia 1-7

116 Regimental Senate 1-8117 Regimental Guard 1-8

118 Regimental Executive Committee 1-9119 Regimental Headquarters 1-11

120 Regimental Members 1-12121 Amendment of By-Laws 1-13

ANNEX

A PPCLI Regimental Vision, Mission and Objectives 1A-1

B The Colonels-in-Chief 1B-1

C Colonels of the Regiment 1C-1

D Titular and Honorary Patricias 1D-1


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2 HISTORY, HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS

Section 1 - History of the Regiment

201 Historical References 2-1202 Founding of the Regiment 2-2

203 World War I, 1914-1918 2-4204 Canadas Permanent Force, 1919-1939 2-5

205 World War II, 1939-1945 2-6

206 Canadian Army Post-War 2-7

207 The Korean War, 1950-1953 2-8208 Service in Germany 2-9

209 Service in Cyprus and other United Nations Operations 2-9

210 Service in the Former Yugoslavia 2-10211 Service in Afghanistan 2-10

212 Regimental Depot 2-11213 260th Battalion, Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force 2-12214 COs, RSMs and other Regimental Appointments 2-14

Section 2 - Celebrations

215 General 2-14216 17 March - Regimental Day 2-14

217 Broom-i-Loo 2-14

218 8 May - Frezenberg Day 2-15219 25 April - Kapyong Day 2-15

220 10 August - Regimental Birthday 2-15

221 21 September - San Fortunato Day 2-15

Section 3 - Alliances and Affiliations

222 The Allied Regiment - The Rifles 2-15

223 Our Allied Regiment - The Royal Australian Regiment 2-17224 Affiliated Regiment - The Loyal Edmonton Regiment 2-17

225 Affiliation of St. Marys Band 2-18226 Pipe Band, 1914-1919 2-18227 Affiliation of Edmonton Police Service Pipe Band 2-19

228 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, Affiliated Corps 2-20

Section 4 - Mess Functions

229 General 2-21

230 Functions 2-21


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ANNEX

A Biographical Notes - Commanding Officers (1914-1950) 2A-1

APPENDIX

1 Commanding Officers - First Battalion 2A1-1

2 Commanding Officers - Second Battalion 2A2-1

3 Commanding Officers - Third Battalion 2A3-1

4 Commanding Officers - Regimental Depot 2A4-1

5 Regimental Headquarters 2A5-1

6 The Loyal Edmonton Regiment - Commanding Officers 2A6-1

7 Commanding Officers and Directors of Music - PPCLI Band 2A7-1

8 Regimental Sergeants-Major 2A8-1

9 Rifle Brigade/Royal Green Jackets Officers with PPCLI 2A9-1

10 PPCLI Officers Serving with the Rifle Brigade/Royal Green Jackets 2A10-1

B Broom-i-loo Rules 2B-1

3 HONOURS, AWARDS AND MEMORIALS

Section 1 - Battle Honours

301 General 3-1

Section 2 - United States Distinguished Unit Citation

302 General 3-2303 Award to Unit 3-2

304 Award to Members of the Unit 3-2305 Authorized to Wear 3-3

Section 3 - Commander-in-Chief Unit Commendations

306 General 3-3

307 Battalion Commendations 3-4308 Award to Unit 3-4

309 Award to Members of the Unit 3-5

310 Authorized to Wear 3-5311 Procurement of Insignia 3-5

Section 5 - Freedom of Cities

312 Origin 3-6


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Section 6 - Drum Majors Maces

313 Roll of Honour 3-6

Section 7 - Regimental Memorials

314 General 3-7

315 Frezenberg Memorial 3-7

316 St. Georges Memorial Church, Ypres 3-8317 The Menin Gate Memorial 3-8

318 The Cassino Memorial 3-9

319 Stained Glass Window, Edmonton 3-9

320 Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria 3-10321 St. Lukes Protestant Chapel, Edmonton 3-10

322 The Regimental Chalices 3-10

323 Sisters of the Precious Blood Convent, Ottawa 3-11

324 The Hamilton Gault Barracks 3-11325 The Hamilton Gault Barracks - Memorial Gate 3-12

326 Mount Hamilton Gault 3-12

327 Landsdowne Park 3-13

328 The Kapyong Battle Monument Regimental Memorial 3-14

329 St. Andrews Protestant Chapel CFB Winnipeg 3-14

330 St. Bartholomews Church, Ottawa 3-15

331 All Saints Church, Winnipeg 3-15

332 Church of St. John The Evangelist, (Elgin at Somerset), Ottawa 3-15

333 Radar Hill 3-16

334 The Mullin Farm Memorial 3-16

335 Hall of Honour 3-16336 The Book of Remembrance 3-16

337 Hamilton Gault Statues 3-16

338 Hamilton Gault Memorial Park 3-17339 Patricia Way, Nicosia 3-17

ANNEX

A Reproduction of United States Distinguished Unit Citation 3A-1

B Reproduction of Commander-in-Chiefs Unit Commendation, 2 PPCLI 3B-1

C Reproduction of Commander-in-Chiefs Unit Commendation, 3 PPCLI 3C-1

D Reproduction of Commander-in-Chiefs Unit Commendation, 1 PPCLI 3D-1

E Freedom of the City 3E-1

4 COLOURS, BADGES AND DEVICES

Section 1 - Colours (History)

401 The Original Colour 4-1

402 Kings and Regimental Colours - 1922-1934 4-1

403 Kings/Queens and Regimental Colours - 1934-1959 4-2404 First Battalion Colours - 1959-1977 4-2


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405 First Battalion Colours - 1977-2000 4-2406 First Battalion Colours - 2000- 4-2

407 Second Battalion Colours - 1953-1969 4-3408 Second Battalion Colours - 1969-1991 4-3

409 Second Battalion Colours - 1991- 4-3410 Third Battalion Colours - 1971-1993 4-4411 Third Battalion Colours - 1993- 4-4

412 Lifespan and Procurement 4-4

413 Repairs 4-5

Section 2 - Protocol

414 Parading and Trooping of the Colours - General 4-5415 Parading both Colours 4-5

416 Parading of the Regimental Colour 4-6

417 Saluting with Colours 4-6

418 Trooping the Colour 4-6419 Trooping and Presentation of Colour Ceremonies 4-7

420 Regimental Departures from the General Rules 4-7

421 Hosting the Colour Party 4-7422 Instruction for Handling and Displaying Colours 4-7

423 Displaying Colours in the Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess 4-7

Section 3 - The Regimental Badges and Devices

424 Use of Regimental Devices 4-8

425 Cap Badges 4-8

426 Collar Badges 4-10427 Shoulder Title, Cloth (Original White on Red) 4-10

428 Shoulder Title (Dark Green CF) 4-11

429 Shoulder Title - Metal 4-11430 Shoulder Title - Combat 4-11

431 Buttons 4-11

432 Use of Badges as Logos 4-12

Section 4 - Regimental Coin

433 The Regimental Coin 4-12

Section 5 - Facings and Other Colours

434 Facings 4-13

435 Colours of the Regiment 4-14436 Company Colours 4-14


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Section 6 - Flags

437 Camp Flags 4-15

438 Cadet Corps Flags 4-16

439 Company Flags 4-16

Section 7 - Pennants

440 COs, Colonel-in-Chiefs and Colonel of the Regiments Pennants 4-17441 Car Pennants 4-18

442 Parade Square Pennants 4-19

ANNEX

A Instructions for the Handling, Carrying and Displaying of Colours 4A-1

B Displaying of the Colours in the Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess 4B-1

5 REGIMENTAL AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, COMPETITIONS AND TROPHIES

Section 1 - The Regimental Incentives and Awards

501 General 5-1

502 Purpose and Scope 5-1503 Method of Presentation 5-1

Section 2 Regimental Certificates

504 Regimental Memorial Certificate 5-2

505 Regimental Service Certificate 5-2

506 90thBirthday Certificates 5-2

Section 3 - The A. Hamilton Gault Trophy

507 The A. Hamilton Gault Trophy 5-3

Section 4 The Hamilton Gault Skill-at- Arms Trophy508 Aim 5-3

509 General 5-4

Section 5 - The Louis Scott Cock O The Walk Trophy

510 General 5-4

Section 6 - Other Regimental Trophies

511 Canadian Forces Small Arms Competition Regimental Trophies 5-5512 The Nicklin Trophy 5-5

513 PPCLI Association Cadet Corps Trophy 5-6


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ANNEX

A Regimental Incentive and Awards Programme Terms of Reference 5A-1

APPENDIX 1 Categories of Regimental Awards 5A1-1APPENDIX 2 PPCLI Recommendation for a Regimental Award 5A2-1

APPENDIX 3 PPCLI Regimental Achievement Award 5A3-1

APPENDIX 4 PPCLI Regimental Commendation 5A4-1

APPENDIX 5 Regimental Certificate of Appreciation 5A5-1

B Regimental Memorial Scrolls 5B-1

C Hamilton Gault Trophy Regulations 5C-1

APPENDIX 1 A. Hamilton Gault Evaluation Application for the Trophy 5C1-1

APPENDIX 2 A. Hamilton Gault Trophy Winners 5C2-1

D Rules for the Hamilton Gault Skill-at-Arms Trophy 5D-1

APPENDIX 1 Winners of the Hamilton Gault Skill-at-Arms Competition 5D1-1

E Rules for the Award of the Louis Scott Cock O Walk Trophy 5E-1

APPENDIX 1 Winners of the Louis Scott Cock O Walk Trophy 5E1-1

6 DRESS, DRILL AND CEREMONIAL

Section 1 - Dress Instructions (General)

601 Canadian Forces Dress Policy and Instructions 6-1602 Regimental Dress Instructions - Purpose 6-1

603 General Instructions 6-1

Section 2 - Regimental Badges and Accoutrements

604 General 6-2605 Cap Badge 6-2606 Helmet - Full Plate Dress 6-2

607 Collar Badges (Dogs) 6-3

608 Collar Badges - Full Dress 6-3609 Shoulder Title - Metal 6-3

610 Shoulder Title Cloth - White on Red - Original Pattern 6-3

611 Shoulder Title Cloth (CF and GD) 6-3

612 Shoulder Title Cloth - Combat 6-4613 Buttons - Regimental 6-4

614 United States Distinguished Unit Emblem 6-5615 Commander-in-Chief Unit Commendation 6-5

616 Badges of Rank 6-6

617 Belt and Buckle, Trouser 6-6618 Belt and Buckle, Waist, Ceremonial 6-6

619 Shoulder Sashes 6-7

620 Sashes, Officers and Chief Warrant Officers - Full Dress 6-7


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621 Swords and Accoutrements 6-8

622 Pace Sticks and Drill Canes 6-8

Section 3 - Regimental Full Dress - Orders of Dress

623 General 6-9624 Officers and Chief Warrant Officers 6-9625 Frockcoat Order 6-10

626 Bandsmen and Corps of Drums (including WOs and Sgts) 6-11

627 Drum Majors 6-14628 Soldiers other than Bandsmen 6-14

Section 4 - Regimental Blazer

629 General 6-14630 Neckwear 6-15

631 Regimental Blazer Crests 6-15

Section 5 - Drill and Ceremonial (General)

632 General Procedures 6-16633 Parade Commands 6-16634 Regimental Fix and Unfix Bayonets 6-16

635 Dressing 6-17

636 Quarter Guards 6-17

637 Feu de Joie 6-19

638 Trooping and Presentation of Colours 6-20

639 Regimental Change of Command Parade 6-20

Section 6 - Regimental Marches

640 The Regimental Quick March 6-20641 The Regimental Slow March 6-20642 Battalion Marches 6-20

643 Rising for Regimental Marches 6-21

Section 7 - Bugle Calls

644 General 6-21

Section 8 - Regimental Songs

645 General 6-22

ANNEX

A Care and Maintenance of the Wolseley Helmet 6A-1B Tying the Sword Knot 6B-1

C PPCLI Army Dress 6C-1


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APPENDIX 1 Army Mess Dress Policy: White Mess Dress Jacket 6C1-1

D The Regimental Fix and Unfix Bayonets 6D-1

E The Ceremony of Trooping the Colour 6E-1

APPENDIX 1 Programme of Music 6E1-1APPENDIX 2 Notice to Spectators 6E2-1

APPENDIX 3 Timings of Words of Command for Trooping 6E3-1

APPENDIX 4 Position of Key Personnel 6E4-1

F Regimental Change of Command 6F-1

G Musical Scores - Marches 6G-1

H Regimental Bugle Calls 6H-1

I Regimental Songs 6I-1

7 REGIMENTAL PUBLICATIONS

Section 1 - The Patrician

701 General 7-1702 Responsibilities 7-1

703 Patrician Timelines and Distribution 7-1

Section 2 - The Annual Report

704 General 7-2705 Contents 7-2

706 Responsibilities 7-2

707 Distribution 7-2

Section 3 - The PPCLI Association Newsletter and Bulletin

708 General 7-3709 Responsibilities 7-3710 Financial 7-3

Section 4 - Regimental Manual

711 General 7-3

Section 5 - Regimental Operating Plan

712 General 7-4

ANNEX

A The PatricianTimelines and Distribution 7A-1


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8 REGIMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

Section 1 - Regimental Headquarters

801 General 8-1802 Terms of Reference 8-2

803 Allowances 8-3

Section 2 - Regimental Finances

804 General 8-3

Section 3 - Regimental Funds/Policy and Objectives

805 Policy 8-3

806 Charitable Requirements 8-6

Section 4 - Standing Orders for the Regimental Kit Shop

807 Authority 8-7808 General Operating Policy 8-7

809 Authorized Outlets 8-7810 Financial 8-8

811 Pricing Policy 8-8

812 Credit Policy 8-8813 NSF Cheques 8-9

814 Special Orders 8-9

815 Disposition of Profit 8-9816 Accounting 8-9

817 Annual Stocktaking 8-10

818 Expenditure of Funds 8-10819 Write-off 8-10820 Consignment Buying 8-10

821 Design and Production of Articles 8-11

822 Ordering/Stock Levels 8-11823 Controlled Kit Shop Inventory 8-11

824 Theft 8-11

825 Kit Shop Staff Operating Instructions 8-12

Section 5 - Voluntary Regimental Contributions Programme

826 General 8-12827 Purpose 8-12

828 Gratuities 8-12

829 Contributions 8-13830 Records 8-13

831 Arrears Notices 8-14


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832 Receipts 8-14833 Termination of Pay Assignments 8-14

Section 6 - Regimental Retirement Dinners

834 General 8-14835 Invitations 8-14836 Guest of Honour 8-14

837 Costs 8-15

838 Miscellaneous 8-15

839 Other Retiring Members 8-15

Section 7 - PPCLI Student Bursaries

840 General 8-15841 PPCLI Student Bursary Fund 8-15

842 Korean Student Bursaries 8-16Section 8 - Benevolent Fund

843 General 8-16

844 Objectives 8-17845 Benefits 8-17

846 Name 8-18

847 Categories 8-18

848 Eligibility 8-18849 Organization 8-18

850 Operating Guidelines 8-19

851 Ongoing Revenues 8-20852 Audit 8-20

853 Financial Statements 8-20

854 Amendments 8-20

Section 9 - Regimental Museum and Archives

855 General 8-21856 Authority 8-21857 Source of Revenue 8-22

858 Official Donation Tax Receipts and Accessioning Gifts 8-22

859 Account Activities 8-22860 Audit 8-23

861 Operating Instructions 8-23

Section 10 - Official Tax Receipts

862 General 8-23

863 Definition 8-23


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864 Official Donation Receipts 8-24865 Control of Receipts 8-25

866 Date of Issue/Date of Donation 8-25

Section 11 - Control of Regimental Property

867 Operating Procedures 8-25

Section 12 - Funeral Planning

868 General 8-30

ANNEX

A Regimental Headquarters Staff Terms of Reference 8A-1B Regimental Headquarters Organizational Chart 8B-1

C PPCLI Student Bursary Terms of Reference 8C -1

APPENDIX 1 PPCLI Student Bursary Application 8C1-1

APPENDIX 2 PPCLI Student Bursary Statement of Understanding 8C2-1

APPENDIX 3 PPCLI Student Bursary Certification 8C3-1

APPENDIX 4 PPCLI Student Bursary Committee Guidelines 8C4-1

APPENDIX 5 PPCLI Student Bursary Terms of Reference 8C5-1

D PPCLI Benevolent Fund Application 8D-1

E PPCLI Museum and Archives Copyright Agreement 8E-1


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CHAPTER 1

REGIMENTAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE

SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION TO

REGIMENTAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE

101. General

Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry as a Regiment exists on different

levels. Its Regular and Reserve Force Battalions are established as individual line units

and are designated operational units of the Canadian Forces. On a purely regimental

basis, PPCLI is not a unit or entity in the Order of Battle of the Canadian Forces. It is notin the chain of command, nor does it have a single Regimental commander. As a

regiment, it has no operational role. The Regiment is rather a grouping of established

Regular and Reserve Battalions, and Extra-Regimentally-Employed personnel. It also

includes all ex-PPCLI soldiers remustered to other occupations and all retired soldiers,particularly those members of the PPCLI Association. By extension, the Regimental

Family encompasses the family members of all Regimental members, and the officersand cadets of affiliated Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps. The unofficial but popular

motto of Once a Patricia, Always a Patricia reflects the Regimental and family spirit

that exemplifies service within the Regiment.

102. Components

1. The Regimental membership is composed of essentially two primary components;

serving and retired members.

2. The activities of the serving component of the Regiment are organized into

operational and regimental activities:

a.

the operational organization of the Regiment consists of four battalions: 1

PPCLI, 2 PPCLI, and 3 PPCLI are Regular Force units and the Loyal EdmontonRegiment (4 PPCLI) is a Reserve Force unit. This grouping responds exclusively

to its designated operational chain of command; and

b. for the conduct of purely regimental activities, the serving component of the

Regiment is organized into two entities: an executive, including a secretariat, whichis referred to as the Regimental Council, and serving Regimental members.

3. The activities of the retired component of the Regiment are embodied in the PPCLI

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4. The following Constitution and By-Laws deal exclusively with the Regimental

Council, the governing body for the regimental activities of the serving component of the

Regiment.

103. Constitution and By-Laws

The Constitution and By-Laws of PPCLI were established to provide the authority

for the organization and governance of the regimental affairs of the serving component.

The constitution details the Regiments authority to exist and the organization andpurpose of the Regimental Council. The By-Laws define the specific components of the

Regimental Council.

104. Conduct of Business

The conduct of the private regimental activities of the serving component of the

Regiment will adhere to the following policies themes:

a.

all regimental policies, activities, plans, and projects shall be in keeping with

the stated aims, purpose and objectives of the Regiment as approved by the

Regimental Guard;

b. all policies and activities of the Council shall be in compliance with all DND

regulations, civil legal requirements and generally accepted norms of propriety for

the conduct of business; and

c. sound management practices shall be insisted upon to protect the interests of

all members.

SECTION 2 - CONSTITUTION

105. Authority

1. The Regiment exists pursuant to the Report of the Committee of the Privy Council

of Canada, PC 2112 dated 14 August 1914.

2.

The Regimental Council exists under the authority vested in the Colonel of the

Regiment, as described in QR & O 3.06 and CFAO 3-4.

3.

The following orders and instruction outline the rules for Council administration:

a. The National Defence Act;

b. The Queens Regulations and Orders of the Canadian Forces;


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c. Canadian Forces Administrative Orders;

d.

Defence Administrative Orders and Directives;

e. Non-Public Funds Directives;

f.

All other instructions from a superior authority in the military chain of

command; and

g.

All other resolutions adopted by the Regimental Council.

106. Regimental Designation

1.

The designation of the Regiment is Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry

and the authorized abbreviation is PPCLI.

2. Editors Note. It should be noted that the word The is not used in the official

designation, nor are periods used while using the abbreviation, PPCLI.

3. The term Patricias is commonly used as a short title for the Regiment. Carefulnote of the correct use of the apostrophe should be made when referring to the Regiment

or to a group of two or more soldiers from the Regiment. When referring to the

Regiment as an entity, the correct term is Patricias as in the Patricias have an

honourable history. A soldier in the Regiment is commonly referred to as a Patriciaand it follows that two or more soldiers would be referred to as Patricias as in three

Patricias won the Victoria Cross.

4.

Although the Regiment bears the name Light Infantry, it has never been

organized or equipped solely in the traditional light infantry manner. The designation was

chosen by the Founder Hamilton Gault, to reflect the irregular force of his originalidea, and captured the traditional philosophy of light troops, that of the fighting, thinking

soldier epitomized by the original members and carried on by the Regiment ever since.

107. Regimental Council Organization

1. The Regimental Council provides direction and guidance to the serving members

of the Regiment, and maintains a close association with the retired members, primarily

through the PPCLI Association. The Regimental Council is organized as follows:

a. Colonel-in-Chief (who is the titular head of the Regiment);

b.

Colonel of the Regiment;

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d.

PPCLI Regimental Senate;

e. PPCLI Regimental Guard;

f.

PPCLI Regimental Executive Committee (REC); and

g. PPCLI Regimental Headquarters (RHQ).

108. Purpose of the Regimental Council

1. The purpose of the Regimental Council is to direct, manage, and administer the

private regimental affairs of the PPCLI. This function embraces:

a.

the maintenance of Regimental esprit among all serving members, and in

conjunction with the PPCLI Association, all past serving members of the Regiment;

b.

the preservation of all historical items, customs and traditions of the

Regiment;

c.

the furtherance of Regimental identity through support of existing units of the

Regiment and PPCLI Association; and

d.

the conduct of all other activities of a Regimental character.

109. Long-term Regimental Strategy

The Regiments long-term strategic planning is governed by the framework of the

Regiments vision, mission and objectives as outlined in Annex A to this chapter.

110. Planning Cycle and Staff Procedures

1.

Within the normal planning cycle, the Regimental Guard will normally meet twice

a year, once in the first quarter of the year and again in the fourth quarter(March/November). It will confirm the Vision, Mission and Objectives of the Regiment,

deal with policy and assign goals for the serving component for the upcoming year,

usually in the first meeting of the year. At the second meeting, it will approve the

upcoming years Operating Plan as prepared by RHQ and give final approval to the plans

developed by the Regimental Executive Committee.

2. The REC will follow the same meeting schedule, normally convening shortly aftereach Guard meeting. After the first meeting of the year, they will plan for the projects

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RHQ will produce an Operating Plan for the upcoming year that will be back-briefed to

the Guard in the Fall meeting. Once approved, the REC will execute the plan.

3. All meetings of the Guard and REC will be formally conducted. Minutes will be

recorded, approved by the respective chairman and distributed to all members.

Regimental business that cannot wait until the next meeting can be conductedsecretarially. All such business will be recorded in the minutes of the next meeting.

111. Amendment of the Constitution

Any member of the Regimental Council may propose an amendment to the

Constitution. Proposed amendments must be approved by a majority of the REC, beaccepted unanimously by the Regimental Guard and be approved by the Colonel of the

Regiment. Amendments may be approved secretarially.

SECTION 3 - BY-LAWS

112. General

The By-Laws provide details of each component of the Regimental Council,

define the various types of Regimental members and set instructions for the conduct and

recording of meetings held by various Regimental bodies.

113. Colonel-in-Chief

1. The Position

a.

The Colonel-in-Chief is an honorary appointment and serves as the titular

head of the Regiment. The authority to appoint a Colonel-in-Chief is detailed

in CFAO 3-4.

b.

In accordance with CFAO 3-4, the Colonel-in-Chief position is a lifetime

appointment.

2. Selection Procedure. At its 37th meeting held on 31 August 1997, the Regimental

Guard established the following appointment criteria for considering candidates for the

appointment of Colonel-in-Chief:

a.

the candidate must be female;

b. the candidate must not be a Colonel-in-Chief for another Regiment but must

be exclusively Patricia;

c. the candidate must have relevance to the Regiment;


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d. although not a stated criterion, it is understood that if not a member of theRoyal Family, the candidate must be able to receive special permission from

the monarch to allow appointment; and

e.

important but not essential criteria also include: record of public/militaryservice; availability; age and connection to Canada.

3. Past and Serving Colonels-in-Chief. Short biographies of the past and serving

Colonels-in-Chief are contained at Annex B to this chapter.

114. Colonel of the Regiment

1. The Position

a. within the Canadian Forces, the policies governing the appointment and

tenure of office of the Colonel of the Regiment are set out at Annex C to

CFAO 3-4;

b. the appointment of Colonel of the Regiment PPCLI is restricted to formerofficers of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry who normally would

have held the rank of Colonel or above on retirement from the Canadian

Forces; and

c.

the Minister of National Defence is the approving authority for appointment

and the CDS is the approving authority for an extension of tenure.

2. Selection Procedure. The procedure for selecting an officer to fill the appointment

of Colonel of the Regiment PPCLI, or for an extension of tenure, will be as follows:

a. the Regimental Guard will begin the process no later than the first month of

the incumbent's last year of tenure;

b. the Regimental Guard will develop a short list of potential candidates inconsultation with the Senior Serving Patricia, the REC and the Vice Patrons

of the Association. Normally, those retired officers eligible for consideration

will be asked by the President of the Guard and/or Colonel of the Regiment

whether they are willing to have themselves considered for the appointment;

c. comment on the list may be sought from members of the Regimental Senate;

d.

on completion of the process described above, the Regimental Guard will

then present the name of the proposed officer to the Colonel of the Regiment

for his approval;


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e. the Colonel of the Regiment will advise the Colonel-in-Chief of the

Regiment's selection and subsequently approach the individual selected to

establish his willingness to accept the appointment;

f. the President of the Regimental Guard will inform the Chief of Land Staff of

the name of the officer to be nominated as the Colonel of the Regiment; and

g. once the Colonel of the Regiment has confirmed the willingness of the

nominee to accept the appointment, he will direct the Regimental Guard toforward the nomination through appropriate channels for approval by the

Minister of National Defence.

3. Tenure of Office

a. the tenure of the Colonel of the Regiment shall be three years as detailed in

Annex C to CFAO 3-4. The Regimental Guard may extend the tenure for a

second term, not exceeding three years, with the concurrence of theincumbent and the Colonel-in-Chief and at the discretion of the Chief of the

Defence Staff;

b.

the same officer shall not fill the appointment of Colonel of the Regiment

beyond a second term; and

c.

if, for any reason, the Colonel of the Regiment cannot continue in his

appointment, the Senior Serving Patricia will ensure continuity until a duly

appointed successor commences his three year tenure.

4.

Installation. The installation of the Colonel of the Regiment will occur during a

major ceremonial event.

5. Retirement. An appropriate ceremony will be held to mark the retirement of a

Colonel of the Regiment.

6. Colonels of the Regiment. A list of the serving and past Colonels of the Regiment

is contained in Annex C to this chapter.

115. Senior Serving Patricia

1.

The Senior Serving Patricia will be the senior ranking officer of Princess Patricia's

Canadian Light Infantry serving in the Regular Force. He shall provide advice and

assistance on regimental matters to the Colonel-in-Chief, the Colonel of the Regiment

and the Regimental Guard.

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positions. Rather, to avoid potential conflicts of interest and to emphasize his unique

advisory function to the Colonel-in-Chief, the Colonel of the Regiment, and to theRegimental Guard, the Senior Serving Patricia is normally an ex officio member of the

Regimental Guard.

3.

In order for the Senior Serving Patricia to exercise his unique advisory functions,no major PPCLI policy issues considered by the Regimental Guard will be finalized

without the Senior Serving Patricia being consulted.

116. Regimental Senate

1. Composition. The Regimental Senate shall be composed of:

a.

all PPCLI officers of lieutenant-colonel rank or above, either serving or

retired;

b.

all PPCLI Chief Warrant Officers, either serving or retired;

c. Vice Patrons of the PPCLI Association;

d.

the current and past National Presidents of the PPCLI Association; and

e. distinguished personages, not otherwise qualified, may be appointed by theRegimental Executive or Regimental Guard. All such recommendations

must receive the unanimous support of the Regimental Guard and are subject

to approval by the Colonel of the Regiment.

2. Terms of Reference. Senators shall be responsible to the Colonel of the Regiment

or the President of the Regimental Guard to provide advice on Regimental policies and to

assist in the furtherance of Regimental objectives.

3. Tenure. Upon accession to any of the positions described above, an individual

becomes a Senator for life. If, for any reason, a Senator wishes to relinquish his

appointment, he may do so in writing to the Regimental Executive or Regimental Guard.

The Guard must endorse such a request.

4. Meeting. The Regimental Senate shall meet as required at a time and location

chosen by the Colonel of the Regiment or the President of the Regimental Guard. Specialand standing committees of the Senate may be formed at the order of the Colonel of the

Regiment or the President of the Regimental Guard to study specific areas of Regimental

concern.

117. Regimental Guard

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a. The President. The President shall be a senior serving Regimental officer,preferably a general officer, who has commanded a battalion of the PPCLI.

The President is appointed by the Colonel of the Regiment, with the advice

of the incumbent and the Senior Serving Patricia;

b. The Vice-President. The Vice President, also known as the Regimental

Colonel shall be a Regimental officer normally in the rank of Colonel who

has commanded a battalion of the PPCLI and who is preferably located inOttawa. Appointed by the President of the Guard, the Vice President is also

the chairman of the PPCLI Other Ranks Selection Board and the Regimental

representative on the Infantry Council. He is primarily responsible for career

management within the Regiment;

c. Members. Membership in the Guard shall consist of at least two seniorserving officers, normally at the rank of Colonel, the Regimental Chief

Warrant Officer and the President of the PPCLI Association;

d. Ex Officio Members. Ex Officio members shall include:

(1) the Senior Serving Patricia (if not serving as the President);

(2) all PPCLI General Officers and Colonels who are not members; and

(3) the Chairman of the REC.

e.

The Secretary. The Secretary shall be the Regimental Major.

2. Terms of Reference. The Regimental Guard is the senior organizational entity of

the Regiment and the principal planning and policy body of the Council. It shall beresponsible to the Colonel of the Regiment for the overall coordination of major

Regimental undertakings, the development and promulgation of Regimental policies and

for the identification and pursuit of Regimental long term goals.

3. Meetings. The Regimental Guard shall meet as often as the President deems

necessary (at least twice annually, normally in March and November) and either the

President or Vice President and two members shall constitute a quorum. The Colonel of

the Regiment will normally attend these meetings. A portion of the meeting will be heldin camera to allow for discussion of career and succession related issues.

118. Regimental Executive Committee

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a. The Chairman. The Chairman of the Executive Committee shall be the

Commanding Officer of the First Battalion. If this officer is deployed onoperations, the chairmanship will be temporarily assigned to another of the

Regular Force Commanding Officers;

b.

Members. The members shall be:

(1) the Commanding Officers and the Regimental Sergeants-Major (RSM)

of the regular battalions of the Regiment, the senior serving PPCLI officerand senior serving Non-Commissioned Officer at the Western Area Training

Centre, and the senior serving PPCLI officer and senior serving Non-

Commissioned Officer at CFB Gagetown;

(2)

Extra Regimentally Employed Representatives (ERE) (identified by

RHQ and responsible for maintaining contact and regimental administration

with ERE PPCLI members in their geographic AORs); and

(3) the President of the PPCLI Association or his delegated representative.

c. Ex Officio Members. Ex Officio membership shall include:

(1) the President of the Regimental Guard or his delegated representative

(normally the Vice President of the Guard);

(2)

the Commanding Officer and RSM of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment

(LER);

(3)

a senior serving officer and Non-Commissioned Officer from the

Ottawa area; and

(4)

the Regimental Chief Warrant Officer.

d. Secretary/Treasurer. The Regimental Major; and

e. Assistant Treasurer. The Regimental Adjutant.

2. Terms of Reference. The REC shall be responsible to the Regimental Guard for

the efficient, detailed management of the affairs of the Regiment. The Executive isresponsible to:

a. implement and adhere to all Regimental policies;

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c. maintain Regimental customs and traditions;

d.

assist the Regimental Guard in the development of Regimental policies;

e. develop and implement financial policies and conduct fund raising;

f.

manage the Regimental Fund;

g. establish Regimental Kit Shop operating policies;

h.

operate the Regimental Museum;

i. act as the Regimental Awards Committee; and

j. maintain, produce and update all Regimental publications.

3. Meetings. The REC shall meet at least twice annually (spring and fall) at the callof the Chairman and at such other times as may be deemed necessary. The Chairman and

the two Commanding Officers of the other regular battalions, or their representatives,

shall constitute a quorum. The Colonel of the Regiment may attend. The meetings shall

be open to all senators.

4. Regulations. The REC shall be empowered to develop, promulgate and amendregulations, orders and standing operating procedures governing RHQ for any or all of its

assigned functions and activities. All such regulations and orders shall be filed in the

Regimental Council minute books and promulgated in the subsequent amendments to the

Regimental Manual.

119. Regimental Headquarters

1. Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) was established as a lodger unit of Area SupportUnit Edmonton on 5 August 1997 following the move of the 1 Canadian Mechanized

Brigade Group units from Calgary. The organization, terms of reference and

administrative instructions for RHQ are included in Chapter 8 of this manual.

2.

Regimental Headquarters is the full time "general office" for all Regimental

business. It is responsible to the Chairman of the Regimental Executive Committee and

is responsive to the Colonel-in-Chief, Colonel of the Regiment, Regimental Guard, thePPCLI Association and the members of the Regiment. RHQ shall carry out, inter alia,

the following duties:

a.

act as the secretariat of the Regimental Council and its component bodies;

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c.

maintain and operate the Regimental Kit Shop;

d. maintain and operate the Regimental Museum and Archives;

e.

edit and publish all Regimental publications;

f. act as the coordinating agency for Regimental activities including matters of

protocol;

g. maintain liaison between all Regimental members;

h. maintain the Regiment's files, manuals, minute books, seals and

constitutional documents;

i. annually review, amend and publish the Regimental Operating Plan;

j.

control and account for all Regimental Non-Public Property;

k. maintain liaison with the Colonel-in-Chief, the Colonel of the Regiment,

units and ERE personnel;

l. act as the Public Affairs Office for the Regiment;

m.

maintain contact with soldiers convalescing injured soldiers and with

surviving family members of soldiers who die while serving; and

n. assist the Regimental Colonel with career management issues of ERE

personnel.

120. Regimental Members

1. Composition. The members of the Regiment are grouped in four categories as

follows:

a.

serving members;

b. retired members;

c.

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2. Serving Members. This category of Patricia includes all Officers, Warrant

Officers and Non-Commissioned Members of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantryand the Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4 PPCLI) who are serving in the Regular or Reserve

Force. All serving personnel who have served with a PPCLI Battalion in a support role or

have remustered to a new trade or classification are considered part of the extended

Regimental family. Officers and cadets of Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps affiliatedwith and/or supported by a PPCLI battalion are also considered part of the extended

Regimental family.

3. Retired Members. All serving members who are honourably released or retired

from the Canadian Forces are considered retired members and are encouraged to become

members of the PPCLI Association. The Association was incorporated on 1 September1953 as an independent entity and is bound by its own Constitution and By-Laws. The

President of the PPCLI Association serves as a member of the Regimental Guard, the

Regimental Senate, and the REC in order to provide a policy link between the serving

and retired components.

4. Titular Members. Upon the approval of the Regimental Guard and the

concurrence of the Colonel of the Regiment, certain citizens may be invited to becomemembers of the Regiment by virtue of their position in public life. The appointment is

maintained only while the incumbent holds his or her particular public office.

Regimental Headquarters will maintain a list of public offices whose incumbents may beconsidered for such an appointment. This list may be amended from time to time by the

REC as approved by the Guard. The list is contained in Annex D to this chapter.

5. Honorary Patricias. From time to time, certain citizens who have displayed long-

standing and unsolicited support of the Regiment may be honoured by receiving

invitations to become life members of the Regiment. These members shall be referred toas Honorary Patricias. This honour will be bestowed only in exceptional circumstancesand after the recommendation of the REC, the concurrence of the Regimental Guard and

the approval of the Colonel of the Regiment in consultation with the Colonel in Chief.

Titular Patricias may be considered for appointment as Honorary Patricias upon leavingtheir public offices. A record of honorary members will be maintained in Annex D to this

chapter.

121. Amendment of the By-Laws

Any member of the Regimental Council may propose an amendment to the By-

Laws. Proposed amendments must be approved by a majority of the RegimentalExecutive Committee, be accepted unanimously by the Regimental Guard and be

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PPCLI REGIMENTAL

VISION, MISSION, AND OBJECTIVES

REGIMENTAL VISION

1. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry is a proud, confident Regiment with

outstanding leadership, strong discipline and highly developed military skills that enable

it to fight and win on the modern battlefield.

REGIMENTAL MISSION

2.

To provide an excellent infantry Regiment for service to Canada.

REGIMENTAL OBJECTIVES

3. Objective One - Proficiency. To assist Battalion Commanding Officers in setting

and maintaining the highest standards of unit proficiency, general effectiveness and

combat capability. Our aim is to provide infantry battalions for the Canadian Army that

can fight and win on the battlefield of today and tomorrow.

4.

Objective Two - Leadership Development. To identify, develop and exploit theleadership potential of all ranks of the Regiment for the benefit of the individual, the

Army and the CF.

5. Objective Three - Regimental System. To develop cohesion and a strong sense of

regimental pride and espirit de corps amongst all members of the Regiment.

6. Objective Four - History and Traditions. To record and perpetuate the

Regiments history, customs and traditions.

7.

Objective Five - Image and Identity. To own and project a strong and positive

professional image of the Regiment and the Infantry Corps throughout the CF, our public

support bases and the general population.

8. Objective Six - Benevolence. To foster the well-being of members of the

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9. Objective Seven - Organizational Effectiveness. To maintain a relevant and

efficient Regimental structure so as to facilitate the efficient conduct of Regimental

business, to develop long term plans to support Regimental objectives, and to effectivelyexecute the day-to-day operations of the Regiment.


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THE COLONELS-IN-CHIEF

Princess Patricia of Connaught

1.

Her Royal Highness Princess Patricia of Connaught (17 March 1886 - 12 January

1974) was the younger daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, the third son of

Queen Victoria. Her mother was Princess Louise Marguerite of Prussia. Her elder

siblings were Prince Arthur of Connaught and Princess Margaret of Connaught, later

Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden. She was christened Victoria Patricia Helena

Elizabeth. She was named Victoria after Queen Victoria, and Patricia, the Saint of her

birth. Informally, she was known as Patsy.

2. Princess Patricia of Connaught travelled extensively in her early years as her father

was posted to India with the army prior to assuming his post in Canada. In 1911, the

Duke of Connaught was appointed Governor General of Canada. Princess Patricia

accompanied her parents in their role to Canada, where she became very popular.

3.

At the time of founding, LCol Farquhar suggested that the Regiment bear the name

of the Dukes youngest daughter. The request was made and the Princess graciously

consented. The Regiment would not only bear her name, but also carry its badge and

colours that were personally designed by Princess Patricia. She was officially named

Colonel-in-Chief of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) on 22 February

1918 and held that appointment until her death. As the Regiment's Colonel-in-Chief, she

played an active role in the Regiment until her death. She was succeeded in 1974 by her

cousin and goddaughter the Rt. Hon. Lady Patricia Brabourne, who became the Countess

Mountbatten of Burma.

4. She was Lady of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (CI), a member of the

Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (ODM) and a Dame of Justice of the Order of St.

John of Jerusalem.

5.

The question of Patricia's marriage became a very hot topic of conversation in

Edwardian times. She was matched with various foreign princes, including the future

Kings of Portugal and Spain; and Grand Duke Michael of Russia, a brother of Tsar

Nicholas II. However, in the end, her choice of husband was not of the royal blood, but a

commoner. She married a naval officer, Commander (later Admiral) Sir Alexander

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of the Earl of Dalhousie. She was married at Westminster Abbey on 27 February 1919.

On the her wedding day, Princess Patricia of Connaught voluntarily relinquished the style

of Royal Highness and the title of Princess of Great Britain and Ireland and assumed the

style of "Lady Patricia Ramsay" with precedence immediately before the Marchionessesof England. She was not obligated to renounce her royal title. Rather, she wished to

have a social status and rank closer to that of her husband. She made this discussion with

the concurrence of the Duke of Connaught and King George V. Despite her loss of royal

title, she remained a member of the British Royal Family, remained in the line of

succession, and attended all major royal events including weddings, funerals, and the

coronations of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II in 1937 and 1953, respectively.

6.

Lady Patricia was an accomplished artist and specialized in watercolours. The

subjects of her works were based on her travel to tropical countries. Her style was

influenced by Gauguin and Van Gogh because she studied under A.S. Hartrick who had

known the artists. She died at Ribsden Holt, Windlesham, Surrey before her 88th birthday

and a year and a half after her husband. Lady Patricia Ramsay and Admiral Alexander

Ramsay are buried at Frogmore Royal Burial Ground.

7.

Her only child, Captain Alexander Ramsay of Mar (21 December1919-20

December 2000), served in World War II, where he lost a leg in action in North Africa.

He lived at Cairnbulg Castle in Aberdeenshire with his wife Flora Fraser, 20th Lady

Saltoun (18 October 1930-), the only daughter of Alexander Fraser, 19th Lord Saltoun.

Countess Mountbatten of Burma

8.

Lady Patricia Ramsey was succeeded by Lady Patricia Edwina Victoria

Mountbatten, who was born in London on 14 February 1924. Her grandfather was born

Prince Louis Francis of Battenburg, however, when all members of the British Royal

Family relinquished their German names and titles at the King's request in 1917, her

father became Lord Louis Mountbatten. Her mother was Edwina Ashley (1901-1960),

daughter of Colonel Wilford Ashley, Lord Mount Temple. Through her paternal

grandmother, Princess Victoria of Hesse, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Patricia

Mountbatten is a first cousin, once removed of Princess Patricia, our first Colonel-in-

Chief. On 26 October 1946, Patricia Mountbatten married Captain The Lord Brabourne,

Coldstream Guards.

9.

Lady Mountbatten was educated in Malta, England and New York. In 1943, she

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Operations bases in the U.K. In 1945, she was commissioned as a Third Officer in the

Womens Royal Naval Service and served in the Supreme Allied Headquarters, South

East Asia, where she first met Lord Brabourne, who was serving as an aide to her father.

In 1973, Lady Mountbatten received the honour of being appointed Deputy Lieutenantfor the County of Kent. She is also a past serving Magistrate and is connected with

numerous service organizations.

10.

On 15 June 1974, the Lady Mountbatten was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. In this capacity, she succeeded her cousin,

the Lady Patricia Ramsay, and continued the close association that the Regiment has

enjoyed with her family.

11. On 27 August 1979, Lady Mountbatten's father, Lord Louis, Earl Mountbatten of

Burma, was assassinated by a bomb planted on his yacht by the Irish Republican Army.

Also killed were Lady Mountbatten's son Nicholas, her mother-in-law and a 15-year-old

farm boy. After the death of her father, Lady Mountbatten succeeded to his titles and is

now the Countess Mountbatten of Burma, CBE, MSC, CD, JP, DL.

12.

In writing, members of the Regiment will generally use the 'social' form of address:

a. Envelope:The Countess Mountbatten of Burma, CBE, MSC, CD, JP, DL

(Address as provided by RHQ);

b. Salutation:Dear Lady Patricia; and

c. Closing:Yours sincerely.

13. When speaking to the former Colonel-in-Chief, she is firstly addressed as Lady

Patricia, thereafter as Madame.

14.

The titles of the former Colonel-in-Chief's children are as follows:

a. Baron Brabourne (known until 2005 as Lord Romsey) and his wife, Baroness

Brabourne;

b. The Honourable Michael John Knatchbull;

c.

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d.

The Lady Amanda Ellingworth;

e.

The Honourable Philip Knatchbull; and

f.

The Honourable Timothy Knatchbull.

The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson

16. The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD was

appointed PPCLI Colonel in Chief 17 March 2007.

17.

Universally acknowledged to have transformed the post of Governor General,Adrienne Clarkson was born in Hong Kong in 1939 and came to Canada as a refugee

with her parents William and Ethel Poy in 1942. They settled in Ottawa, where she

attended public schools until graduating from Lisgar College Institute in 1956. She

obtained an honours B.A. in English Literature from the University of Torontos Trinity

College and later completed an M.A. Madame Clarkson has also had a life-long interest

in the French language. She did post-graduate work at the Sorbonne in France and is

fluently bilingual.

18. A leading figure in Canadas cultural life, Madame Clarkson has had a rich and

distinguished career in broadcasting, journalism, the arts and public service. She worked

as host, writer and producer of several influential programs on CBC Television, including

Take Thirty, Adrienne at Large, and The Fifth Estate from 1965 to 1987. An eminent

writer, she has authored five books and contributed numerous articles to major

newspapers, magazines and anthologies across Canada. She served as the first Agent-

General for Ontario in Paris from 1982 to 1987, promoting Ontarios business and

cultural interests in France, Italy and Spain. She was President of McClelland and Stewart

from 1987 to 1988. In 1988, she became the Executive Producer, Host and Writer for the

programs Adrienne Clarksons Summer Festival and Adrienne Clarkson Presents. These

duties kept her busy for the next 11 years. During this period, she also directed severalfilms including Artemisia (1992), the story of one of Western Arts greatest women

painters, Artemisia Gentileschi and The Lust of His Eye: the life of James Wilson

Morrice (1996), arguably one of Canadas greatest internationally known artists of the

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19.

She also served as Chairwoman to the Board of Trustees for the Museum of

Civilization in Hull, Qubec and as President of the Executive Board of the International

Music Centre (IMZ), the international audio-visual association of music, dance, and

cultural programmers based in Vienna, Austria. In 1991, she chaired the jury for theBanff Television Festival at Banff, Alberta. Her work has been recognized with dozens of

awards in Canada, the United States and Europe including 26 honourary doctorates. She

was also appointed as a Senior Fellow at Massey College, University of Toronto, and as

an Honourary Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Royal College of Physicians

and Surgeons, Trinity College, and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. She was

also honoured abroad with the Grand Cross of the Order of Pleiades from France (2001)

and the Order of Friendship of the Russian Federation (2006), the only Canadian to be so

honoured. She has been active on cultural juries since leaving office in 2005 including

chairing the first two Man Asian Literary Prizes established in Hong Kong in 2007. She

also juried the Giller Prize for Fiction in 2006 and served on the jury of the Gold Medal

for Architecture given by the Royal Architectural Institute.

20. Madame Clarkson was sworn in as Canadas 26th Governor General on 7 October

1999. Her tenure as Governor General was remarkable for the considerable attention she

brought to the courage and commitment of Canadas Armed Forces. She visited and

inspired troops in Kosovo, the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan and moved and educated

Canadians with her tributes to the Unknown Soldier and Canadas war veterans.

Particularly memorable was her role in comforting the nation and the families of the four

soldiers killed in the tragic friendly fire incident in April 2002. She demonstrated hercommitment to the families of Canadian soldiers by traveling to Germany to visit with

the wounded and attending memorial ceremonies for soldiers killed in action. In the

process, she increased our vigilance to Canadas commitment to international peace and

security.

21.

Her passionate interest in Canadas North and in the circumpolar nations as a whole

led to a hugely successful state visit to the Russian Federation, Finland and Iceland in

2003. She then established the Governor Generals medal for the North just before

leaving Rideau Hall and serves as chair of the jury choosing the annual winner who has

contributed outstandingly to our understanding and development of the North.

22.

On March 17, 2007 she became Colonel-in-Chief of the Princess Patricias

Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), the first Canadian to be Colonel-in-Chief of a Canadian

regiment. The PPCLI is garrisoned in Edmonton, Alberta and has been serving in

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23.

Madame Clarkson actively promoted tolerance, acceptance, belonging and public

responsibility in her work as Governor General and as a broadcaster, writer, diplomat and

cultural champion. National Post Columnist John Fraser remarked that Adrienne

Clarkson has the ability, unique among public officials, of making Canadians feel goodabout themselves and their country. This talent was recognized by the Blood Tribe of

Alberta who adopted her as a honourary chief. Madame Clarkson is proud to retain her

new title Grandmother of Many Nations. Her official titles include membership in the

Queens Privy Council for Canada (PC), Companion of the Order of Canada (CC),

Commander of the Order of Military Merit (CMM), Commander of the Order of Merit of

the Police Forces (COM) and the Canadian Forces Decoration (CD).

24.

Since leaving the office of Governor General, Adrienne Clarkson has founded the

Institute for Canadian citizenship (ICC) and chairs it with her husband, John Ralston Saul

The Institutes purpose is to help acculturate new Canadian citizens into mainstream

Canadian life through initiatives such as community citizenship ceremonies with

roundtable discussions, cultural vouchers to introduce new citizens to cultural activities

and museums, and a programme to increase awareness and use of our wilderness parks.

Her social activism continues with her serving as patron of Pathways to Education in

Regents Park and as Honourary Patron to Bridgepoint Heath Centre, an innovative and

unique center for treatment of chronic illness, aging and urban aboriginal health.

25.

There are two public schools named after her: Adrienne Clarkson Elementary

School in Barrhaven, Ottawa and Adrienne Clarkson School in Richmond Hill, Ontario.The Clarkson Laureateship for Public Service is awarded to two post-graduate fellows at

Massey College at the University of Toronto. The Clarkson Cup for Womens Hockey

was inaugurated in March 2009, a gift which she has made to encourage the growth of

women playing hockey.

26.

Madame Clarkson is married to John Ralston Saul, the son of Colonel William

John Saul, a veteran of World War II, who participated in the D-Day invasion and later

served as an officer in Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry. Her bestselling

memoir, Heart Matters, was received with acclaim when it was published in the fall of

2006. In March 2009 her biography of Dr. Norman Bethune appeared in the

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27.

In writing, members of the Regiment will generally use the 'social' form of address:

a. Envelope: The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, PC, CC, CMM, COM,

CD (Address as provided by RHQ);

b.

Salutation: Dear Madame Clarkson; and

c. Closing: Yours sincerely.

28.

When speaking to the Colonel-in-Chief, she is firstly addressed as Madame

Clarkson, thereafter as Maam. Senior Officers may also address her as Madame

Adrienne, which she prefers over Madame Clarkson. John Ralston Saul is to be

addressed as Mr. Saul or Sir.


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COLONELS OF THE REGIMENT

1.

The following officers have served or are serving as the Colonel of the Regiment

(* indicates deceased):

a.

Brigadier Andrew Hamilton Gault, OBE, DSO, ED, CD*

Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel 17 Dec 1948 - 25 Sept 1958;

Colonel of the Regiment 25 Sep 1958 - 28 Nov 1958;

b.

Major-General Cameron B. Ware, DSO, CD* 13 Sept 1959 - 21 Apr 1977;

c.

Major-General George Grenville Brown, CD* 21 Apr 1977 - 6 Jul 1983;

d.

Colonel William Benjamin Scott Sutherland, CD* 6 Jul 1983 - 14 Oct 1987;

e.

Brigadier-General R. Stuart Graham, CD* 15 Oct 1987 - 19 Oct 1990;

f.

Major-General Herbert C. Pitts, MC, CD 19 Oct 1990 - 3 Jul 1994;

g.

Major-General C. William Hewson, CMM, CD 3 Jul 1994 - 24 Jun 2000;

h.

General A.J.G.D de Chastelain, OC, CMM, CD, 24 Jun 2000 - 20 Jun 2003;

i.

Major-General Robert I. Stewart, CMM, CD 20 Jun 2003 30 Aug 2006;

j.

Brigadier-General Joseph E.L. Gollner, OMM, CD 30 Aug 2006 17 May 2010; and

k.

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TITULAR AND HONORARY PATRICIAS

1.

Titular Appointments. Normally, and with approval of the Regimental Guard and

Colonel of the Regiment, the person occupying the following public offices will be

invited by the Colonel of the Regiment to become a Titular Patricia upon assuming

office:

a. The Governor-General of Canada;

b. The Lieutenant-Governor of the Province where PPCLI Battalions are

stationed; and

c. The mayors of the cities where PPCLI Battalions are stationed.

2. Honorary Patricias. The following individuals have been appointed Honorary

Patricias (date of appointment are indicated) (* indicates deceased):

a. The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, PC, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO,

DSO*;

b. The Lord Brabourne; *

c. The Honourable Francis Laurence Jobin, KStJ, BA, LLD, former Lieutenant

Governor of Manitoba; *

d. The Honourable Walter Steward Owen, KStJ, QC, LLD, former Lieutenant

Governor of British Columbia; *

e. Mr Rodney Sykes, former Mayor of Calgary;

f.

Brigadier, The Honourable Henry Bell-Irving, DSO, OBE, ED, former

Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia; *

g. Lieutenant-General W.K. Carr, CMM, DFC, CD, former Commander of Air

Command;

h. Brigadier-General P.J. Mitchell, CD, former Commander of 1 Canadian

Mechanized Brigade Group; *


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i. Commander B.C.H. Nation, RN*;

j. The Honourable Pearl McGonigle, former Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba;

k. Captain A.A.A.D.M. Ramsay of Mar, MA, FRICS, DL, Grenadier Guards;*

l. Colonel Francis Weircinski, Commander 187 (US) Brigade Combat Team

(Op APOLLO / ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan, 2002) (June 2003);

m. The Honourable Lois Hole, Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta (June 2003);*

n. Mr Bill Smith, former Mayor of Edmonton (June 2004).

o. Mr Donald S. Cherry, NHL Coach and CBC Commentator (September

2009); and

p. Lieutenant- General Andrew Leslie, CLS (November 2008).


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CHAPTER 2

HISTORY, HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS

SECTION 1 - HISTORY OF THE REGIMENT

201. Historical References.

1. The complete official history of the Regiment can be found in the following books:

a. Hodder-Williams, Ralph. Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry 1914-1919. In two volumes: Volume I. Narrative. Hodder and StoughtonLimited, London, Toronto, 1923;

b. Hodder-Williams, Ralph. Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry 1914-1919. In two volumes: Volume II. The Roll of Honour and Appendices.Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London, Toronto, 1923;

c. Hodder-Williams, Ralph. Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry 1914-1919. Second Edition (Volumes 1 and 2 [Omitting Appendix]) in onevolume. The Carswell Printing Company, Ltd, 1968;

d. Stevens, G.R. Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry 1914-1919.Volume Three. Southarm Printing Company Limited, Montreal Division;

e. Mainprize, R.B. Major. Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry 1939-

1945. Volume IV. The Roll of Honour and Nominal Role 1939-1945; and

f. Bercuson, David J. The Patricias: The Proud History of a FightingRegiment. Stoddart Publishing, 2001.

2. Unofficial histories of the Regiment include:

a. Williams, Jeffery. Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry. ComptonPress, 1972;

b. Williams, Jeffery. Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry 1914 - 1984 -Seventy Years Service. The Camelot Press Ltd., South Hampton, 1985;

c. Regimental Manual, Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry. Ed. byRegimental Major, 1998, revised 2004;

d. Frost, C. Sydney. Once A Patricia (Memoirs of a Junior Infantry Officer inWorld War II). Vanwell Publishing, 1988;


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e. The First Seventy-Five Years, by Regimental Headquarters, PPCLI, 1989;

f. Parrott, D.F. Princess Patricias Regiment, 1938 - 1941. Derksen PrintersLtd. 1990;

g. Peacock, Robert S. Kim-Chi, Asahi and Rum (A Platoon CommanderRemembers Korea), Lugus Publishing, 1994;

h. Williams, Jeffery. First in the Field, Gault of the Patricias. VanwellPublishing, 1995;

i. Christie, N.M., Ed. Letters of Agar Adamson, 1914 - 1918. C.E.F. Books,1997;

j. Newman, Stephen K. With the Patricias in Flanders 1914 - 1918: Then &Now. Bellewaerde House Publishing, 2000;

k. Zubkowski, Robert F. As Long as Faith and Freedom Last: Stories from thePrincess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry from June 1914 to September1919. Bunker to Bunker Publishing, no date;

l. Gray, Hub w/ Litwin, Grania. Beyond The Danger Close: The KoreanExperience Revealed, 2nd Battalion Princess Patricias Canadian LightInfantry. Bunker to Bunker Publishing, 2003; and

m.

Frost, C. Sydney. Always A Patricia (A Veteran Remembers). BorealisPress, 2004.

202. Founding of the Regiment

1. The Regiment was born in Ottawa in August, 1914, as a result of an offer fromCaptain Andrew Hamilton Gault to provide $100,000 to finance and equip a battalion foroverseas service.

2. On 6 August 1914, Captain Gault's offer was provisionally accepted by theCanadian Government. Authority was granted on 10 August 1914, to raise and equip an

infantry battalion, with the remainder of the cost being defrayed by the Department ofMilitia and Defence. On 10 August 1914, the Charter of the Regiment was signed. TheCharter was embodied in the Report of the Committee of the Privy Council of Canada,PC 2112 dated 14 August 1914, and constitutes the authority for the existence of theRegiment. It reads:


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P.C. 2112

Certified copy of a Report of the Committee of the Privy Council approved by His Royal

Highness the Governor-General on the 14th August, 1914.

The Committee of the Privy Council have had before them a report, dated 11th August,1914, from the Minister of Militia and Defence, recommending, with the approval of the

Imperial Government, that authority be granted for the formation of a battalion under the

style and title of Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry.

That towards arming, clothing, equipping, paying, subsistence, transporting, and towards

any other expenses connected with the formation, training and maintenance of the

Battalion, whether in or out of Canada, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars will be

contributed by Captain Hamilton Gault of Montreal, the remainder being defrayed by the

Department of Militia and Defence.

The Minister further recommends that authority be granted to the various branches of theDepartment of Militia and Defence to issue the arms, accoutrements, ammunition,

vehicles, clothing, equipment, stationary and other articles comprised in the war outfit of

a battalion; to provide horses (riding and draught), and to issue such stores and supplies

as may be required during the process of organization, at Ottawa or elsewhere.

That to enable officers, non-commissioned officers and men to join the battalion,

transportation requisitions will be supplied to them by Officers Commanding Divisions

and Districts; and the Quartermaster-General is hereby authorized to issue the necessary

orders.

That the pay of all ranks will be at the same rate as that approved for the other battalions

of the Canadian Expeditionary Force; and the Accountant and Paymaster General is

hereby authorized to issue it from the date on which each officer is gazetted and each

man attested.

That the principle of the financial relations between Captain Gault and the Department

of Militia and Defence is that all payments will, in the first instance, be made by the

Department, and that a total sum of one hundred thousand dollars will be received,

subsequently, from Captain Gault.

That the foregoing arrangements are to hold good until the discharge of the officers andmen after the return of the Battalion to Canada.

The Committee concur in the foregoing recommendations and submit the same for

approval.

Clerk of the Privy Council


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3. Mobilization began on August 11th and eight days later, it was completed as oldsoldiers flocked to Ottawa from every part of Canada. Out of 1,098 all ranks, 1,049 hadseen previous service in South Africa or in the forces of the British Empire. In addition

personnel from the Royal Navy and Marines and all but one unit in the British Army wasrepresented in the ranks of the new Regiment.

4. LCol Francis D. Farquhar, DSO, an officer of the Coldstream Guards who wasMilitary Secretary to His Royal Highness, The Duke of Connaught, The Governor-General of Canada, was selected to command the new battalion.

5. LCol Farquhar suggested that the Regiment bear the name of the Duke's youngestdaughter, Her Royal Highness Princess Patricia of Connaught. The request was made tothe Princess, who graciously consented to the Regiment bearing her name. The LightInfantry came about because Captain Gault, a veteran of the South African war, liked the

"Irregular Feel" it gave the Regiment.

6. The full title of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry was too long for everyday use, and the new unit became known as "PPCLI," with "PPs" or "Pip Pips," the mostcommon variants. The Regiment was best known to the general public as "Princess Pats"or merely the "Pats," but this partial abbreviation is discouraged within the Regiment,which now prefers to be known as the "Patricias."

7. The entire Edmonton Pipe Band had traveled to Ottawa under the leadership of agallant old Highlander, Pipe-Major C. Colville. Reporting in full Highland Kit with theHunting Stewart tartan, he announced to the Commanding Officer that they had come "to

pipe you to France and back again. LCol Farquhar was able to take them onestablishment and they lightened many a march for the Regiment and proved stoutheartedstretcher bearers in action.

8. The Regiments first formal parade was held on 23 August 1914 at LansdownePark in Ottawa. It was here that Princess Patricia presented her Regiment with a CampColour which she designed and worked by hand. The Ric-A-Dam-Doo, as it laterbecame known, was affixed to a staff cut from a Maple tree growing at Rideau Hall. ThisCamp Colour was to be carried with the Regiment to France and, after the second battleof Ypres, was officially recognized as our Regimental Colour.

203.

World War 1, 1914-18

1. The Regiment left Ottawa on 28 August 1914, and embarked at Montreal in theMEGANTIC. The sailing was cancelled due to enemy action in the Atlantic and theRegiment disembarked at Levis, PQ. During the ensuing month, the Regimentconstructed a basic camp and got on with some much needed training and organization.


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On 27 September 1914, it sailed from Quebec on the ROYAL GEORGE, and on 18October, was in camp on Salisbury Plain, England.

2. The British authorities found the Patricias to be well trained and capable of takingthe field. In early November, the Regiment moved to Winchester to join the 27th British

Division as a unit of the 80th Brigade. Other units of the Brigade were all regularbattalions of the British Army; 4th Battalion The Rifle Brigade; 3rd and 4th BattalionsKings Royal Rifle Corps; and 2nd Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry.

3. The 27th Division landed in France on 21 December 1914. The Patricias weretherefore the first and only Canadian Infantry Regiment in a theatre of war in 1914 (1stCanadian Medical Corps was already there).

4. The Patricias served one year with 80th Brigade (named the "Stonewall Brigade"after its defence of the Ypres Salient in May 1915). The historic battle ofFREZENBERG was fought on 8 May 1915 at Bellewaerde Lake. The enemy started

with a massive artillery barrage that was immediately followed by a major groundassault. However, the Regiment held the front even though they were fighting fromditches and shell holes and were under fire from three sides. The Regiment came out ofaction commanded by Lt H.W. Niven with 154 effectives. The anniversary of thisfamous battle is commemorated annually by the Regiment.

5. On 22 December 1915, the Regiment became part of the newly formed 3rdCanadian Division as a unit of the 7th Brigade. Other units of the Brigade were: the 42ndBattalion (Black Watch); the 49th Battalion (The Edmonton Regiment); and the RoyalCanadian Regiment. The Regiment fought in many actions throughout the rest of WorldWar I and were part of the Canadian Corps that stormed Vimy Ridge on 9 April 1917.

6. During the battles around Passchendaele on 30 October 1917, Lieutenant HughMcKenzie and Sergeant George Harry Mullin both won the Victoria Cross for gallantry.The Regiments third Victoria Cross was won at Parvillers on 12/13 August, 1918 bySergeant Robert Spall.

7. In November 1918, the Patricia's were involved in pursuing the Germans and on 11November 1918, No. 4 Company entered Mons. Shortly thereafter the Armistice wasdeclared and the war was over.

204. Canada's Permanent Force, 1919-1939

1. On 20 March 1919, the Regiment was selected to form part of Canada's "peace-time" army to be called the Permanent Active Militia, more commonly known as thePermanent Force. The Regiment's headquarters, "A" and "D" Company were located atFort Osborne Barracks in Winnipeg, Manitoba in April 1920. "B" Company was locatedat Esquimalt, British Columbia.


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2. The years between the wars were lean ones for the Canadian Militia, bothPermanent and Non-permanent. It was a period of official neglect and ever decreasingestablishments. By 1924, the Regiment had been reduced to 209 all ranks. Patricias wereconcentrated at Sarcee Camp, Alberta, to carry out battalion training on only fouroccasions during these twenty years.

3. Each summer, the Winnipeg companies went to camp, first to Camp Hughes andlater to Camp Shilo to carry out company training. On the west coast, "B" Companytrained at Heal's Range and other points on southern Vancouver Island.

4. Each year, the Regiment was called on to provide instructors and to conductqualifying courses for officers and non-commissioned officers of the Non-permanentActive Militia. Instructors were also provided for contingents of the Canadian OfficersTraining Corps at the universities of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan andManitoba.

205.

World War II, 1939-45

1. Patricia's were mobilized for active service on 1 September 1939. Recruiting inWinnipeg and on Vancouver Island, the Battalion was brought up to strength in Octoberand concentrated in Winnipeg under the command of LCol W.G. (Shorty) Colquhoun,MC. The Regiment sailed from Halifax on 21 December 1939, in the ORAMA as part of2 Brigade, 1st Canadian Infantry Division.

2. On arrival in Scotland, the Regiment moved to Aldershot Command and spent NewYear's Eve in Cove, England. Immediately upon arrival in England, LCol Colquhounreported to the Colonel-in-Chief at Bagshot Park. On 10 February 1940, the Colonel-in-

Chief inspected her Regiment for the first time in 21 years.

3. The Regiment spent three years in the United Kingdom, most of which was spent incoastal defence and training in various parts of the country.

4. On 10 July 1943, 1st Canadian Infantry Division landed in Sicily as part of theBritish 8th Army. The Patricias were re-indoctrinated to war at Leonforte, theRegiments first WWII Battle Honour. Following the capture of Sicily by the Allies, theRegiment landed on Italys toe on 4 September 1943. The first two months were spentadvancing inland (northward) with the Regiments progress slowed by demolishedbridges and German rear guards. During December 1943, the Patricias were heavilyinvolved in the operations of Villa Rogatti and the Gully, winning many individual andunit honours in the process, and spent Christmas in Ortona. The next major offensivecame at the Hitler Line, west of Monte Cassino, in late May 1944 during the Alliedadvance to Rome. The Regiment, along with the rest of the division and the recentlyarrived 5th Armoured Division, was now part of the newly formed I Canadian Corps.Towards the end of August, the Regiment moved back to the Adriatic and took part in the


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assaults on the Gothic Line, San Fortunato and Rimini. The rugged terrain and seeminglynever ending river crossings had taken their toll; both in men and equipment.

5. Over the next five months, the Patricia's campaigned yet further north, in theRomanga, a wide valley crossed by numerous small and medium sized waterways,

winning three more Battle Honours in the process. It was during the Italian Campaignthat the Regiment renewed its traditions of professionalism, tenacity and aggressivenessthat it demonstrated so aptly in WWI. The Italian Battle Honours on the Colour showproof of the sacrifices made and victories gained by the rank and file of the Regiment.The Patricias, along with the rest of the corps, embarked enroute to North-West Europeon 13 March 1945 to join the First Canadian Army already fighting there.

6. Travelling on a scenic, non-battle scarred route through southern and centralFrance, the Regiment made its way to Boisschot, Belgium. Following eleven days oflight activity, the Regiment was again on the move with 1st Canadian Division to liberateHolland, and on April 11th, co-leading the divisional crossing of the Ijssel River, played

an important part in the capture of Apeldoorn. The Patricias, having stood fast inBarneveld, were on hand as security and logistical organizers for the historic AchterveldConference between the Allies and the Germans on April 30th. Victory in Europe (VE)Day was 5 May 1945, and on 7 May, LCol Clark and his Patricias and were the firstAllies in Amsterdam.

7. The Regiment had fought throughout World War II as part of the 2nd Brigade withits old friends and worthy comrades, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (formerly 49thBattalion) and the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada from Vancouver, who share manysimilar Battle Honours.

8.

On 1 June 1945, a new battalion of the Regiment was authorized to form part of theCanadian Pacific Force in the campaign against Japan. Its official designation was 1stCanadian Infantry Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, 2nd CanadianInfantry Regiment. The Battalion assembled at Camp Shilo and then moved to CampMacDonald for training. After the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by atomicbombs and Japan's subsequent surrender on 15 August 1945, the Pacific Force wasdisbanded. Until a decision was reached to form a Permanent Force, the holdingestablishment was named the "Interim Force. Due to this change, the new battalion wasredesignated on 2 September 1945, as 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian LightInfantry, Canadian Infantry Corps. In the meantime, the Regiment's battalion in Europe,very much under strength, returned to Winnipeg in October 1945, and was demobilized.

206. Canadian Army Post-War

1. In 1946, the "Interim Force" was gradually abolished in order to reconstitute theCanadian Army Active Force. The Second Battalion PPCLI returned to Shilo in midJanuary 1946 from Camp MacDonald. The Battalion completed its gypsy period when itarrived in Calgary on 10 June 1946. The arrival of the Patricias in Calgary, marked thebeginning of a pleasant period in our history as Currie Barracks became the new "Home


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Station" of the Regiment. On 1 March 1947, the battalion was redesignated PrincessPatricia's Canadian Light Infantry.

2. In 1948, in order to meet the requirements of a rapidly changing world situation, thegovernment decided to convert a Regular Army brigade to an airborne Mobile Striking

Force. In August, the Vice-Chief of the General Staff visited the Patricias, the first unitselected to convert to parachute duty, to seek volunteers. "The response was no mereproportion of the unit: it was complete - 100 percent," every officer, NCO and soldiervolunteering. By spring, 1949, training was complete and the PPCLI became Canada'sfirst peacetime parachute battalion. (Many Patricias had already served during WorldWar II in 1st Canadian Parachut

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