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Fonds 5 Cameron Bethel Ware fonds. - 1906-1999. – 3.6 m of textual records and other material LCol CB Ware (7th from left) toasts the Regiment and its Founder, Shilo, Manitoba, 17 March 1946 (PPCLI Archives P12.1(2)-1) Cameron Bethel Ware was born 9 August 1913 at London, Ontario, the son of Colonel F.B. Ware. He joined Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry upon graduation from Royal Military College, Kingston in 1935. When the Second World War broke out in 1939 Lieutenant Ware was attached to the British Army. He was taken on strength in September 1939 and rejoined the Regiment in England in 1940 as a Major. He was appointed Second in Command of the Regiment 19 February 1942 and on promotion to Lieutenant Colonel 11 August 1943, led the Regiment in the Italian Campaign from the invasion of the mainland until the end of the battle of the Liri Valley 27 June 1944. He was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order. He was given command of the 3rd North Shore Regiment from 5 June 1945 to 3 November 1945. Following the War he commanded Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at Camp MacDonald, Manitoba in 1946-1947. He was promoted to Colonel in 1950 and commanded the Calgary Garrison until his appointment as Commandant, Canadian Services College, Royal Roads, British Columbia in 1952. Promoted to Brigadier General in 1954 he headed the Canadian Military Mission, Far East, Tokyo. In 1955 he became Director General, Military Training in Ottawa and was then appointed Commander 1st Canadian Brigade Group in Calgary in 1958. It was during this time that he was appointed Colonel of the Regiment of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), a position which he held until April 1977. In 1960, he was Commander 4th Canadian Brigade Group, Cameron Bethel Ware fonds Page 1 Germany and upon promotion to Major General in 1962 he was appointed Commandant, National Defence College, Kingston until his retirement in 1966. He was married to Anne Bethel “Beth” Lind in 1939, and they had one daughter. Major General Ware passed away 21 January 1999. The fonds contains correspondence, newsclippings, certificates, diaries 1946, 1954-1980 and photographic material covering the military career of Cameron Bethel Ware 1931-1966, his term as Colonel of the Regiment of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 1959-1977 and his retirement activities in Victoria, British Columbia 1977-1996. Correspondence with prominent members of the regimental family, including Lady Patricia Ramsay, Hamilton Gault, Dorothy Gault and Jeffery Williams, covers a wide range of regimental matters including various anniversaries and events, the appointment of the next Colonel-In-Chief and the Regimental History Book Volume III. Also included are post World War Two reminiscences of regimental officers and discourse on the future of the Canadian Army. Newsclippings were originally collected by Ware's father Lieutenant Colonel F. B. Ware during the Second World War and include his comments. A photograph album covers Ware's term as Commandant of Royal Roads 1952-1954. The remaining photographic material is predominantly post World War Two and highlights Ware's various staff appointments and activities as a general officer, his term as Colonel of the Regiment and his visits to various air force bases and the Far East in the 1950s-1960s. Includes documentation of his funeral, retained by PPCLI Regimental Headquarters. Includes a small collection of books, some of them inscribed as gifts from friends or for formal occasions. Gift of Cameron Bethel Ware, 1987-1999, and transferred from PPCLI Regimental Headquarters, 1999. Additional material on Cameron Bethel Ware is in the PPCLI general collection, Collection 1, Series 12.1. Additional photographs are in photo collection P12.1 Accession Nos. A.87.120, A.87.122, A89.114C, 99.38 Cameron Bethel Ware fonds Page 2 SERIES AND SUBSERIES DESCRIPTIONS Series 1 Biographical Information. – 1935-1967. – 1 cm of textual records. – This series consists of Cameron Ware`s service records, awards, résumé. Page 4 Series 2 General correspondence. – 1940-1995. – 40 cm of textual records. – This series consists of Cameron Ware’s professional correspondence. Page 4 Subseries 2A Correspondence, Colonels-in-Chief, PPCLI officers. – 1953-1994. – 3 cm of textual records. Page 4 Subseries 2B Correspondence inward. – 1940-1995. – 11 cm of textual records. Page 4 Subseries 2C Correspondence outward. – 1944-1988. – 4 cm of textual records. Page 5 Subseries 2D Correspondence inward and outward. – 1943-1978. – 3 cm of textual records. Page 5 Subseries 2E Miscellaneous correspondence, arranged chronologically. – 1946-1994. – 17 cm of textual records. Page 6 Subseries 2F Regimental correspondence, arranged chronologically. – 1952-1966. – 8 cm of textual records. – This subseries was formerly part of Collection 1, Subseries 261. Page 7 Subseries 2G National Defence College correspondence. – 1961-1995. – 0.5 cm of textual records. Page 8 Series 3 Subject files. – 1915-1995. – 57 cm of textual records. – This series consists of files on various subjects, which were arranged alphabetically by Ware. Page 8 Series 4 Clippings. – 1930-1993. – 13 cm of textual records. Page 12 Series 5 Regimental celebrations and activities. – 1939-1994. – 9 cm of textual records and other material. Page 13 Series 6 Pocket diaries and guest book. – 1946-1980. – 21 cm of textual records. – Used to record appointments, addresses. Page 14 Series 7 Photographs. – 1931-1996. – 40 cm of photographs Page 15 Series 8 Albums and scrapbooks. – 1959-1977. – 2.4 m of textual records and other material. Series 9 Funeral. – 1999. – 3 cm of textual records and other material Page 28 Series 10 Collected books. – 1906-1990. – 33 cm of printed books. Page 39 Cameron Bethel Ware fonds Page 3 FILE DESCRIPTIONS Box 1 Series 1 Biographical Information. – 1935-1967. – 1 cm of textual records. – This series consists of Cameron Ware`s service records, awards, résumé. F-5-1 Cameron Ware, career, résumé. – [1966]. F-5-2 Cameron Ware, service record, awards. – 1944-1962. F-5-186 Certificate of honorary title, Vice Patron of PPCLI signed by Countess Mountbatten of Burma. – [ca.1983?]. [99.38.81] F-5-oversize at Shelf J.3.2 Royal Military College, Graduation diploma C.B. Ware. –1935 June 12. F-5-oversize at Shelf J.3.2 Battle honours : presidential citation presented to 2PPCLI. – 1951 July 19. Series 2 General Correspondence. – 1940-1995. – 40 cm of textual records. – This series consists of Cameron Ware’s professional correspondence. Subseries 2A Correspondence, Colonels-in-Chief, PPCLI officers. – 1953-1994. - 3 cm of textual records. F-5-3 Correspondence – Lady Patricia Ramsay, funeral tributes, succession. – 1966-1974. F-5-4 Correspondence – Regimental plans for funeral of Lady Patricia Ramsay. – 1962-1965. F-5-5 Correspondence – PPCLI Officers. – 1984-1994. F-5-6 Correspondence – visits to Regiment by Colonels in Chief, (Lady Patricia Ramsay, Lady Patricia Brabourne). – 1953-1976. Subseries 2B Correspondence inward. – 1940-1995. – 13 cm of textual records. F-5-7 Correspondence, Aileen Barnett to Ware. – ca. 1990. F-5-8 Correspondence, Bill Roach to Ware. – 1985. – Hitler Line casualties. – Includes photo. F-5-9 Correspondence, Col. H.W. Niven to Ware. – 1947-1964. F-5-10 Letters, Dorothy Gault to Ware. – 1944-1964. F-5-11 Letters, Dorothy Gault estate (executors Anne Nation, Royal Trust) to Ware. – 1972- 1977. Cameron Bethel Ware fonds Page 4 F-5-12 Letters, A.H. Gault to Ware (Italy). – 1940-1944. F-5-13 Letters, Gault to Ware. – 1945-1950. F-5-14 Letters, Gault to Ware. – 1950-1958. F-5-15 Letters, Jenny Macgregor Morris to Ware. – 1944-1959. F-5-16 Letters, Lt. Col. R.P. Clark to Ware. – 1994. F-5-17 Letters, Lady Patricia Brabourne to Ware. – 1974-1988. F-5-18 Letters, Lady Patricia Brabourne to Ware. – 1989-1995. F-5-19 Letters, Lady Patricia Ramsay to Ware. – 1943-1969. – Includes a few drafts of letters, Ware to Ramsay. F-5-20 Letters, Lady Patricia Ramsay and Flora Ramsay to Ware. – 1958, 1973. F-5-185 Scrapbook, clippings and letters from Ware’s father. – 1952-1953. – Scrapbook documents Royal Roads Military College [99.38.55] Box 2 Subseries 2C Correspondence outward. – 1944-1988. – 4 cm of textual records. F-5-21 Letters, Ware to A.H. Gault (Italy). – 1945 F-5-22 Draft of letter, Ware to Dorothy Gault. – [ca. 1960]. F-5-23 Correspondence of Col D.H. Rosser. – 1944-1968. – Correspondence with A.H. Gault, from Alexander Ramsay, Lady Patricia Ramsay, H.A. Hetherington, T.C. Newton, H.W. Niven. F-5-24 Letters to Lady Patricia Brabourne. – 1974-1988. – Includes copy of letter of appointment as Colonel-in-Chief. Subseries 2D Correspondence inward and outward. – 1943-1978. – 3 cm of textual records. F-5-25 Letters to and from Ware. – 1943-1945. – Correspondents include Gault, Mrs. F.B. Ware, Chris Vokes, R.C. Coleman, PPCLI Women’s Auxiliary, “Aunt Mavis”. F-5-26 Letters to and from Ware. – 1957-1962. – Speeches by Lady Patricia Ramsay, Hamilton Gault. Correspondents include Gen. Sir James Cassels, Col. S.C. Waters, JA deLalanne, Dorothy Gault. F-5-27 Correspondence to and from Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma and Lord Brabourne. – 1974-1978. Cameron Bethel Ware fonds Page 5 F-5-28 Correspondence to and from G.G. Brown. – 1962-1971. Subseries 2E Miscellaneous correspondence, arranged chronologically. – 1946-1994. – 17 cm of textual records. F-5-29 Miscellaneous correspondence. – 1946-1957. – Course outline, Officers’ professional advancement training, PPCLI (1946). Radio script, “With the Forces”, CFCN (20 May 1949). Correspondents include Bucko Watson, Hamilton Gault, office of the Crown Prince of Japan, PPCLI Home Station Sergeants’ Mess. F-5-30 Miscellaneous correspondence. – 1958.

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