PRI NCESS PATRI CI A’S CANADI AN LI GHT I NFANTRY

REGIMENTAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS MANUAL

2018 INTRODUCTION

This manual is published for the serving and retired components of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) by Regimental Headquarters in partnership with the PPCLI Association under the authority and with approval of the Regimental Executive Committee.

This document may be viewed on the Regiment’s website at ppcli.com. Amendments will be made as new information is collected.

J.D. Schaub Lieutenant-Colonel Chairman, Regimental Executive Committee

Editors

Regimental Major

And

The President of the Association Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. BACKGROUND ...... 9 AIM ...... 9 CONCEPT OF SUPPORT ...... 9

CHAPTER 2: MONUMENTS & MEMORIALS WITHIN CANADA ...... 10

SECTION 1 – BRITISH COLUMBIA ...... 10 1. Work Point Barracks ...... 10 2. St Paul’s Garrison Church...... 12 3. Patricia Way Cairn ...... 14 4. Walter Draycott Statue and Plaque ...... 15 5. Hastings Lake...... 17 6. Jon Snyder Memorial and Walk ...... 19 7. Patricia Boulevard ...... 20 8. Patricia District ...... 21 9. Schjelderup Lake ...... 22 10. Radar Hill ...... 26 11. Patricia Bay ...... 28 12. Princess Patricia Apartments ...... 29 13. Granite Memorial at Beacon Hill Park ...... 30 14. Plaques in the Royal Jubilee Hospital...... 31 15. Commemorative Brick – Lodge at Broadmead ...... 32 16. PPCLI Ridge ...... 33 17. Canadian Pacific Steamship Liners Princess Patricia I & II ...... 34 18. Andros Lake ...... 36 19. Batsch Lake ...... 37 20. Mount Corbould...... 38 21. Corbould Creek ...... 39 22. Gill Memorial Mountain ...... 40 23. Rees Memorial Mountain ...... 41 24. Mount Routh...... 42 25. Mount Scott ...... 44 26. Mount Youngren ...... 45 27. Mount Prince ...... 46 SECTION 2 – ALBERTA ...... 47 1. Corporal F. Gomez Memorial ...... 47 2. Home Station – Currie Barracks...... 48 3. St Georges Protestant Chapel ...... 49 4. Plaque for Private Kevin Dallaire ...... 50 5. Plaque for Private Chad Horn ...... 51 6. Plaque for Corporal Michael Starker ...... 52 7. Regimental Hall of Honour ...... 53 8. Stanley Jones School ...... 54 9. Towns of Princess Patricia ...... 56 10. The First World War Bass Drum ...... 58 11. Our Lady of Fatima Church ...... 60 12. St John’s Protestant Church ...... 61 13. Hamilton Gault Barracks Cairn/Memorial Gate ...... 62 1

14. Corporal Ainsworth Dyer Bridge/Bench ...... 64 15. Griesbach……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 65 16. Hamilton Gault Memorial Park………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 66 17. Patricia Park ...... 67 18. 1st Battalion Building ...... 68 19. 3rd Battalion Building ...... 70 20. Memorial to the Fallen (3rd Battalion) ...... 72 21. Private Nathan Smith Memorial Stone ...... 73 22. Plaque for Sergeant Jerry Squires ...... 74 23. Vimy Ridge Farm...... 75 24. Munro Lake Cairn ...... 76 25. St Luke’s Protestant Chapel ...... 77 26. Drop Zone Buxton ...... 78 27. CampWainwright...... 79 28. Foden Bulilding ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 80 29. Sgt Tyke Memorial…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 81 30. Tommy Prince Drill Hall ...... 82 31. Buller Mountain ...... 85 32. Buller Creek...... 86 33. Davidson Lake ...... 87 34. Mount Farquhar ...... 88 35. Jamieson Lake ...... 90 36. Patricia Lake ...... 91 37. Wood Lake ...... 92 SECTION 3 – SASKATCHEWAN ...... 93 1. Mullin Farm Memorial ...... 93 2. Goddard Lake...... 95 3. Anderson Lake ...... 96 4. Greff Lake ...... 97 5. Adams Peninsula ...... 98 6. Althouse Lake...... 99 7. Botham Lake ...... 100 8. Carleton Island ...... 101 9. Crabtree Lake...... 102 10. Currie Lake ...... 103 11. De Balinhard Lake ...... 104 12. Village of Duval...... 105 13. Ducharme Lake...... 106 14. Elefson Lake ...... 107 15. Falardeau Lake ...... 108 16. Fosterdale School...... 109 17. Gattinger Lake ...... 110 18. Graham Lake ...... 111 19. Groomes Lake ...... 112 20. Hamilton Lake...... 113 21. Hanishewski Lake...... 114 22. Haraldson Lake ...... 115 23. Harry Lake...... 116 24. Hayword Rapids ...... 117 25. Hildred Lake ...... 118 26. Johnson Lake...... 119 27. Kennard Lake ...... 120 28. Kotchorek Lake ...... 121 2

29. Kyler Lake...... 122 30. Landry Lake...... 123 31. MacDonald Lake ...... 124 32. McCourt Lake ...... 125 33. McCulloch Lake ...... 126 34. Meyers Bay ...... 127 35. Michaud Lake ...... 128 36. Mudd Lake ...... 129 37. Mullin Lake ...... 130 38. Nicholson Lake ...... 131 39. Norgang Lake ...... 132 40. Ouellette Lake ...... 133 41. Parker Island ...... 134 42. Parrish Lake ...... 135 43. Penner Lake ...... 136 44. Perepelitz Lake ...... 137 45. Peters Lake...... 138 46. Poulin Lake...... 139 47. Rebbeck Lake ...... 140 48. Reid Island ...... 141 49. Renz Lake ...... 142 50. Ries Lake ...... 143 51. Robinson Point ...... 144 49. Robinson Bay ...... 145 53. Seivewright Island...... 146 54. Serhon Lake ...... 147 55. Stenseth Lake...... 148 56. Thoveson Lake ...... 149 57. Toland Island ...... 150 58. Tovler Lake ...... 151 59. Umpherville Lake ...... 152 60. Walch Lake ...... 153 61. Warren Lake ...... 154 62. Woodcock Lake ...... 155 63. Wright Lake ...... 156 64. Zentner Lake ...... 157 65. Boddy Point …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 158 SECTION 4 - MANITOBA ...... 159 1. All Saints Church ...... 159 2. Fort Osborne Barracks Memorial...... 160 3. Kapyong Barracks ...... 163 4. St Andrews Protestant Chapel ...... 169 5. St John’s Anglican Cathedral...... 170 6. Old Stone Church ...... 171 7. Tommy Prince Memorial ...... 172 8. Adams Hill ...... 173 9. Amos Lake...... 174 10. Argue Lake ...... 175 11. Bangle Lake...... 176 12. Barnes Island ...... 177 13. Baumann Lake ...... 178 14. Bazzlo Lake ...... 179 15. Beitz Lake ...... 180

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16. Belanger Island ...... 181 17. Bennett Point ...... 182 18. Benzie Lake ...... 183 19. Bjornson Island ...... 184 20. Black Esker ...... 185 21. Blair Bay...... 186 22. Boak Lake...... 187 23. Boulton Lake ...... 188 24. Brain Lake ...... 189 25. Brogden Lake ...... 190 26. Brophy Lake ...... 191 27. Brown Island ...... 192 28. Brown River ...... 193 29. Brydon Island ...... 194 30. Burton Bay ...... 195 31. Calder Island ...... 196 32. Camelon Lake ...... 197 33. Cassells Lake ...... 198 34. Charney Lake ...... 199 35. Clark Falls...... 200 36. Cleunion Lake...... 201 37. Clifton Lake ...... 202 38. Albert Collins Lake ...... 203 39. Corkett Lake ...... 204 40. Cormier Lake ...... 205 41. Cory Lake ...... 206 42. Cousins Lake ...... 207 43. Cowie Lake ...... 208 44. Crane Island ...... 209 45. Crompton Lake...... 210 46. Currie Island ...... 211 47. Dearle Island ...... 212 48. Dodd Lake ...... 213 49. Doyle Lake...... 214 50. Driedger Lake...... 215 51. Duncan Bay ...... 216 52. Eastland Lake...... 217 53. Edgley Bay ...... 218 54. Edward Brown Lake ...... 219 55. Ehinger Lake ...... 220 56. Farand Lake ...... 221 57. Firth Bay...... 222 58. Fox Peninsula ...... 223 59. Francis Bay...... 224 60. Furey Lake ...... 225 61. Garand Peninsula...... 226 62. Garritty Lake ...... 227 63. Gascoyne Lake ...... 228 64 Gayoway Lake...... 229 65. Genaille Island ...... 230 66. Gensorick Lake ...... 231 67. Boniface Lake...... 232 68. Godkin Lake ...... 233

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69. Gold Island ...... 234 70. Goodburn Lake...... 235 71. Gosselin Lake ...... 236 72. Gosselin Island ...... 237 73. Griggs Lake ...... 238 74. Grimes Lake ...... 239 75. Groves Island ...... 240 76. Alfred Hansen Lake ...... 241 77. Harford Lake ...... 242 78. Harper Point ...... 243 79. Hayes Bay ...... 244 80. Heppell Creek ...... 245 81. Kickey Lake...... 246 82. Hill Bay ...... 247 83. Hudson Point ...... 248 84. Hunter Bay ...... 249 85. Ilasevich Lake ...... 250 86. James Wright Lake...... 251 87. John Wright Lake ...... 252 88. Johns Bay ...... 253 89. Johnson Rapids ...... 254 90. Johnson Esker ...... 255 91. Johnston Lake ...... 256 92. Jones Island...... 257 93. Joseph Campbell Lake ...... 258 94. Joyal Lake...... 259 95. Kennard Lake ...... 260 96. Kilborn Lake ...... 261 97. Klassen Lake...... 262 98. Kolcun Lake ...... 263 99. Kransy Lake ...... 264 100. Krysowaty Lake ...... 265 101. La Croix Lake ...... 266 102. Henry Lavallee Lake ...... 267 103. Leguee Lake ...... 268 104. Letkeman Lake ...... 269 105. Lewis Island ...... 270 106. Longnet Lake ...... 271 107. Lower Lake…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 272 108. Lysay Lake……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 273 109. MacNeil Lake ...... 274 110. Madigan Lake ...... 275 111. Manness Lake ...... 276 112. Maynard Island ...... 277 113. McAuley Bay; ...... 278 114. McFee Bay...... 279 115. McIvor Island ...... 280 116. McKay Hill ...... 281 117. McLean Peninsula ...... 282 118. McPhail Island...... 283 119. Mencini Lake ...... 284 120. Menzoski Lake...... 285 121. Milliken Lake ...... 286

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122. Milne Bay ...... 287 123. Morley Lake ...... 288 124. Muir Bay...... 289 126. Murray Esker ...... 290 127. Nelson Peninsula ...... 291 128. Newman Point ...... 292 129. Normand Island ...... 293 130. Oddy Lake ...... 294 131. Parmeter Lake ...... 295 132. Pasowysty Lake ...... 296 133. Patch Lake...... 297 134. Paulson Lake ...... 298 135. Blaine Pearson Lake ...... 299 136. Pearson Point ...... 300 137. Polnuk Lake ...... 301 138. Prieston Lake...... 302 139. Prior Lake ...... 303 140. Purvis Lake ...... 304 141. Rathert Lake...... 305 142. Ray Point ...... 306 143. Renaud Lake...... 307 144. Richardson Peninsula ...... 308 145. Rothery Lake ...... 309 146. Rychlicki Lake ...... 310 147. Saunders Lake ...... 311 148. Saunders Bay...... 312 149. Scholey Island...... 313 150. Scott Point...... 314 151. Seman River ...... 315 152. Shanas Lake ...... 316 153. Sharp Peninsula ...... 317 154. Shea Lake ...... 318 155. Sherb Lake...... 319 156. Siha Lake ...... 320 157. Sinclair Peninsula ...... 321 158. Skinner Island ...... 322 159. Slemmons Bay ...... 323 160. Sloan Lake ...... 324 161. Slyzuk Lake ...... 325 162. Sowerby Lake ...... 326 163. Glen Small Lake ...... 327 164. Smallpiece Lake...... 328 165. Spall Lake ...... 329 166. Stanley Rapids...... 330 167. Steele Island ...... 330 168. Stefanson Lake ...... 332 169. Steinke Lake ...... 333 170. Stephenson Lake ...... 334 171. Talbot Island ...... 335 172. Tarnausky Lake ...... 336 173. Thompson Peninsula ...... 337 174. Thorne Lake...... 338 175. Timothy Wilson Lake ...... 339

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176. Tod Point ...... 340 177. Toland Lake ...... 341 178. Trentner Lake ...... 342 179. Unrow Lake ...... 343 180. Vernette Point ...... 344 181. Vernon Anderson Lake ...... 345 182. George Watson Peninsula...... 346 183. Weidenhamer Lake ...... 347 184. Whittaker Island ...... 348 185. Wiebe Island ...... 349 186. Wotton Bay ...... 350 187. James Wright Lake ...... 351 188. John Wright Lake ...... 352 189. Wylie Island...... 353 190. Wynne Lake...... 354 191. Zeglinski Lane...... 355 192. Rudko Lake ...... 356 193. Crabtree Lake ...... 357 SECTION 5 – ONTARIO ...... 358 1. Almonte War Memorial ...... 358 2. Private David Byers Drive...... 359 3. Lansdowne Park...... 360 4. Sister of the Precious Blood Covenant ...... 361 5. St Bartholomew’s Church ...... 362 6. Church of St John the Evangelist ...... 363 7. Hamilton Gault Statue ...... 364 8. Nichola Goddard Park...... 366 9. Corporal A. Boneca Memorial ...... 367 10. Patricia Lake ...... 368 11. Samuel Tree Jerred plaque...... 369 12. Sgt Marc D Leger plaque ...... 370 13. Pte William Vincent Plaque ...... 372 14. Lincoln Lake ...... 373 SECTION 6 – QUEBEC ...... 374 1. McGill University...... 374 2. Mount St Hilaire...... 375 3. Percival Molson Memorial Stadium...... 376 SECTION 7 – NOVA SCOTIA ...... 377 1. Plaque for Private John Tate ...... 377 2. Memorial for Pte Rick Green...... 378 3. Memorial Cpl Paul Davis ...... 379 4. Memorial for Pte Nathan Smith ...... 380 SECTION 8 – NUNAVUT ...... 381 1. 75th Anniversary Memorial ...... 381 2. Patricia Cairn ...... 385 SECTION 9 – NORTH WEST TERRITORIES ...... 383 1. Mount Hamilton Gault...... 383 2. Patricia Cairn ...... 385 3. Lake Patricia ...... 386 SECTION 10 – YUKON ...... 387 1. Christie Pass ...... 387 2. Mount Christie ...... 388

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CHAPTER 3: MONUMENTS & MEMORIALS OUTSIDE OF CANADA ...... 389

SECTION 1 - AFGHANISTAN ...... 389 1. Inuksuk...... 389 2. Task Force Afghanistan Memorial ...... 390 SECTION 2 - BELGIUM ...... 391 1. Frezenberg Memorial ...... 391 2. Menin Gate Memorial ...... 393 3. St George’s Memorial Church ...... 394 SECTION 3 - BOSNIA ...... 395 1. Memorial Stones – Camp Black Bear ...... 395 SECTION 4 – CROATIA ...... 396 1. Captain Jim DeCoste Memorial Plaque...... 396 SECTION 5 – CYPRUS ...... 397 1. St Barnabas Chapel ...... 397 2. Patricia Way ...... 398 SECTION 6– ENGLAND ...... 399 1. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst...... 399 2. Brookwood Memorial ...... 400 3. Winchester College ...... 401 4. Hatch Court Museum...... 402 5. Victory Services Club ...... 404 6. Rhodes House ...... 405 7. Royal Burial Grounds ...... 406 8. Brentford War Memorial ...... 409 9. Church of St John the Baptist ...... 410 10. The Bownass Window...... 412 11. Church of St John the Baptist/Mersham ...... 415 12. Westminster Abbey ...... 417 SECTION 7 - FRANCE ...... 420 1. DeLalanne Street ...... 420 2. Patricia Crater...... 421 3. Vimy Memorial ...... 422 SECTION 8 – HOLLAND ...... 423 1. Achterveld...... 423 2. Ijssel River Crossing...... 425 3. Harskamp ...... 426 4. Lieren ...... 427 5. Oosterhuizen...... 428 SECTION 9 - ITALY ...... 429 1. Lieutenant Campbell Stuart Munro ...... 429 2. Cassino Memorial...... 430 SECTION 10 - KOREA ...... 431 1. Kapyong Battle Monument: ...... 431 2. United Nations Memorial Cemetery ...... 433

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO REGIMENTAL MEMORIALS DATABASE

BACKGROUND 1. Throughout the Regiment’s storied history there has been an accumulation of monuments and memorials in various locations around the world. Out of respect to those who are memorialized, it is the Regiment’s job to ensure proper care is taken when maintaining them.

AIM 2. The purpose of this manual is to identify and consolidate details pertaining to regimental monuments and memorials, to include pictures, locations and descriptions, with the intent of preservation through proper maintenance and appropriate upkeep.

3. Distribution of this manual through the regimental network can ensure that members of the Regiment, serving and retired, can check on the monuments and memorials periodically to ensure that they are in good condition.

4. Those who wish may also refer to this manual as an educational opportunity to help better understand and appreciate the storied history of the Regiment.

3. CONCEPT OF SUPPORT

Concept of support is defined by the following:

a. Regimentally Significant.

b. Not Regimentally Significant.

c. Outside Agency. A monument or memorial that is maintained by an entity or organization outside of the Regiment. For example, the Hamilton Gault statue in Ottawa is a regimental monument, but is cared for and maintained by the city of Ottawa.

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4. SECTION 1 – BRITISH COLUMBIA

1. Work Point Barracks

a. Location Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt.

b. Picture

Work Point Barracks

c. History/background

Work Point Barracks was originally occupied by Delta Company of the Regiment from March to August 1919. In April 1920 Bravo Company occupied Work Point Barracks until the start of the Second World War when on 17 Dec 1939 they were deployed to the UK.

In the fall of 1957, the First Battalion moved into Work Point Barracks on return from NATO service in West Germany. It remained in Work Point until the fall of 1963 when it again deployed to Germany. On 19 September 1970 the First Battalion, The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, the resident battalion in Work Point, was re-designated as the Third Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. Work Point was their home until 1992.

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Inscription reads (top right) VP IN 1887 THE FIRST CANADIAN REGULAR SOLDIERS TO GARRISON THE VICTORIA AREA ON THIS SITE AND BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF WORK POINT BARRACKS THIS CAIRN COMMEMORATES THE CANADIAN SOLDIERS WHO LIVED IN THESE BARRACKS OVER THE PAST 100 YEARS

ERECTED 20 JUN 1987 BY THE THIRD BATTALION PRINCESS PATRICI'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY

Inscription reads (top centre) VP PRINCESS PATRICIA’S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY GARRISONED WORK POINT BARRACKS “B” COY – 1920-1939: 1st BN – 1957- 1963 3rd BN – 1970-1994 V.I. PPCLI ASSOCIATION – JUNE 8, 2014

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2. St Paul’s Garrison Church

a. Location 1379 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt.

b. Pictures

St Paul's Garrison Church

St Paul's Garrison Church

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c. History/Background

St. Paul’s Church, Esquimalt, pictured here in its original location at the foot of Signal Hill and was built in 1866. Before that time, Anglican services were held in the little school building that once stood on the property. Even earlier Anglican services were conducted by Royal Navy chaplains aboard their ships for naval personnel and the growing population around Fort Victoria.

Known later as St. Paul’s Naval and Garrison Church, the building was dismantled and moved up the hill to its present location, partly to escape from damaging reverberations of naval gunnery practice in the straits.

The King’s/Queen’s and Regimental Colours were presented to the Regiment on the 14th of April, 1934, by the Earl of Bessborough, Governor-General of Canada at a parade in the Minto Street Armouries, Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Regimental Colour as emblazoned on it the ten Battle Honours that were awarded to the Regiment for its actions during the First World War and gazetted in 1919. On 15 August 1950 these Colours were designated the Colours of the First Battalion upon the formation of the Second Battalion for service in Korea. Upon the death of King George VI, and the accession of Queen Elizabeth II, the King’s Colour became the Queen’s Colour. The Colours were laid-up on 25 November 1959, in St Paul’s Garrison Church, Esquimalt, British Columbia at the request of the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel JC Allan, DSO, MBE, CD. St Paul’s was chosen for many reasons. The Regiment has an affiliation with the Church dating from 1920 when B Company was stationed at Work Point Barracks. There are three plaques in the Church commemorating the service of Patricias who died while serving in Esquimalt. In Army circles, the Church is still known and fondly referred to as “The Garrison Church.”

When the Regiment was advised that the church was to be demolished in the early 1970s, the Colours were removed and placed in the Military Museum in Calgary, Alberta. The Church was never demolished, only moved, so now you will find a set of mini replica Colours in the church with a plan to lay-up a set of the Third Battalion’s Colours there in the future.

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3. Patricia Way Cairn

a. Location Lynn Valley.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

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4. Walter Draycott Statue and Plaque

a. Location Plaza by Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver. N49.337383, W123.037850

b. Picture

Private Walter Draycott

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c. History/Background

Walter MacKay Draycott was born 24 February 1883, in Leicester, England and served with the 60th Rifles and Engineers during the Boer War before immigrating to Canada. With difficulty finding work, Draycott turned to farming and was recognized as a Pioneer to the Lynn Valley, BC area. On the outbreak of the First World War, he was back in England with his old Regiment and while waiting to be commissioned as an officer, was claimed by Lt Col Farquhar of the PPCLI because he was a Canadian Citizen.

Draycott was quickly recognized for his ability to sketch enemy positions accurately, take photographs, create charts, and topography that was vital to PPCLI operations at the front. Being the only exponent of that art in the Brigade of 4,000 men, he was appointed Military Topographer and sought by General Macdonell for service in the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade. Both the Division and Corps wanted his services, but Macdonell retained him.

Appointed the only official Sketcher in the Canadian Army, he was wounded three times, arrested several times as a spy while sketching and gassed twice. The last dose of gas sent him to England where, after recovering, he conducted a school to teach officers the art of Military Sketching and Topography. After the War, he moved back to Lynn Valley BC where he wrote the book 'Early days in Lynn Valley' (1978) and also had some of his sketches, charts, and photo’s printed.

Walter MacKay Draycott died on 21 October 1985 at the age of 102. He left behind many photos, sketches, charts and narratives which give rare insights into the life of a soldier during the First World War.

A life-size bronze statue of Draycott called 'The Father of Lynn Valley' was created and is located in Pioneer Square, Lynn Valley, BC.

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5. Hastings Lake

a. Location Hastings Lake located in Mount Seymour Provincial Park, North Vancouver. N49.390248, W122.921493. b. Picture

c. History/Background

Donald Hastings was a volunteer soldier in the Canadian Army in WWII and later a member of 1 PPCLI serving with the United Nations Forces in Korea. He holds the unfortunate distinction of being the only soldier from North Vancouver killed in the Korean War and the only soldier from British Columbia whose body was never recovered.

He was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, 20 March 1929. Initially, he moved to interior BC in the Vernon area and eventually settled down in North Vancouver. He completed grade 10 at North Vancouver High. He was a confident young man and during his school days participated in Cadets. One of his favorite pass- times was swimming.

He enlisted in the Canadian Army on 26 July 1945 and volunteered for service in the Pacific Theatre. He served in the Canadian Army Pacific Force 25 July 1945 until the end of the Pacific war and was honorably discharged on 14 June 1946. He was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal.

Donald re-enlisted in the Canadian Army in Vancouver 17 January 1949. He was posted to the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, in Calgary, Alberta. As a Corporal in 1 PPCLI, he deployed to Korea, arriving there on 30

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January 1952. Corporal Hastings was part of the Sniper Section and was killed in action (KIA) on the “Richardson Patrol” 15 October 1952.

The area where Corporal Hastings had fallen was overrun by the enemy and then heavily shelled by Canadian Gunners. No trace of him could be found.

Donald Hastings is commemorated at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Pusan, Republic of Korea. His name is also inscribed on a memorial tablet in North Vancouver, British Columbia

Hastings Lake was named in his honour as part of the Remembrance Day ceremonies on 11 November 2005.

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6. Jon Snyder Memorial and Walk

a. Location

b. Picture

Captain Jon Snyder

c. History/Background

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7. Patricia Boulevard

a. Location Prince George.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Patricia Boulevard, adjacent to Duke of Connaught Heights in Prince George, BC has been named after the Regiment.

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8. Patricia District

a. Location Patricia District is located in the southeast area of BC.

b. Picture

Lady Patricia

c. History/Background

It is believed that it was named after Lady Patricia Ramsay.

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9. Schjelderup Lake

a. Location Strathcona Provincial Park. N49.633322, W25.718819

b. Picture

Lt Col Schelderup (sitting) and Lt Col Hamilton

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c. History/Background

Schjelderup Lake was named after Colonel V.R. Schjelderup, DSO, MC, CD who commanded the Second Battalion from 02 August 1957 until 10 May 1960. It is located inside Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, BC.

Roger Schjelderup was born in Smithers, BC and raised in Courtenay, Vancouver Island. In 1939 he enrolled at the University of British Columbia but left his studies in 1941 to join the Army. By December 1941, he had qualified as a Second Lieutenant in The Canadian Scottish Regiment.

He deployed overseas in 1942, but it was not until 6 Jun 1944 that he landed on Juno Beach as a platoon commander in C Company of the First Battalion, The Canadian Scottish Regiment. Despite being wounded in his shoulder, he led his men to their objective six-miles inland and for this action was awarded his first Military Cross.

He returned to the Regiment and was appointed acting captain in command of C Company during the advance from Normandy to the Dutch border.

At the Leopold Canal operation, the Battalion’s attack across the Canal was fiercely opposed, and at 0300 hours on 7 October, the Germans launched a determined counterattack. C Company headquarters, located in a house was surrounded but resisted enemy attacks for two and a half hours before being forced to surrender.

Before any opportunity arose to be rescued, they were moved north to the German divisional headquarters in Oostburg for interrogation. While being moved again by foot to a prisoner-of-war camp in Germany, they were halted while waiting for a ferry. A young Dutch girl made her way to the crowd with a basket of fruit. Captain Schjelderup seized the opportunity to pass her a slip of paper with his name and rank. She was a member of the Dutch underground, and his information made its way to Brigadier F.N. Cabeldu, DSO, informing him that he was still alive.

Following three days confined in a canal barge his wound sustained during the attacks on Leopold Canal worsened. The prisoners were then moved by train that ended up stalled in the city of Utrecht. With no food or blankets, the prisoners’ conditions worsened yet again. Sergeant Armando Gri had slid a penknife down his trousers, and the men used this tool to carve an escape hatch in the two-inch thick walls, using a pencil to cover the fresh carvings.

Late on October 23, the train began to move, and the men kicked through their hatch. In total, ten men escaped from the car and split into small groups before

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moving on. Captain Schjelderup, along with Captain Brownbridge and Private Trainor moved as one group, but unfortunately, Brownbridge was eventually re- captured.

Captain Schjelderup and Private Trainor found refuge at a farm selling black market milk. The owners were sympathetic and housed them while they contacted the Dutch Resistance. The Canadians were taken to isolated ruins where they were interrogated to confirm the validity of their identification. Captain Schjelderup, due to his ailing medical state, ended up being housed with the leader of the Resistance Hermannus Rake. Although in good hands, he was diagnosed with pneumonia, and a trained nurse was brought in to assist with his care. At one point, the family was forced to discuss how to dispose of his body. However, Schjelderup’s will to live prevailed.

On 23 December, five other Canadians, including Sergeant Gri, were brought to the Raker’s residence to prepare to move to allied lines. Small groups of escapees were moved to Amerongen, which was to act as a staging area. On 2 January they moved to an abandoned brickyard where 19 escapees were to meet a British patrol. The patrol failed to arrive at the designated time, and the group decided to move on their own. Later they encountered a German patrol and then a German machine-gun position. The group of escapees separated. Captain Schjelderup, along with Sergeant Gri and a British paratrooper, Private J. Hardy, crept away from the German positions by moving along a frozen canal. Unfortunately, the ice was too thin, and the three found themselves breaking through the ice but eventually reached a small island where they huddled together through the cold night in an abandoned potato shed. When dawn finally came, they found the Germans occupying a post only ten yards away. After another cold night, they moved late in the day on 4 January.

After moving along the canal, they were faced with 600 yards of flooded land. They made their way across the semi-frozen land and took shelter in an abandoned house where they were able to make a fire and thaw the ice from their bodies and clothes. Once warm they planned their next move for 5 January.

With Captain Schjelderup leading, Sergeant Gri, followed by Private Hardy, the three crept from the house and cautiously moved along until they located another house that they deemed acceptable. They cautiously entered the house where they were able to scrounge food to curb their days-old hunger pangs. As they limped on Private Hardy walked backward, to act as a rear guard. He often tripped over what he was later told were trip flare wires and mines that had been frozen useless.

Two pairs of eyes watched the trio from a slit trench as they made their way down the road. Captain Schjelderup and Sergeant Gri were allowed to pass the outpost, but Private Hardy was challenged sharply. The trench belonged to a member of the British 41st Recce Squadron, and the three escapees were escorted

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to Headquarters for questioning. Finally, at the outskirts of Nijmegen, they received medical attention. It was for his courageous efforts during the escape that Captain Schjelderup was awarded the Bar to the Military Cross.

Roger Schjelderup chose to remain in the Canadian Army following the war. He progressed in rank and took command of the Second Battalion Princess Patricia's He was later promoted to Colonel and appointed Senior Military Advisor to the Canadian Defence Liaison Staff (London) in 1974 when he died suddenly of war-related injuries. The inscription reads:

SCHJEDERUP LAKE Honouring Col.V.Roger Schjelderup, D.S.O., M.C. and Bar, C.D. 1921 – 1974 Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

In July 1937, Roger, a 15 year old student from Courtenay, Camped by this beautiful lake with his friends, Geoff Capes And Sid Williams. On July 22, they conquered the Golden Hinde.

Born in Smithers, B.C., Roger was Canada’s most decorated Officer of W.W.II. On D-Day, he led the first assault on Juno Beach with “C” Company, Canadian Scottish Regiment, And was awarded the Military Cross for valour.

On Oct. 7, 1944, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (immediate) for “gallant action” on the Leopold Canal Bridgehead in Holland. After 90 days behind enemy lines, a Daring escape from the Gestapo, and operations with Dutch Resistance, he was awarded a secondary Military Cross.

This plaque is placed in proud and loving memory By his family

August, 2018

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10. Radar Hill

a. Location Pacific Rim National Park, Tofino.

b. Picture

Monument at Radar Hill

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c. History/Background

On 24 April 1998, in memory of the Canadian and PPCLI sacrifices in the Korean War, particularly the Battle of Kapyong, a monument was erected and dedicated on Radar Hill, just south of Tofino, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. A radar station was located on this hill during the Second World War. Little remains of the old installation, but the short trip to the top is well worth the climb as the panoramic views of the ocean, inlet, and mountains can be found nowhere else in the National Park Reserve. The Kapyong Memorial commemorates the involvement of the Second Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry during the Korean War. This National Park is twinned with Hallyo Haesang Sea National Park in Korea.

Inscription on a plaque:

On the night of 22 April 1951, Chinese and North Korean forces attacked American and Republic of Korea (ROK) troops north of Seoul. Heavy losses inflicted on the ROK Army and the withdrawal of the American Corps required the intervention of the 27th Commonwealth Brigade, consisting of the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) as well as Australian and British regiments. Through April 23rd, the battered 6th ROK division withdrew down Kap'Yong River valley, protected by the Australians on Hill 504 and the Canadians across the River on Hill 677. Attacked relentlessly, the Australians were also forced to withdraw. The enemy ordered an assault on the Canadian position. The battle, lit only by flares was fought hand to hand.

Outnumbered and about to be overrun, the Princess Pats D Company ordered allied mortar and artillery fire on their own position, routing the enemy. The bombardment forced a Chinese retreat. Honoured for exceptional bravery, the PPCLI received a Unit Citation from the President of the United States, the only Canadian battalion to ever receive this distinction. This memorial honours those Canadians who fought for freedom and ensured that those who made the supreme sacrifice at Kap'Yong will never be forgotten.

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11. Patricia Bay

a. Location Patricia Bay located next to Victoria International Airport.

b. Picture

Lady Patricia

c. History/Background

It must be determined if Patricia Bay was named after Lady Patricia.

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12. Princess Patricia Apartments.

a. Location Princess Patricia’s Apartments are located in Esquimalt within a kilometer of Work Point Barracks Road, Victoria.

b. Picture

Princess Patricia Apartments - Esquimalt

c. History/Background

Princess Patricia Apartments is located just a few blocks west of the Johnson St Bridge on the waterfront. Abutting the sea walk the Princess Patricia Apartments offers spectacular views of the Victoria inner and outer harbour as well as direct access to kilometers of ocean-side trails from the Parliament buildings to CFB Esquimalt.

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13. Granite Memorial at Beacon Hill Park

a. Location 100 Cook Street, Victoria.

b. Picture

Beacon Hill Park - Victoria

c. History/Background

On 17 July 1959, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II presented the Queen’s and Regimental Colours, emblazoned with twenty-two Battle Honours at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, BC.

These Colours were retired on 8 May 1997 and laid up in the Regimental Museum. On 6 October 1963, Major General C.B. Ware DSO, CD, the Colonel of the Regiment, unveiled a granite memorial to commemorate the presentation of Colours to the First Battalion.

The Inscription the Marker reads: VP ON THIS SITE HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II PRESENTED HER COLOUR AND THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR TO THE FIRST BATTALION PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY ON THE 17TH OF JULY 1959 THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED ON THE 6TH OF OCTOBER 1963 BY MAJOR GENERAL CB WARE, DSO, CD COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT

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14. Plaques in the Royal Jubilee Hospital.

a. Location

The plaques used to be found in the Patricia Room, Veterans’ Pavilion at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria. Correspondence between hospital and museum staff in 2014 revealed that the current location of the plaques is unknown and the Patricia Room no longer exists in the hospital.

b. Picture

c. Background/History

The Patricia Room, Veterans’ Pavilion, Royal Jubilee Hospital has two wall plaques, bearing the following inscriptions

To the memory of all Ranks Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry 1914- 1918, 1939-1945, this room is furnished by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Regiment’s Esquimalt Branch 1947.

This room was refurbished by the PPCLI Association Victoria Branch and serving members of the PPCLI Regiment in memory of those who gave their lives in the Korean conflict 1950-1953.

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15. Commemorative Brick – Lodge at Broadmead

a. Location 4579 Chatterton Way, Victoria.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The Commemorative brick will be laid in the Lodge at Broadmead, Victoria, BC where Col Tone lived for several years until his death.

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16. PPCLI Ridge

a. Location Extending NW and SW from Homathko Peak, S side of Homathko River below Tatlayoko Lake, Range 2 Coast Land District. N51.357222, W124.610000 Approx centre of this feature.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

PPCLI Ridge was adopted and named by 3 PPCLI on 10 August 1989 as part of the Regiments 75th-anniversary celebrations.

In August 1989 several members of the 3rd Battalion climbed the ridge which was the first recorded ascent.

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17. Canadian Pacific Steamship Liners Princess Patricia I & II

a. Location N/A

b. Picture

Princess Patricia I

Princess Patricia II

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c. History/Background

Princess Patricia I was built in 1902 by the W. Denny Brothers of Dunbarton, Scotland and was originally named Queen Alexandra.

In 1911 she was renamed Princess Patricia. From 1912 to 1937, Princess Patricia I provided fast ferry service between Nanaimo and Vancouver. Princess Patricia was a turbine-engine ship which had a top speed of 21.6 knots and measured 270’ x 32’ x 12’. She was scrapped in 1937.

Princess Patricia II was built in 1948 by the Fairfield Company, Ltd of Glasgow Scotland. The ship measured 356’ x 56’ 16’. Princess Patricia II was initially used on the Vancouver to Victoria run and in 1970 was transferred to the summer runs between Vancouver and Alaska. The ship was scrapped in 1995.

Both vessels were operated by the Canadian Pacific Steamships Company, a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway.

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18. Andros Lake

a. Location Located southwest of Prince George. 53.544444,-124.466667

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after K63095 Lance Corporal Jack Albert Andros, Vanderhoof, BC. C Company. .. Killed in action 22 July 1943, age 23. .. Buried at Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Sicily, grave B.A.135. .. Andros Lake was named in his honour on 15 February 1983.

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19. Batsch Lake

a. Location Located in British Columbia.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Jacob W. Batsch. .. Killed on 30 November 1952.

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20. Mount Corbould

a. Location N52.264444, W126.122778

b. Picture

Lt Col Gordon C. Corbould

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lieutenant Colonel Gordon C. Corbould, DSO, ED who commanded 3 PPCLI from 30 November 1950 to 15 March 1951.

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21. Corbould Creek

a. Location N52.3664, W126.0865

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lieutenant Colonel Gordon C. Corbould, DSO, ED who commanded 3 PPCLI from 30 November 1950 to 15 March 1951.

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22. Gill Memorial Mountain

a. Location Located east of Armstrong. 50° 25’ 37” N 119° 06’ 56” W

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Basil Eric Gill in 1998. .. Died of wounds received in action on 22 Jul 1943. .. Buried at the Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. .. His bio can be found here https://ppcli.com/gill2/ .. Gill Mountain named in his honour.

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23. Rees Memorial Mountain

a. Location Located southeast of Armstrong. 50.426944, -119.115556

b. Picture

c. History/Background.

.. Named after K42999 Private Henry Cavendish Rees. .. Killed in action on 19 September 1944. .. Buried at the Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy. .. Mount Rees named in his honour.

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24. Mount Routh

a. Location Located north of Germansen. 55.952600, -124.853300

b. Picture

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c. History/Background

Named after Cpl Patrick A.D. Routh

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25. Mount Scott

a. Location Located west of the Village of Toad River.683889, -125.613889

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after K85420 Private William Campbell Scott, from Victoria, BC. .. Killed in action 15 December 1943, age 22. .. Buried at Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Ortona, Italy, grave VII, E,2. .. Mount Scott was named in his honour on 30 April 1982.

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26. Mount Youngren

a. Location Located Cariboo Mountains Provincial Park. 52.904444, -120.768333

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after K1759 Private Julius Allan Youngren, from Keithley Creek. .. Killed in action during the advance from Rimini to Forli 20 October 1944, age 26. .. Buried at Cesena War Cemetery, Italy, grave III, F, 3. .. Survived by parents Allan and Arleen Youngren, and wife Marjorie Bevan Youngren, Vancouver.

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27. Mount Prince

a. Location Located North West of Prince George. 54.405000, -123.968611

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after K65257 Private Herbert Prince, Fort James. .. Killed in action 3 February 1945. .. Buried at Ravenna War Cemetery, Italy, grave VI. D. 18.

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5. SECTION 2 - ALBERTA

1. Corporal F. Gomez Memorial

a. Location Beaumont.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Corporal Francisco (Frank) Gomez was born on 23 January 1962. His family moved to Canada from Trinidad and Tobago in 1967. He enrolled in the Canadian Forces on 16 July 1984 and joined the Third Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry on completion of basic infantry training. Corporal Gomez served with 3 PPCLI for a year before he was selected for overseas service and posted to the Second Battalion in Germany. He served with 2 PPCLI until August 1990 when he was posted to the Airborne Regiment. Corporal Gomez joined 2 Commando in Petawawa, ON and served with the Airborne Regiment until 1995 when he was posted to 2 PPCLI in Winnipeg, MB. He served with the Second Battalion until he was posted to E Company Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) in July 2005. Corporal Gomez’s overseas service included deployments to Germany, Cyprus (1990), Somalia (1993), Bosnia-Hercegovina (1997 and 2000) and Afghanistan (2006).

Corporal Gomez served as a Bison Armoured Vehicle driver in Afghanistan. He was killed on 22 July 2006 when a suicide bomber attacked his convoy as it moved through Kandahar City on its way back from supporting operations in Helmand Province. Corporal Gomez will always be remembered as a soldier’s soldier. He was a quiet and confident soldier who was highly respected. He did not talk much unless he had something important to say, or there was a joke that needed to be told. When he spoke, everyone listened. Corporal Gomez was a very experienced and knowledgeable soldier who was always willing to help others. Although this memorial is located in Beaumont, AB, he is buried at 6883 Beechwood National Military Cemetery in Ottawa, ON.

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2. Home Station Currie Barracks

a. Location Calgary

b. Picture

Parade Square Currie Barracks with HQ Bldg at top

c. History/Background

Currie Barracks was the Home Station of the Regiment from 10 June 1946, until 10 December 1958, when Hamilton Gault Barracks in Edmonton was designated the Home Station. In October 1968 the First Battalion returned to Currie Barracks, and it was again designated the Home Station of the Regiment. In addition to the First Battalion, Regimental Headquarters, the Regimental Museum, and Regimental Band were accommodated within Currie Barracks.

Various buildings and streets have been named after Regimental Honours and individuals.

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3. St Georges Protestant Chapel

a. Location Currie Barracks, Calgary

b. Picture

c. History/Background

On 17 March 1970, a stained glass window was installed in St George’s Chapel, Currie Barracks, Calgary, AB. This window depicts the figure Gideon and was dedicated on behalf of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.

Also at the chapel are two 18th Century Chalices acquired by the Founder, Brig Hamilton Gault, for presentation to the Regiment for use by the Protestant Faith. The Founder died before he could present the Chalices. They were subsequently presented to the Commanding Officer, Home Station, by Mrs. A. Hamilton Gault, widow of the Founder. On 21 December 1959, the Chalices were received into St John’s Chapel, in Griesbach Barracks, Edmonton AB and were consecrated and taken into use. In October 1968, they were transferred to St George’s Chapel, Currie Barracks, Calgary, AB, the new Home Station of the Regiment. The inscription on each Chalice is:

This Chalice is presented to Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry for the use of the Protestant Faith by Brigadier A. Hamilton Gault founder and Colonel of the Regiment, Consecrated 21 December 1959

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4. Plaque for Private Kevin Dallaire

a. Location Henry Wise Wood High School, 910 75 Avenue SW, Calgary

b. Picture

c. History/Background

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5. Plaque for Private Chad Horn

Location Henry Wise Wood High School, 910 75 Avenue SW, Calgary

Picture.

c. History/Background

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6. Plaque for Corporal Michael Starker

a. Location Henry Wise Wood High School, 910 75 Avenue SW, Calgary

b. Picture

c. History/Background

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7. Regimental Hall of Honour

a. Location PPCLI Museum & Archives, Calgary.

b. Picture.

Regimental Hall of Honour

c. History/Background

The Regimental Hall of Honour was officially opened on 20 October 1990 by the Colonel-in-Chief, the Right Honourable Countess Mountbatten of Burma, CD, JP, DL. Its purpose is to honour those Patricia’s who distinguished themselves in the service of the Regiment.

The Regimental Hall of Honour is located in the main entrance to the PPCLI Gallery at the Military Museum of Calgary. The entrance is draped with curtains of the Regimental colours - red, gold and royal blue. The PPCLI Hall of Honour comprises 16 granite plaques that list the 1,857 men and women who died on active service with the Regiment. On display at the centre of the Hall of Honour is a portrait of Princess Patricia of Connaught, the Ric-A-Dam-Doo (the Regiments original Regimental Colour) and the wreath of Laurel presented to the Regiment by Princess Patricia in 1919.

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8. Stanley Jones School

a. Location 950 6St NE Calgary

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Calgary’s rapid population growth at the turn of the last century caused the Public School Board to build 19 sandstone schools between the years 1894 and 1914. Stanley Jones School, originally called Bridgeland School, started construction in 1912 and was completed in 1913. Locally quarried “Paskapoo” sandstone composed the walls of the school, and the roof was constructed of slate imported from Wales.

The land for Bridgeland School (Stanley Jones) was purchased by the Public School Board from the Canadian Pacific Railway for $24,000 with a down payment of $200. It cost $164,000 to construct the three-story, 15 room school. Despite a large number of schools built in the early 1900’s it was heralded as the most impressive of all sandstone constructs, boasting a “flurry or pediments, plasters, festoons and other ostentatious classical trim.” Designed by William A. Branton, Bridgeland stood out as a palace of education amid its bald prairie surroundings.

Stanley Livingstone Jones was born in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and educated at Acadia College before beginning his career as a school teacher in Manitoba. Around 1901, Jones re-located to Calgary, was admitted to the bar and began practicing law. He married Alice B Todd, of Walkerton, Ontario in 1904.

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The couple had been described as mountaineers; Mrs. Jones was one of the first female mountain climbers in Canada. Stanley Jones had always been an enthusiast of the war and a devout patriot of the British Empire. Stanley Jones left his law practice to participate, first in the Boer War 1899-1902) and then in the Balkan conflict (1912-1913). In the latter conflict, he also served as an observer and correspondent to the Canadian Press.

Stanley was a visible figure in Calgary, involved in many civic affairs and is responsible for the African War Memorial statue which stands in Central Memorial Park today. Stanley Jones was also one of the first (indeed, often rumoured to be the first) Canadians to enlist in the First World War. His correspondence with his wife was frequently published in the Albertan. News of Major Stanley Jones’ death was published in both the Herald and the Albertan on July 4 and 5, 1916, respectively. He had died of his wounds on June 8th after being taken prisoner by German troops, eight days before what would have been his 39th birthday.

On September 5, 1916, following the death of Major Stanley Jones, Bridgeland School was renamed Stanley Jones School.

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9. Towns of Princess and Patricia

a. Location 150 km East of Calgary

b. Picture

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c. History/Background

When the Canadian Pacific Railway line was constructed, a section in Alberta was once known as the Royal Line. Several stations were named after Royalty. Two of these stations were named after Princess Patricia of Connaught and are now known as the towns of Princess & Patricia. They are located approximately 150 kms east of Calgary, south of the Red Deer River.

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10. The First World War Bass Drum

a. Location

b. Picture

PPCLI First World War Bass Drum

c. History/Background

On 10 August, immediately after the signing of the Charter to form the Regiment, recruiting posters and notices were dispatched and began to appear across the country appealing for volunteers to join the Regiment. The recruiting campaign brought some 3,000 volunteers to Ottawa from across Canada. One of the strangest contingents of volunteers arrived unannounced. The Edmonton Pipe Band, led by Pipe-Major J. Colville, arrived by train. When Pipe-Major Colville met the Commanding Officer at the Ottawa railway station, he stated that the band had come to “pipe the Regiment to France and back.” The Commanding Officer agreed that it would be good to have pipers in the Regiment. Pipe-Major Colville then turned back to the coach and, with a stentorian bellow in his Scottish brogue, turned out the entire Edmonton Pipe

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Band wearing full Highland dress in Hunting Stewart tartan, along with their pipes which had been provided by the St Andrew’s Society of Edmonton.

During the war, the band lightened many a march for the Regiment and proved stouthearted stretcher-bearers in action. Out of the original 13 members, the band suffered one died of wounds, and seven wounded. The band was awarded two Distinguished Conduct Medals, one Military Service Medal and two Mentions in Dispatches. The band was demobilized on 20 March 1919, following the Regiment’s return to Canada.

Since 1961, the Edmonton Police Service Pipes and Drums have maintained the affiliation with the Regiment. In 1972, the City of Edmonton Police Pipe Band was given the authority to wear the PPCLI cap badge on the crest of their sporrans.

Recently, a family in Belgium advised the PPCLI that it had in its possession an original bass drum from the First World War. The Regimental Pipe Band had forgotten the drum in a café on the night of 11 November 1918, the day the war ended. The café owner gave the drum to an antique dealer who, unable to sell the drum, kept it in his family ever since. The daughter of the antique dealer graciously offered to return the drum to the Regiment.

The Edmonton Police Service Pipes and Drums kindly assisted the Regiment by taking possession of the drum during a tour in France and Belgium for the 60th Anniversary of D- Day.

The Edmonton Police Service Pipes and Drums returned the drum to the Regiment and, in doing so, are good on the promise made in August 1914 “to pipe the Regiment to France and back.”

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11. Our Lady of Fatima Church

a. Location Griesbach Barracks, Edmonton

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The Roman Catholic Chapel, located in Griesbach, Edmonton, AB has a Second Battalion Camp Flag that was presented on 11 November 1962, “dedicated to the hallowed memory of the men of the Battalion who gave their lives for their country.”

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12. St John’s Protestant Church

a. Location Griesbach Barracks, Edmonton

b. Picture

c. History/Background

St John’s protestant Chapel, located in Griesbach Barracks, Edmonton, AB, houses a plaque, in memory of the London Mother of the Patricia’s, Miss Jenny MacGregor Morris that reads as follows

To the Glory of God and in Loving memory of Jenny MacGregor Morris 1870- 1960 “London Mother” VP. This plaque is dedicated by serving members of the Regiment and Regimental Association, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.

The Chapel has on display a Second Battalion Camp Flag presented on the 3rd of October 1961, dedicated to the hallowed memory of the men of the Battalion who have given their lives for their country.

The Chapel also has a First Battalion Camp Flag displayed.

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13. Hamilton Gault Barracks Cairn/Memorial Gate

a. Location CFB Edmonton. 53°41'05.6"N 113°29'07.7"W

b. Picture

Hamilton Gault Barracks - Edmonton

Cairn to Memorial Gate at Hamilton Gault Barracks located at Hamilton Gault Memorial Park CFB Edmonton

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c. History/Background

The Hamilton Gault Barracks Cairn replaced the Memorial Gate. At the entrance to Hamilton Gault Barracks, Edmonton, AB was erected a Memorial Gate financed and sponsored by the PPCLI Jubilee Wives’ Club. The gate read:

Hamilton Gault Barracks, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Home Station

The gate was officially opened by Mrs. A. Hamilton Gault, widow of the Founder, on the evening of 16 September 1964.

Although the gate was damaged in 1968, removed, repaired and shipped to Calgary, it was subsequently returned to Edmonton in 1971 to be raised back into position by the Canadian Airborne Regiment.

The gate was again damaged, this time irreparably and was replaced by a memorial cairn. This cairn was then moved to the Hamilton Gault Park in Garrison Edmonton, AB on 18 June 2004, when Griesbach was closed as a military facility and turned over to Canada Lands. Inscribed on the bronze plaque is:

This marker commemorates the establishment of Hamilton Gault Barracks.

Opened in 1957, the Barracks was named in memory of the Founder of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Brigadier A. Hamilton Gault, DSO, ED, CD, and was the home station of his Regiment during the period 1958-1968. Original Buildings within the Barracks were named in memory of the Regiment’s Victoria Cross winners, Lt H. Mackenzie, VC, DCM; Sgt H. Mullin VC, MM, Sgt R. Spall VC; and major battles in which the Regiment distinguished itself at Frezenberg, Leonforte and Kapyong.

The Hamilton Gault Memorial Park was formally opened by Lady Patricia Mountbatten during a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony held on 20 June 2003. This event also served as the first official Regimental function attended by MGen Stewart (Ret’d), the newly appointed Colonel of the Regiment.

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14. Corporal Ainsworth Dyer Bridge/Bench

a. Location Rundle Park, Edmonton.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Corporal Ainsworth Dyer was one of the four soldiers killed in the “Friendly Fire” incident while the Third Battalion PPCLI was deployed on Operation Apollo in Afghanistan, 2002. The project was initiated by the Van Sloten family, whose daughter was Ainsworth’s fiancée.

This site is located at the west end of Rundle Park at the North end of the footbridge (Ainsworth Dyer Bridge) that spans the North Saskatchewan River, providing a link to Goldbar Park. This site was selected for four reasons: Ainsworth proposed to Jocelyn on the bridge; they spent much time in the area together; Cpl Dyer trained for the Mountain Man Competition in the area; and, there would be a lasting memorial at a heavily used public place.

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15. Griesbach

a. Location Edmonton.

b. Picture

Patricia Park

c. Location

Griesbach was officially closed as a Canadian Forces Base and was handed over to Canada Lands Company. Various Streets, parks and lakes in Griesbach were named to honour the area's military history and the Patricia's.

- Patricia Lake; - Frezenberg; - San Fortunato Street; - Sanctuary Wood; and - Colonel Stone Avenue

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16. Hamilton Gault Memorial Park

a. Location CFB Edmonton.

b. Picture

Hamilton Gault Memorial Park

Cairn commemorating the Hamilton Gault Barracks Memorial Gate located at Hamilton Gault Memorial Park CFB Edmonton

c. History/Background

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17. Patricia Park

a. Location Griesbach, Edmonton.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

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18. 1st Battalion Building

a. Location CFB Edmonton

b. Picture

1 PPCLI G.G. Brown Building

Major General GG Brown

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c. History/Background

First Battalion PPCLI’s Building (#403) is named after former Colonel of the Regiment, Major General G.G. Brown. General Brown served with the Loyal Edmonton Regiment during the Second World War and after the war with the PPCLI. He commanded 1 PPCLI. Regimental Headquarters is co-located with 1PPCLI.

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19. 3rd Battalion Building

a. Location CFB Edmonton

b Picture

1 PPCLI Brig J.A. de Lalanne Building

Brigadier JA de Lalanne, MC

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c. History/Background

Third Battalion PPCLI Building (# 408) was named after Brigadier J.A. de Lalanne, CBE, MC, ED.

When 3 PPCLI’s home was Work Point Barracks Esquimalt, BC, their new Lecture Training Facility was named after Brigadier J.A. de Lalanne. However, in 1995 when Work Point Barracks was handed over to the Navy, it was renamed after one of the Navy’s distinguished Admirals.

In 1996 when the Third Battalion’s new home became Edmonton Garrison, the new building was renamed after Brigadier J.A. de Lalanne.

Brigadier de Lalanne commenced service in World War One as a private and later a sergeant in the Regiment. He was commissioned in 1916 and as a lieutenant was awarded the Military Cross in 1917 and a bar as a captain in 1918.

During World War Two he served as a Brigadier at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa.

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20. Memorial to the Fallen (3rd Battalion)

a. Location CFB Edmonton

b. Picture

Memorial to the Fallen (3rd Bn)

c. History/Background

Originally located just outside the main entrance to the Third Battalion PPLCI Building (#408) in the Edmonton Garrison was a memorial dedicated to all those from the Third Battalion who have fallen in Afghanistan. The memorial reads

This memorial honours those soldiers and brother in arms of the Third Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, who have fallen in selfless and honourable service in support of Canada’s mission in Afghanistan. Once a Patricia, Always a Patricia. VP 20 June 2008.

The rock now resides in Hamilton Gault Memorial Park.

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21. Private Nathan Smith Memorial Stone

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Private Nathan Smith was one of the four soldiers killed in the “Friendly Fire” incident while the Third Battalion PPCLI was deployed on Operation Apollo in Afghanistan, 2002.

Nathan was born in Halifax, NS on 28 June 1975 and resided in the town of Porters Lake, NS. In 1997 Private Smith graduated from Seneca College with honors in Underwater Skills. Smith moved to Victoria, BC and enrolled in the Primary Reserve with the Canadian Scottish Regiment in March 1998. He completed his Reserve Basic Training at the Land Force Western Area Training Centre in Wainwright, AB during the summer of 1998, and transferred to the Regular Force on 24 September 1998.

Private Smith completed Battle School and was posted to the Third Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in May 1999, where he served as a rifleman. Private Smith deployed with 3 PPCLI on Operation Palladium in 2000 to Bosnia- Herzegovina. After completing the Basic Parachutist Course in 2001, Smith was transferred to A Company, 3PPCLI. He deployed with the Third Battalion PPCLI Battle Group to Afghanistan in February 2002 and was killed on 17 April 2002.

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22. Plaque for Sergeant Jerry Squires

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

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23. Vimy Ridge Farm

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The farm was originally settled and developed by RSM W.J. Foden. Foden was born into a military family on 21 November 1876, at the garrison town of Cornich-Fergus, Ireland. He immigrated to Kingston, ON with his family in 1878 and enrolled in the militia with the 47th Frontenac Battalion. He served in the South African War with the First Canadian Contingent in Delta Company, Second (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment. Foden fought at Paardeberg, Bloemfontein and the Relief of Ladysmith and was selected for Canada’s Honour Guard to London, England, for the Coronation of King Edward VII on 26 June 1902.

He enlisted in the PPCLI in August 1914 as an Original and was given the Regimental Number of 500. He was the original CQMS of 2 Coy and later became the CSM. He was appointed A/RSM in October 1916 and served with the Regiment until he was seriously wounded with shrapnel in the neck and shoulders on 10 April 1917, during the second day of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Due to his serious wounds, he was transferred to the Canadian Trench Warfare Company on 18 June 1917 and remained with this unit until the end of the war.

After the war, RSM Foden obtained a Veteran’s Land Grant on the north edge of Hardisty, AB. He called his property Vimy Ridge. His granddaughter, Mrs. Eva Cookson, continues to reside on the farm. On 16 December 1983, the PPCLI Battle School presented a wooden sign that is hung over the main entrance of the farm.

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24. Munro Lake Cairn

a. Location Located north of Rich Lake. 54.543056, -111.650833

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Munro Lake is situated in the Rich Lake area east of Lac La Biche, AB. The lake and cairn are dedicated to Lieutenant Campbell Stuart Munro who joined the PPCLI in Italy during the summer of 1943. He was killed at the Battle of Ortona on 16 December 1943. Munro Lake was named in his honour on 3 May 1951.

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25. St Luke’s Protestant Chapel

a. Location Lancaster Park

b. Picture

c. History/Background

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26. Drop Zone Buxton

a. Location CFB Edmonton

b. Picture

Chief Warrant Officer R. G. (Dick) Buxton, DCM

c. History/Background

DZ Buxton was named after Regimental Sergeant Major Buxton who died in a parachuting accident on the Drop Zone at CFB Edmonton on 30 July 1971.

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27. Camp Wainwright

a. Location CFB Wainwright.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Several locations in Camp Wainwright are named after the Regiment. These are:

… Mountbatten Gymnasium, … Patricia Road, … Patricia Hill MGRS 198312, and … Jamieson Lake, (named after Lieutenant Colonel F.C. Jamieson, the Commanding Officer 260th Battalion CSEF)

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28. Foden Building

a. Location CFB Wainwright

b. Picture

c. History/Background

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29. Sgt Tyke Memorial

a. Location CFB Wainwright

b. Picture

c. History/Background

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30. Tommy Prince Drill Hall

a. Location Wainwright

b. Picture

Sergeant Tommy Prince, MM, SS c. History/Background

Tommy Prince was born October 1915 in a canvas tent at Petersfield, Manitoba. He was one of eleven children. Around 1920 his family moved to Scanterbury on the Brokenhead Reserve, 80 km north of Winnipeg. It was in this area that Prince grew up and learned his father’s skills as a hunter and trapper.

He left school in 1933 after completing grade 8. Before leaving school, he joined Army Cadets and was very proud of his uniform and the respect it brought. Prince was a marksman who could put five bullets through a target the size of a playing card at one hundred yards. This skill kept food on the table. During the depression, Prince worked as a woodcutter and whatever other jobs he could get to earn money for the family.

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On 3 June 1940, he applied and was accepted into the 1st Corps Field Park Company of the Royal Canadian Engineers. After six weeks of training, the 1st Corps sailed for Europe. He soon became bored with the life of being a guard or operating lathe. In June 1942, he volunteered to train as a paratrooper.

Of the hundred men that commenced training at the Parachute School at Ringway near Manchester, Tommy Prince was one of a very few to be awarded wings. Due to his natural fieldcraft and ability to shoot, he was soon promoted to Corporal. In September 1942, he flew back to Canada to become a member of the 2nd Canadian Parachute Battalion and was promoted to Sergeant on 16 March 1943. The 2nd Canadian Parachute Battalion became the American/Canadian 1st Special Service Force. This group was described as “the best small force of fighting men ever assembled on the North American continent.”

In January 1943, the First Special Service Force landed on Kiska, Alaska. However, the Japanese had already withdrawn.

The first and signature battle of the Regiment involved the scaling and seizing a major blocking position of Monti la Defensa in Dec 1943.

In January 1944 the Force was involved in the Anzio landing, and here Tommy Prince's skills made a significant contribution. On 8 February 1944, he volunteered to run a telephone wire 1,500 meters into enemy territory and act as an artillery observer. His information was extremely accurate, and four enemy positions were quickly destroyed. Unfortunately the line was cut by a stray round. However, he quickly donned some farmer’s clothes that had been left behind inside the house where he was hiding, and then with disregard for his safety pretended to hoe the fields until he found the break in the line.Then pretending to tie his shoelaces, he quickly spliced the wire and returned to the Headquarters requesting artillery support. After the enemy withdrew, Prince returned to his lines and was subsequently awarded the Military Medal.

After Anzio, the 1st FSSF took part in the invasion of Southern France. During the advance along the Riviera Sgt Prince was tasked with identifying enemy positions holding up the Force and along with a private, passed through the German lines and located the enemy reserves. On the way back to their lines, they encountered a skirmish between some partisans and Germans. They engaged the enemy from their concealed positions behind the Germans, clearing the enemy force.

Sgt Prince returned to his lines and was then tasked to lead the Force to the enemy position. This attack by the Force resulted in the capture of a significant number of Germans and an unknown number killed. In 72 hours, Prince had covered over 70 km on foot, fought in two battles, all without food

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or sleep. The Americans awarded him a Silver Star.

After the war ended, he returned to Canada and was honourably discharged in June 1945.

After demobilization, Tommy Prince returned to the Brokenhead Reserve. He established a cleaning service but was soon asked by the Manitoba Indian Association to be their spokesman. After completing his appointment as a spokesman, he returned to his small cleaning business but found it no longer existed. Heartbroken, he returned to the reserve and spent the next several years as a woodcutter and cement worker.

At the outbreak of the Korean War, Tommy Prince was one of the first to volunteer for service. He reenlisted as a Sergeant in 2 PPCLI. On 7 December 1950, the Battalion sailed for Korea. One of the numerous actions where Sgt Prince demonstrated his bravery was the Battle of Kapyong. In October 1951, Sgt Prince returned to Canada along with the remainder of the Battalion. After a brief leave, he was sent to Camp Borden, where he was involved in training officer cadets.

Sgt Prince was an excellent instructor, but he was determined to do another tour in Korea. On 9 October 1952, he sailed to Korea along with the Third Battalion PPCLI. Once again he distinguished himself in battle. After the fighting ended on 27 July 1953, Sgt Prince returned to Canada. He was discharged on 28 October 1953.

Tommy Prince did not find his move to civilian life easy, and he began to drink too much. His overindulgence resulted in a rapid deterioration of his health, although he made a mild recovery, he died on 25 November 1977 at Deer Lodge Hospital for Veterans in Winnipeg, Man.

The PPCLI Battle School Drill Hall Building (211) was renamed as the Tommy Prince Drill Hall in March 1982.

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31. Buller Mountain

a. Location Spray Valley Provincial Park. N50.891143, W115.314232

b. Picture

Lieutenant Colonel H.C. Buller, DSO

c. History/Background

One of the mountains in the Spray Lakes area was named after Lieutenant Colonel H.C. Buller, DSO who was the Regiments first Adjutant and was killed in action while commanding the Regiment during the Battle of Mont Sorrel.

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32. Buller Creek

a. Location Spray Valley Provincial Park.

b. Picture

2nd CO - Lt Col Buller

c. History/Background

Named after Lieutenant Colonel H.C. Buller, DSO. First Regimental Adjutant and 2nd Commanding Officer. Killed in action while commanding the Regiment during the Battle of Mont Sorrel.

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33. Davidson Lake

a. Location Greenview County. N55.369277, W117.388209

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Named after Company Sergeant Major William D. Davidson. His bio can be found here https://ppcli.com/davidson/

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34. Mount Farquhar

a. Location N50.215796, W114.749907

b. Picture

Mount Farquhar

1st CO - Lt Col Farquhar, DSO

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c. History/Background

Located on the Alberta / British Columbia border and is named after Lieutenant Colonel F.D Farquhar, the first Commanding Officer of the PPCLI who was killed during WWI.

The mountain was officially named by the Geographic Board of Canada (GBC) on 4 November 1919. During the First Word War, two major surveys were going on in Alberta. The GBC requested that these surveys identify geographical features to be named for the First World War leaders and generals. In 1917, a large section of the mountainous area was set aside for “War Names.” This is the region of today’s Kananaskis Country that now bears the names of Allied Generals, Battle of Jutland names, etc.

Naming Mount Farquhar was first proposed in 1917. Correspondence dated 4 January 1918 from the Secretary of the GBC to the Provincial Mineralogist of British Columbia included a list of potential names for mountains which included “Mt. Farquhar, Canadian, VC.” An unknown hand crossed out the name on the correspondence and made a margin note that “He was not a Victoria Cross Winner.” The implication being that as LCol Farquhar did not receive a VC, he was not eligible for commemoration through a mountain name. A second, undated list of war names approved by the GBC also has Mount Farquhar crossed out. Sometime after this correspondence opinions changed and Mount Farquhar was adopted as the name for the mountain.

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35. Jamieson Lake

a. Location Wainwright. N52.752097, W110.922841

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Colonel Frederick C. Jamieson .. Located in Wainwright, AB .. Commanding officer 260 Battalion, CEF.

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36. Patricia Lake

a. Location Jasper Area. N52.904999,W118.101299

b. Picture

Princess Patricia

c. History/Background

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37. Wood Lake

a. Location Located southeast of Grande Prairie. 55° 09’ 15” N 118° 43’ 31” W

b. Picture

RSM - WO I J.D. Wood, DCM

c. History/Background

.. Named on 6 September 1951 commemorates. .. Regimental Sergeant Major James Deans Wood, DCM, CD. .. Died in Korea 18 Jan 51. .. His bio can be found here https://ppcli.com/wood/

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6. SECTION 3 -SASKATCHEWAN

1. Mullin Farm Memorial

a. Location Moosomin.

b. Picture

Sergeant Harry Mullin, VC, MM

c. History/Background

A memorial cairn commemorating Sergeant Harry Mullin, VC, MM was erected on his former homestead near Moosomin, Saskatchewan (1892-1963).

In January of 1918, Sergeant Mullin was informed that he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 30 October 1917, at Passchendaele, Belgium, where 25year-old Sergeant Mullin single-handedly captured a German pillbox that had withstood heavy bombardment and was causing significantly heavy casualties and holding up the attack. Mullin rushed a snipers’ post destroying it with grenades, shooting two gunners and forcing the remaining ten soldiers to surrender. His clothes were riddled with bullets, but he never faltered; his actions helped to save many lives.

Mullin was born in Portland, Oregon in 1892, and his family moved to Moosomin when he was two years old. He enlisted for military service in 1914 and was awarded the Military Medal in 1917. After the war, he returned to Moosomin and served with the Militia in the Assiniboia Regiment, attaining the rank of

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Major.

He was appointed Sergeant-at-Arms for the Saskatchewan Legislature in 1934. In 1940, during the Second World War, he volunteered for service in the Veterans’ Guard. In 1947 he returned to Regina and resumed his duties as Sergeant-at- Arms.

The Government of Saskatchewan named a northern lake in his honour.

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2. Goddard Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan, Division no. 18. N59.063611, W102.355833

b. Picture

Captain Nichola Goddard - RCHA

c. History/Background

.. Named after Captain Nichola Goddard. .. Died in a firefight Afghanistan in May 2006. .. Named on 25 February 2015.

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3. Anderson Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan, Division no. 18. N59.191111, W102.082222

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Corporal Jordan Anderson. .. Killed by an improvised explosive device while he was on patrol in the Panjwaii district in July 2007. .. Named on 25 February 2015.

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4. Greff Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan, Division no. 18. N59.213889, W102.294444

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Master Corporal Byron Greff. .. Killed October 2011 in Kabul when the armoured bus he was in was rammed by a car packed with explosives. .. Named on 25 February 2015.

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5. Adams Peninsula

a. Location Located on Cree Lake. 57° 38’N 106° 08’W

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lieutenant Lloyd Herman Adams. .. Killed in action on 6 June 1944. .. The Peninsula was named on 26 July 1961. .. His bio can be found here https://ppcli.com/adams/

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6. Althouse Lake

a. Location N55.509312, W104.836087

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Named after Private Henry Althouse.

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7. Botham Lake

a. Location Located southwest of Cree Lake. 57° 15’N 106° 30’W

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Charles R. Botham. .. Killed in action on 23 May 1944. .. The lake was named in his honour on 3 May 1956. .. His bio can be found here http://ppcli.com/Botham/

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8. Carleton Island

a. Location Located Zangeza Bay. Reindeer Lake 58° 03’ 01” N 102° 01’ 01” W

b. Picture

.

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lance Corporal Glen Ira Carleton. .. Killed in action 3 February 1945. .. Island named after him on 13 November 1962. .. His bio can be found here https://ppcli.com/carleton/

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9. Crabtree Lake

a. Location Located in the Narrow Hills Provincial Park. 53° 58’N 104° 30’W

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lieutenant. John C. Crabtree of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 24. .. Commemorated at Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of George and Margaret Crabtree of Regina. .. His bio can be found at https://ppcli.com/crabtree/

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10. Currie Lake

a. Location N59.543741, W102.547512

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Sergeant Clarence J. Currie.

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11. De Balinhard Lake

a. Location Located northeast of Goodsoil in the Meadow Lake Prov Park. 54°29’N09°11’W

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lieutenant John Stewart Carnegie de Balinhard. .. Killed in action on 28 July 1943. .. Buried at the Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. The lake was named in his honour on 17 January 1952. .. His bio can be found here https://ppcli.com/de-balinhard/

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12. Village of Duval

a. Location North of Strasbourg. N51.156233, W104.991321

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Lieutenant Edward W. Duval. .. Killed on 2 July 1918.

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13. Ducharme Lake

a. Location N59.794641.W103.422785

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Georges N. Ducharme.

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14. Elefson Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan, Ordale. N56.400888, W102.000045

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private George H.Elefson. .. Killed on 27 August 1944.

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15. Falardeau Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan Division no 18. N56.256534, W103.35937

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Arthur M. Falardeau.

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16. Fosterdale School

a. Location Earl Grey.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Harold Foster. .. Killed on 30 October 1917.

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17. Gattinger Lake

a. Location Bateman, Division no 18. N56.137462, W107.327614

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Jacob P. Gattinger. .. Killed on 23 May 1944.

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18. Graham Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no. 18. N55.312749, W102.835548

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private John J. Graham.

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19. Groomes Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no. 18. N57.875130, W109885718

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lieutenant William A. Groomes.

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20. Hamilton Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no. 18 N58.306094, W104.174200

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lieutenant James D. Hamilton.

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21. Hanishewski Lake

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Joseph E. Hanishewski.

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22. Harldson Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N59.139191, W103.385146

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Russel O. Haraldson.

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23. Harry Lake

a. Location N. Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N55.511716, W107.412681

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Sergeant William B. Harry.

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24. Hayword Rapids

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N56.439129, W103.299068

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private William A. Hayward.

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25. Hildred Lake

a. Location Meadow Lake. Division no 588. N54.496847, W108.632498

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private John W. Hildred. .. Killed on 8 May 1915.

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26. Johnson Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N59.475714, W102.767020

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Oscar E. Johnson.

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27. Kennard Lake

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Divison no 18. N59.374832, W106.131713

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16964 Private John E. Kennard. .. Killed on 12 December 1943 at the age of 29. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of John and Elizabeth Kennard of Cupar, SK.

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28. Kotchorek Lake

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N55.525507, W104.882181

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Robert B. Kotchorek.

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29. Kyler Lake

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N59.9836, W106.421981

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Robert W. Kyler.

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30. Landry Lake

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N59.455883, W106.242629

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Stanley J. Landry.

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31. MacDonald Lake

a. Location Athabasca Sand Dunes Park. N59.071694, W108.443775

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Raymond MacDonald.

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32. McCourt Lake

a. Location NW Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N59.908502, W109.740907

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private James H. McCourt.

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33. McCulloch Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N55.576371, W103.688832

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lieutenant Colonel Karl E. McCulloch.

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34. Meyers Bay

a. Location Located in Melville.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Sigmond Alfred P. Meyers .. Killed on 24 October 1944.

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35. Michaud Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N59.490988, W103.684218

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lance Corporal Rene Michaud.

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36. Mudd Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N59.370345, W103.525343

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Stanley R. Mudd.

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37. Mullin Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N57.620720, W103.291942

b. Picture

George H. Mullin, VC, MM

c. History/Background

.. Named after Sergeant G.H. Mullin, VC, MM.

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38. Nicholson Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N59.726026, 102.973617

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Albert H. Nicholson.

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39. Norgang Lake

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N59.487703, W105.994470

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Joseph Norgang.

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40. Ouellette Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N59.298053, W103.510329

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private James O. Ouellette.

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41. Parker Island

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N58.227490, W103.538174

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lieutenant Colonel Samuel R. Parker, MC. who served with the PPCLI during WWI.

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42. Parrish Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N56.783936, W103.324117

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private John Parrish.

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43. Penner Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N56.412384, 103.777192

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Frank Penner.

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44. Perepelitz Lake

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N55.840097, W104.557230

b. P:icture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Fred Perepelitz.

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45. Peters Lake

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N56.837894, W103.766230

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Lloyd E. Peters.

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46. Poulin Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N54.083060, W101.848274

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Eugene Poulin.

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47. Rebbeck Lake

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N55.380017, W104.287125

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Alfred J. Rebbeck.

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48. Reid Island

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N56.779506, W102.904816

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Robert F. Reid.

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49. Renz Lake

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N55.727430, W105.436293

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Albert Renz.

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50. Ries Lake

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N57.454709, W107.885637

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Emil P. Ries.

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51. Robinson Point

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N57.275947, W102.690271

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Harvey B. Robinson. .. Killed on 6 November 1944.

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52. Robinson Bay

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N57.272916, W102.685577

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Harvey B. Robinson. .. Killed on 6 November 1944.

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53. Seivewright Island

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N55.868226, W104.167770

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private John E. Seivewright.

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54. Serhon Lake

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N57.012915, W107.69845

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Dan Serhon.

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55. Stenseth Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N59.352960, W103.000500

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Robert M. Stenseth.

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56. Thoveson Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N59.289553, W103.003415

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Thomas H. Thoveson.

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57. Toland Island

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N55.280965, W104.839024

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Corporal Keith L. Toland.

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58. Tovler

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N59.423451, W106.726363

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Robert H. G. Tovler.

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59. Umpherville Lake

a. Location N Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N57.883729, W104.304820

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Jerry Umpherville.

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60. Walch Lake

a. Location NE Saskatchewan. Division no 18. N59.386138, W103.238602

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private William J Walch.

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61. Warren Lake

a. Location Located in Kelliher.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Sidney G. Warren. .. Killed 14 December 1944.

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62. Woodcock Lake

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Norman Woodcock.

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63. Wright Lake

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Ronald H. Wright.

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64. Zentner Lake

a. Location Southwest of Wollaston Lake. 57°32'00.0"N103°51'02.0" W

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private William John Zentner. .. Died of wounds on 8 February 1945. .. Buried at the Ravenna War Cemetery, Italy. .. His bio can be found here https://ppcli.com/zentner/

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65. Boddy Point

a. Location Located on Ramstaad Island in Lake Athabasca. 59°26'01.0"N 108°05'03.0"W

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Corporal Hutson Alexander Boddy of the Royal Canadian Air Force. .. Died on active service on 27 January 1944. .. Buried in the Field of Honour - Calgary (Burnsland) Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta. .. Boddy was a Patricia during the First World War. .. His bio can be found here https://ppcli.com/boddy/

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SECTION 4 - MANITOBA

1. All Saints Church

a. Location Winnipeg.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The silk Union Jack and replica of the Original Colour obtained in 1922 were laid up in the Church in 1934 upon presentation of the first stand of “official” Colours.

In addition to the Colours, on the pillar below the Union Jack there is a bronze memorial plaque that was dedicated on 8 November 1945 inscribed:

In memory of the Officers and Men of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry who Fell in Action.

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2. Fort Osborne Barracks Memorial

a. Location Winnipeg.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The 93-year-old complex now known as the Asper Jewish Community Campus is best remembered as "Fort Osborne Barracks", the former centre of Manitoba's military activities for nearly 50 years. The site has a long and varied history.

The complex was originally built during 1905-1906 to accommodate the Manitoba Agricultural College. The original property consisted of a site of 117 acres, at that time just west of Winnipeg city limits, extending from the south bank of the Assiniboine River to Wilkes Avenue between the present parallel streets of Edgeland and Doncaster. In 1913, the College moved to its present location at the University of Manitoba's Fort Garry Campus, and the site was occupied by the Manitoba School for the Deaf from 1914 until moving to their present site on Shaftsbury Boulevard in 1921. The military occupation of the site began in 1917 with the establishment of a convalescent hospital for returning soldiers.

The original Fort Osborne Barracks, named after Lieutenant Colonel William Osborne, Commander of Military District Number 10, had been situated on the eastern part of the Legislative Grounds since 1872. When the new Legislative Building was completed in 1920, the barracks were moved to the Tuxedo location, and the hospital was transferred to Deer Lodge. 160

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry originated in Ottawa on 10 August 1914, at the outbreak of the Great War. They sailed for England on September 27th, beginning four and a half years of service abroad. The Regiment returned to Ottawa on 19 March 1919, where it was disbanded the following day. A few days later, the Regiment was selected to form part of Canada's "peacetime" Permanent Force and re-established at Stanley Barracks, Toronto, where it remained until moving to Long Branch Camp, outside the city, in September. It returned to Toronto in December and, on January 1920, moved to Tecumseh Barracks, London, ON.

In April 1920, D Company moved to Winnipeg and was quartered in Fort Osborne Barracks together with Headquarters Military District #10, Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) and C Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. In November they were joined by Headquarters Company and A Company. B Company moved from London to Esquimalt, BC.

In September 1939, as war-clouds gathered over Europe, the Patricia’s received mobilization orders and immediately began recruiting to full war establishment. By the end of October, they were virtually up to strength, and Fort Osborne Barracks was crammed to bursting. On 14 November, B and D Companies arrived from Esquimalt, and on 17 December, the Regiment entrained for Halifax, en-route to England with First Canadian Division. The newly-formed Regimental Depot remained at Fort Osborne Barracks and provided thousands of reinforcements to the Regiment and other overseas units during WWII.

The Regiment served with distinction in England, Sicily, Italy, and Northwest Europe, finishing in Holland when the war ended in May 1945. They finally arrived back in Winnipeg in October, and the War Service Battalion was formally disbanded in a ceremony at the Civic Auditorium on 10 November 1945.

In June 1945, Second Battalion of the Regiment was authorized for service in the Pacific. They began to assemble at Shilo, MB, and moved to Camp MacDonald, MB, in late July. When Japan surrendered on 15 August, the Canadian Army Pacific Force was disbanded and the Second Battalion became part of a holding establishment known as the "Interim Force". In January 1946, they returned to Shilo. On 1 March 1946, the "Second Battalion" designation was dropped, and the unit became known as "Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry". Early in May, the Patricia’s moved from Shilo into Fort Osborne Barracks for the first post-war Trooping of the Colour. In June, they left Manitoba and moved to their new home in Calgary. Fort Osborne Barracks remained the home of Headquarters Manitoba Area and Number 10 Personnel Depot.

With the construction of the new barracks, now known as Kapyong Barracks, at 161

Kenaston Boulevard and Grant Avenue in 1957, followed by integration of the Armed Forces in the mid-sixties, Fort Osborne Barracks became redundant. The site was turned over to the Province of Manitoba in 1968 and was used as office space by various government departments.

For some time the Winnipeg Jewish Community Council had been searching for a consolidated home for three Jewish schools, YMHA recreational facilities, cultural activities, and community services. The Tuxedo location was ideal for their purpose, and they purchased the site with the agreement that the original Administration Building, Dairy Sciences Building, and Powerhouse would be preserved. These three Heritage Buildings have been integrated into the new development, which encompasses the schools, a community and fitness centre, a theatre and the Jewish Museum of Western Canada, along with office space for the Winnipeg Jewish Community Council and several other agencies. Major construction and renovations were completed in the summer of 1997, and it was officially opened as the Asper Jewish Community Campus on 7 September 1997. The campus is named for Leon and Cecilia Asper, parents of Global Television mogul Israel Asper, Honorary Chairman of the Board and a major financial contributor to the project.

On 5 September 1997, two days before the Campus was officially opened, a monument, commissioned by the PPCLI Regimental Heritage Committee to perpetuate the Regiment's occupation of Fort Osborne Barracks, was erected in front of the old Headquarters Building by the Winnipeg firm of Eden Memorials Incorporated. The rough-cut granite slab is approximately four feet high, two and one half feet wide, almost two feet thick, and weighs about 3,800 pounds. Its inscription reads:

THIS MONUMENT MARKS THE SITE OF FORT OSBORNE BARRACKS HOME OF PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY FROM APRIL 1920 UNTIL THEIR DEPARTURE IN DECEMBER 1939 FOR SERVICE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR

For half a century, encompassing two World Wars and the Korean War, it was an important centre of Military activity in the Province of Manitoba. Thousands of young men and women enlisted, trained, and left here to fight for peace and freedom in foreign lands. Many did not return. This monument will serve as a memorial to them and perpetuate a significant era in the histories of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, the City of Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba.

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3. Kapyong Barracks

a. Location CFB Winnipeg and CFB Shilo.

b. Picture

Kapyong Barracks Winnipeg

c. History/Background

Second Battalion was stationed in Winnipeg after returning from Germany in the fall of 1969. On 17 May 1973, Second Battalion’s barracks in Winnipeg were renamed Kapyong Barracks, in honour of their heroic stand at Kapyong, Korea, on 24/25 April 1951.

The following names have been assigned to buildings and roads in Kapyong Barracks: Frezenberg Building (Battalion Headquarters), Flanders Hall, Rimini Building, Somme Hall, Agira Building, Moro Building, Sicily Hall, Passch endaele Block, Courcelette Block, Mons Block, Vimy Block, Patricia Arms, VP Square, Gault Road, Brabourne Road, Ramsay Road, Mullin.

When the Second Battalion moved to Kapyong Barracks in Shilo, MB in 2004 a theme was adopted to name their buildings after members from 2PPCLI who

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served during the Battle of Kapyong.

Lieutenant Colonel JR Stone, DSO, MC

The main building was named after Colonel Jim Stone, CO of the Second battalion PPCLI during Korea. Jim Stone, who was affectionately called “Big Jim” by his men, was born on February 8, 1908. He was a soldier of a grand style seldom seen anywhere in any nation according to veterans who served with him.

Jim Stone joined the Canadian Army as a private recruit in 1939 at the advanced age of 31 – very old for a soldier in those days. He enlisted in the Edmonton Regiment, later to be renamed The Loyal Edmonton Regiment and popularly known as “The Loyal Eddies.” He had a certain knack for soldiering, was strong and strong-willed. Application of these natural qualities and much hard work and dedication saw him climb through each non-commissioned rank in the Canadian Army to become the Loyal Eddie’s Regimental Sergeant-Major. Jim Stone was in England with Regiment until 1943 when the Loyal Eddie’s drew what they all thought was a lucky straw. They were selected as one of the Canadian infantry battalions to serve in the invasion of Sicily in July 1943. The seizure of Sicily was followed by the campaign in Italy. There, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment, Patricia's and the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada were soon in a furious battle with units from Germany’s 1st Parachute Regiment at the area resort town of Ortona.

The fighting was terrible, close in, house to house. By then Jim Stone had received a commission and had rapidly been promoted to major and company commander. At one point in the Battle of Ortona, Major Stone was advancing with a small formation when they were stopped cold by a German anti-tank gun 164

emplacement. Jim Stone threw a smoke grenade, rushed forward, dropped a fragmentation grenade over the armour shield of the enemy cannon and silenced it. For that singular feat of bravery, he was awarded the Military Cross. The Loyal Eddies went on to fight in Germany too, and by war’s end, Jim Stone was a Lieutenant Colonel commanding the Regiment. He brought the LER home to Edmonton. In addition to the Military Cross, he had been awarded two Distinguished Service Orders.

Following WWII Colonel Stone was the Commanding Officer of the Rocky Mountain Rangers, a militia unit when he lived in Salmon Arm, BC.

In July 1950, he was recalled to service to command the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. He was a tough commander, and he made his unit tough, too. He screened out those he deemed not fit for battle and put the others through rigorous training, not only in Canada but in Korea.

When the Patricias landed at Pusan in December 1950, the US Army gave Colonel Stone orders that instructed him to travel north of Seoul and place his Battalion under the command of the 29th British Independent Infantry Brigade which was on the front line guarding the Imjin River. He refused for the very best of reasons. His Battalion was only four months old, and many of the men had barely completed eight weeks of individual training. They had virtually no unit-level training and were not ready to enter action as a cohesive battalion. He borrowed a light plane and flew to Suwon and confronted Lieutenant General Walton Walker US Army who commanded all United Nations troops in Korea. Stone refused to commit his troops until they had six more weeks of training at the company and battalion level Stone took his men to Miryang, just north of Pusan and trained them very hard and by mid-February 1951 they were attacking hills in Korea.

After the PPCLI had participated in its first engagements on Hill 444, 419 and 532, Colonel Stone contracted smallpox and was hospitalized for several weeks. He returned to the Battalion within hours of the enemy breaking through the UN lines in an all-out offensive in late April 1951. 2 PPCLI, along with the 3rd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment, was ordered to take up blocking positions in the Kapyong River Valley. The Patricia’s occupied an area on four features on the west side of the valley while the Australians held similar positions to the east. On the night of April 24/25, the Patricia’s came under attack. As Jim Stone attested later, “with units buckling all around them, the Patricia’s did not give up an inch of ground!” They stood fast, and with masterful use of artillery, machinegun and mortar support, they held off five to ten times their numbers. Because of their skilled use of ground, their casualties were kept to a minimum. For several hours on the next day, they were surrounded, but the enemy effort had been blunted. The last major thrust of the Chinese forces had been turned back in their sector.

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For the action at Kapyong and his commendable service in Korea, Lieutenant Colonel Jim Stone was awarded his third Distinguished Service Order - a remarkable achievement, and the battalion was awarded the US Presidential Unit Citation.

Jim Stone was awarded the Order of Canada, three Distinguished Service Orders, the Military Cross, the Italy Star, France Germany Star, the Korean War Medal, and various other service medals from the Second World War and the Korean War.

Warrant Officer II LF Grimes

Warrant Officer 1 Grimes joined the army in 1931 and transferred to the British Army in 1933. He served in the Indian Northwest Frontier and during the Second World War in the Middle East and Northwest Europe. He joined 2 PPCLI in 1950 and was promoted to WO 1 and appointed RSM after the death of RSM Wood. He was the RSM during the battle of Kapyong, and his coolness under fire inspired the soldiers in their defence of the feature despite facing overwhelming odds.

The 2 PPCLI maintenance and transport buildings are named after RSM Les Grimes.

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Private WR Mitchell, DCM

During the battalion's defence at Kapyong on 25 April 1951, Private Mitchell, twice wounded, showed extraordinary courage during an attack made by a strong enemy force on his platoon position. At 2150 hours, approximately one hundred Chinese attacked a position held by No. 9 Section, 6 Platoon, B Company of which Private Mitchell was the Bren gunner. Notwithstanding the overwhelming odds, with marked determination, he held his ground, skillfully using his Bren gun to inflict maximum casualties on the enemy. He was largely responsible for repulsing this attack and was wounded in the chest during the course of the battle.

Although wounded, he refused to leave and was an inspiration to the remainder of the platoon. He was ordered to report to platoon headquarters to have his wound dressed. He voluntarily carried a wounded comrade back to safety.

By 2400 hours the Chinese had over-run two sections of 6 Platoon and were attacking platoon headquarters. Private Mitchell again skillfully brought his Bren gun into action to repulse this attack. At one stage, seeing his platoon Sergeant with six wounded men pinned down by the enemy fire, he voluntarily, without regard for his safety, rushed toward the enemy firing his Bren gun from the hip, thus allowing the wounded to be moved to safety. In this action, Private Mitchell was wounded for a second time by an enemy grenade.

At 0100 hours on 26 April 1951, platoon headquarters and one section were still holding out but were nearly out of ammunition. The platoon commander ordered his men to withdraw 100 yards to the defences of 5 Platoon who were also under attack. During the withdrawal, Private Mitchell exposed himself time and again, moving from fire position to fire position, where he could best engage the enemy to cover the withdrawal. At 0300 hours, after the fourth

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attack had been repulsed, Mitchell had his wounds dressed by the company medical assistant but refused to be evacuated and stayed at his Bren gun post for the remainder of the night.

Private Mitchell’s courage, determination, and skill were an inspiration to the rest of the soldiers in his platoon and company. His actions greatly assisted his company in successfully defending the position and inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. At daylight, Private Mitchell could hardly stand for the loss of blood. His company commander ordered him to report to the medical officer who had him evacuated by helicopter. For his actions, Pte Mitchell was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal.

The 2 PPCLI Light Armd Vehicle building is named after Private Wayne Mitchell.

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4. St Andrews Protestant Chapel

a. Location CFB Winnipeg.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

On 28 March 1976, in conjunction with the Second Battalion’s commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong, a memorial window was dedicated in the presence of and unveiled by the Colonel in Chief, Lady Patricia Brabourne. Also in attendance was her father, The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, and Colonel J.R. Stone, Commanding Officer of 2 PPCLI at Kapyong, Korea.

This window, depicting the Regimental Cap Badge and the United States Presidential Unit Citation awarded to 2 PPCLI for their stand at Kapyong. The window was dedicated in memory of the members of the Second Battalion who gave their lives in the service of Canada and the United Nations in Korea.

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5. St John’s Anglican Cathedral

a. Location 135 Anderson St, Winnipeg.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The Regimental badge is incorporated in the center pane of the three-pane armed forces memorial window in the transept of the Cathedral Church. There is no written inscription referring to the Regiment. However, the window was dedicated by members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 84.

The left transept (geographical west / ecclesiastical north) is dedicated to all those who served in the Canadian Armed Forces in the major conflicts of the past century. The stained glass window which dominates the transept shows scenes from every war which has involved people from Manitoba - from Batoche to the Boer War, The First and Second World Wars, and Korea. It was dedicated on 19 October 1975, to the Glory of God and in tribute to the Armed Forces of the Winnipeg Command.

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6. Old Stone Church

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

In the summer of 1974, the Pioneer Platoon of Second Battalion assisted in the reconstruction and renovation of Saint Peter’s Old Stone Church, just east of Selkirk. The Church is now considered a historical site which dates back to 1836.

During the restoration, it was discovered that three members of the Regiment who had served during WWII were buried in the churchyard. Upon the completion of the project, a Second Battalion pennant, Regimental plaques, and scroll were presented to the church congregation.

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7. Tommy Prince Memorial

a. Location Intersection of Selkirk Avenue and Sergeant Tommy Prince Street.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

It is a monument to Sergeant Prince, the most decorated aboriginal soldier in WWII.

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8. Adams Hill

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Named after Lieutenant Lloyd Herman Adams.

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9. Amos Lake

a. Location Located northeast of Reindeer Lake. Map ref. 64 K/7

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H2957 Lance Corporal George Amos of Winnipeg. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 31. .. Is commemorated at Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Amos. Wife: Winnifred Amos of Carnduff, SK.

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10. Argue Lake

a. Location Located southeast of Lac du Fonet. Map ref. 52E/14.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17103 Lance Corporal Reginald G. Argue of Moore Dale, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 24. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of Robert H. and Ethel M. Argue of Brandon, MB.

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11. Bangle Lake

a. Location Located northwest of Nejanilini Lake Map ref. 64 0/10

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17778 Lance Corporal Clarence F. Bangle of Walkerburn, MB .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 21 .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery .. Son of Rexford E. and Mary J. Bangle of Walkerburn, MB

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12. Barnes Island

a. Location Island in Goose Lake. Map ref. 64N/15

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named in 1989 after H65994 Private Earl R. Barnes of Medora, MB. .. Killed on 13 October 1943 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Horace H. and Helena M. Barnes of Medora, MB.

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13. Baumann Lake

a. Location Located northeast of Reindeer Lake. Map ref. 64K/14

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16033 Rifleman Jacob L. Baumann of St Boniface, MB. He was raised in Plum Coulee, MB and moved to Winnipeg. He joined the PPCLI and deployed with the Regiment to England. He was injured by an exploding field stove and hospitalized. On discharge, he was posted to the Regina Rifle Regiment as a medical assistant. .. Killed on 13 August 1944 at the age of 25. .. Commemorated at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery. ..Son of Jacob and Helen Baumann. Married to Florence L. Baumann of Prince Rupert, BC.

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14. Bazzlo Lake

a. Location Northeast of WekuskoLake. Map ref. 63J/13

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16621 Private Mike Bazzlo of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 8 December 1943. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

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15. Beitz Lake

a. Location Northeast of North Knife Lake. Map ref. 64I9

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H204105 Private Fredrich Beitz. .. Killed on 24 May 1944 at the age of 22. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of Reinhardt and Susan Beitz of Winnipeg, MB.

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16. Belanger Island

a. Location Island in Connolly Lake. Map ref. 640/9

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17835 Sergeant Joseph Belanger of Transcona, MB. Before the war, he was Principal of La Fortune School at Woodridge, MB. Joined the PPCLI during WWII and transferred to the First Special Service Force. .. Killed on 16 September 1944 at the age of 25. .. Commemorated at Mazargues War Cemetery. .. Son of Joseph E. and Angelina Belanger of Transcona, MB.

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17. Bennet Point

a. Location Point in Watkins Lake. Map ref. 64N7

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H8957 Private Ruben R. Bennett of McCreary, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of Chester and Martha Bennett of McCreary, MB.

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18. Benzie Lake

a. Location Southeast of Granville Lake. Map ref. 64C/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after 42185 Pilot Officer John Benzie of Winnipeg, MB. Joined the PPCLI after high school and left the Regiment to learn to fly. At the outbreak of WWII, he went to England and joined the RAF, serving in 242 Sqn. .. Killed on 7 September 1940, shot down during the Battle of Britain. .. Commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, England. .. Son of John and Agnes Benzie of Winnipeg, MB.

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19. Bjornson Island

a Location Island in Oxford Lake. Map ref. 53L/13

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after K85316 Private Joel T. Bjornson of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 18 September 1944 at the age of 25. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Son of Herman and Freda Bjornson of Winnipeg, MB.

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20. Black Esker

a. Location North of Little Bolton Lake. Map Ref. 63/1

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17223 Private Douglas A. Black of Brandon, MB. .. Killed on 8 August 1944 at the age of 32. .. Commemorated at Florence War Cemetery. .. Son of Hugh A. and Agnes M. Black of Vancouver, BC.

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21. Blair Bay

a. Location Bay in Hoguycho Lake. Map ref. 64P/3

b. P:icture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16196 Private Reginald R. Blair of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 20 December 1944 at the age of 20. .. Commemorated at Ravenna War Cemetery. .. Son of James J. and Flora Blair of Georgetown, On. Married to Nancy F. Blair of Lancing Sussex, England.

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22. Boak Lake

a. Location Northeast of Lac Brochet. Map ref. 64K/14

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17810 Private William Boak of Portage La Prairie, MB. .. Died on active service on 20 July 1942 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England. .. Son of Mike and Mary Boak of Portage la Prairie, MB.

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23. Boulton Lake

a. Location Northeast of Black Lake. Map ref. 52L/11

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H95593 Private Willliam R. Boulton of Morden, MB. .. Killed on 23 July 1943 at the age of 24. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Albert and Harriet C. Boulton of Morden, MB.

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24. Brain Lake

a. Location Northwest of Sandhill Lake. Map ref. 640/7

b. Picture

Major Donald Brain

c. History/Background

.. Named in 1995 after Major Donald Brain. .. Killed on 10 December 1943. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

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25. Brogden Lake

a. Location East of Cross Lake. Map ref. 63I/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16600 Private Robert R. Brogden of Cartwright, MB. .. Died on 25 April 1943 when a dud exploded during a training exercise in Sussex England. .. Commemorated at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England.

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26. Brophy Lake

a. Location Southwest of Nueltin Lake. Map ref. 64N/12

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Captain John P. Brophy of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 13 June 1944 at the age of 36. .. Commemorated at Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio. .. Son of Arthur and Agnes Brophy. Married to Vivien Brophy Toronto, ON.

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27. Brown Island

a. Location In the South Seal River. Map ref. 64J/1

b Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H101378 Private Albert Brown of Balmoral, MB. .. Killed on 23 July 1943 at the age of 27. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Paul and Anne Brown of Balmoral, MB.

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28. Brown River

a. Location Flows Northeast into North Knife Lake. Map ref. 64I/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16583 Private George D. Brown of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 25 July 1943 at the age of 31. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Donald and Ida Brown.

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29. Brydon Island

a. Location Island in Utik Lake. Map ref. 53M/5

b. P:icture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H800191 Private Harry B. Brydon of Roblin, MB. .. Killed on 8 October 1951 at the age of 24. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery in Pusan, South Korea.

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30. Burton Bay

a. Location Bay in Goose Hunting Lake. Map ref. 63P/15

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Captain Lloyd G. Burton of Portage La Prairie, MB. .. Killed on 17 September 1944 at the age of 24. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Eldest son of Frank and Eugenie V. Burton of Portage la Prairie, MB. Married to Avril M. Burton of London England.

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31. Calder Island

a. Location Island in Granville Lake. Map ref. 64C/8

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H65991 Private Clifford A. Calder of Treherne, MB. .. Killed on 9 October 1943 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at Bari War Cemetery. .. Son of William and Blanche Calder of Portage La Prairie and was survived by his wife Myrtle Calder of Winnipeg, MB.

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32. Camelon Lake

a. Location Southwest of Nueltin Lake. Map ref. 64N/5

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16455 Private Wilmer Camelon of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 22 July 1943. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery.

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33. Cassells Lake

a. Location South of Tadoule Lake. Map ref. 64J/8

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H103870 Private James A. Cassells of Shoal Lake, MB. .. Killed on 15 December 1943 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of William and Frances Cassells of Shoal Lake, MB.

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34. Charney Lake

a. Location Northeast of Reindeer Lake. Map ref. 64K/11

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16285 Private Peter Charney of St. Boniface, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 27. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of Peter and Magda Charney and survived by his wife Winnifred Charney of Croydon Surrey and their son.

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35. Clark Falls

a. Location Falls on the unnamed river connecting Abrey Lake and Mcknight Lake. Map ref. 64 C/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H3524 Private Albert G. Clark of Carman, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 34. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of George C. and Mary Clark and was survived by his wife Joan Clark of Hounslow, Middlesex, England.

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36. Cleunion Lake

a. Location South of Kississing Lake. Map ref. 63 N/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H18177 Private Lucien J. Cleunion of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 4 January 1945 at the age of 20. .. Commemorated at Ravenna War Cemetery. .. He was survived by his mother Marie Cleunion of Winnipeg, MB.

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37. Clifton Lake a. Location North of Oxford Lake. Map ref. 64 J/11 b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16360 Private Arthur Clifton of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 15 December 1943. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

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38. Albert Collins Lake

a. Location Northeast of Gods Lake. Map ref. 53 K/13

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Albert Collins1944. .. Killed on 18 Sep 1944 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Son of Albert and Margaret Collins of Brandon, MB.

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39. Corkett Lake

a. Location Northeast of Reindeer Lake. Map ref. 64 K/5

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Captain George R. Corkett of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 22 September 1944 at the age of 28. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Son of Col Cecil and Madeline G. Corkett and was survived by his wife Alieen M.D. Corkett and their daughter.

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40. Cormier Lake

a. Location Southeast of Wells Lake. Map ref. 64 F/2

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16449 Private Omer Cormier of La Salle, MB. .. Killed on 8 August 1944 at the age of 22. .. Commemorated at Florence War Cemetery.

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41. Cory Lake

a. Location Northeast of Reindeer Lake. Map ref. 64 K/7

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17010 Private Willis L. Cory of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 31 August 1944 at the age of 41. .. Commemorated at Montecchio War Cemetery. .. Son of William and Ann Cory and was survived by his wife Annie L. Cory of Winnipeg, MB.

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42. Cousins Lake

a. Location East of Southern Indian Lake. Map ref. 64 B/15

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16736 Private Sidney J. Cousins of Bagor, MB. .. Killed on 22 July 1943 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of William J. and Mabel E. Cousins of Bagor, MB.

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43. Cowie Lake

a. Location East of Setting Lake. Map ref. 63J/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17169 Private Robert Cowie of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 13 December 1943 at the age of 27. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of George and Annie Cowie and was survived by his wife Phyllis Cowie of Peacehaven Sussex, England.

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44. Crane Island

a. Location In Shannon Lake. Map ref. 64 O/12

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named in 1995 after Private Gordon R. Crane of Markaroff, MB. .. Killed on 24 January 1944 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Thomas and Maude Crane of Portage La Prairie, MB.

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45. Crompton Lake

a. Location South of White Goose Lake. Map ref. 53 N/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after SH61667 Private Kenneth C. Crompton of Brandon, MB. .. Killed on 3 May 1953 at the age of 26. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery in Pusan, South Korea. .. Son of John and Edith Crompton of Portage La Prairie, MB.

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46. Currie Island

a. Location Island in Flatrock Lake. Map ref. 63 N/10

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lance Corporal Cecil Harvey Currie of St Vital, MB. .. Killed on 22 July 1943 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Herbert and Vera Currie and was survived by his wife Eileen Currie and their son of Winnipeg, MB.

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47. Dearle Island

a. Location Island in Kississing Lake. Map ref. 63 N/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H8810 Private Robert H. Dearle of Ninette, MB. .. Killed at Bagnacavallo, Italy on 12 Feb 1945 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at Ravenna War Cemetery. .. Son of Robert H. and Charlotte Dearle of St James, MB.

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48. Dodd Lake

a. Location Northeast of Grandmother Lake. Map ref. 64 G/4

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H103756 Private Charles A. Dodd of Ekhart, MB. .. Killed on 11 May 1944 at the age of 22. .. Commemorated at Bari War Cemetery. .. Son of Richard and Alice Dodd of Balmoral, MB.

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49. Doyle Lake

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Captain Charles Joseph Doyle. .. Killed on 20 July 1944.

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50. Driedger Lake

a. Location Northeast of Reindeer Lake. Map ref. 64 K/7

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H21112 Private John H. Driedger of Lockport, MB. .. Killed on 7 December 1943. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

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51. Duncan Bay

a. Location Bay in Stag Lake. Map ref. 64 C/8

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named H16630 Corporal Sydney C. Duncan of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of Percival and Emily Duncan of St Vital, MB, and husband of Joan Duncan (war bride) of Winnipeg, MB.

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52. Eastland Lake

a. Location Northeast of Lac du Bonnet. Map ref. 52 L/6

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H92438 Private Jack Eastland of Brandon, MB. .. Killed on 20 December 1944 at the age of 22. .. Commemorated at Cesena War Cemetery. .. Son of Axel and Ethel Eastland of Sandy Lake, MB and his wife O. Eastland of London, England, and daughter whom he never saw.

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53. Edgley Bay

a. Location Bay in Kitchi Lake. Map ref. 53 l/4

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lance Corporal Harold V. Edgley of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 6 June 1951 at the age of 30. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea.

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54. Edward Brown Lake

a. Location South of Vandekerckhove Lake. Map ref. 64 C/14

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H60603 Private Edward H. Brown of Petersfield, MB. .. Killed on 22 April 1945 at the age of 22. .. Commemorated at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of William E. and Alice M. Brown of Petersfield, MB.

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55. Ehinger Lake

a. Location Northeast of Reindeer Lake. Map ref. 64 K/8

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16611 Private Fredrick Ehinger of Beausejour, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of Frank H. and Helen F. Ehinger of Beausejour, MB. He was married in England and was the father of one daughter, Patricia

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56. Farand Lake

a. Location Northwest of Island Lake. Map ref. 53 E/15

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after SH4942 Private Adelard J. Farand of Winnipegosis, MB. .. Killed on 19 November 1952 at the age of 19. .. Commemorated at the United Nation Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea.

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57. Firth Bay

a. Location Bay in Kram Lake. Map ref. 64 O/7

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16096 Private Fred Firth of Winnipeg, MB. .. Died on active service 2 May 1942. .. Commemorated at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England.

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58. Fox Peninsula

a. Location Peninsula on Wells Lake. Map ref. 64 F/6

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16002 Sergeant John E. Fox of Winnipeg, MB. .. Died on active service 24 January 1942. .. Commemorated at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England. .. Son of Fred E. and Kathleen I. Fox of Winnipeg, MB.

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59. Francis Bay

a. Location Bay in the Seal River. Map ref. 64 K/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H103294 Private Lindsay Leroy Francis of Norgate, MB. .. Killed on 6 August 1944, by a mine explosion at the age of 31. .. Commemorated at Florence War Cemetery. .. Son of Harry and Elizabeth Francis of Norgate, MB.

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60. Furey Lake

a. Location Southeast of Etawney Lake. Map ref. 64 H/9

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17773 Lance Corporal Patrick Furey of Carberry, MB. .. Killed on 12 December 1943 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of James and Kate Furey of Carberry, MB.

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61. Garand Peninsula

a. Location Peninsula in Paint Lake. Map ref. 63 P/5

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Joseph Edmond H. Garand of Dunrea, MB. .. Killed on 19 November 1951 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea. .. Son of August and Rosanne Garand of Dunrea, MB.

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62. Garritty Lake

a. Location Southeast of North Knife Lake. Map ref. 64 H/9

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lieutenant Mervyn E. Garritty of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 20 December 1944 at the age of 30. .. Commemorated at Ravenna War Cemetery. .. Son of Edward J. and Ellen T. Garritty and was survived by his wife Helen J.Garritty of Ottawa, ON.

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63. Gascoyne Lake

a. Location North of Wekusko Lake. Map ref. 63 O/4

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16574 Private George Gascoyne of Winnipeg, MB. .. Died on active service 20 July 1942 at the age of 35. .. Commemorated at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England. .. Son of Frank and Sarah Gascoyne of Derby, Surrey, England.

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64. Gayoway Lake

a. Location Northwest of Nejanilini Lake. Map ref. 64 O/9

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17785 Private Michael Gayoway of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 4 December 1943 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Michael and Louise Gayoway of Winnipeg, MB.

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65. Genaille Island

a. Location In Booth Lake Map ref. 64 O/5

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H92488 Private Lewis Genaille of Russell, MB. .. Killed on 27 December 1944. .. Commemorated at Cesena War Cemetery.

230

66. Gensorick Lake

a. Location Southeast of Blackfish Lake. Map ref. 64 O/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16225 Private Frank Gensorick. .. Killed on 6 December 1943. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

231

67. Boniface Lake

a. Location North of Wilkins Lake. Map ref. 63 P/2

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H800129 Private Leo P. Gladu of St Boniface, MB. .. Killed on 3 April 1951 at the age of 19. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea.

232

68. Godkin Lake

a. Location East of Wekusko Lake. Map ref. 63 J/12

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H1875 Private James C. Godkin of Amaranth, MB. Joined the PPCLI in March 1943 in Winnipeg. Transferred to the Lake Superior Regiment and went overseas. .. Killed on 9 August 1944 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of William J. and Maggie M. Godkin of Ladysmith, BC.

233

69. Gold Island

a. Location In Stevens Lake. Map ref. 64 K/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16928 Rifleman David S.Gold of Pine Falls, MB. Joined the PPCLI in Winnipeg and transferred to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. .. Killed on 8 June 1944 at the age of 26. .. Son of Ernest S. and Beatrice E. Gold of Pine Falls, MB.

234

70. Goodburn Lake

a. Location Northeast of Reindeer Lake. Map ref. 64K/8

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17155 Sergeant Wilfred Goodburn of Napinka, MB. .. Killed on 16 February 1945 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at Argenta Gap War Cemetery. .. Son of John and G. Margaret Goodburn of Napinka, MB.

235

71. Gosselin Lake

a. Location Northeast of Reindeer Lake. Map ref. 64K/6

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H101406 Private Albert J.C. Gosselin of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 22 July 1943. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery. .. He was survived by his wife Ann Gosselin of Winnipeg, MB.

236

72. Gosselin Island

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Romeo Gosselin. .. Killed on 12 April 1945.

237

73. Griggs Lake

a. Location North of Wekusko Lake. Map ref. 63J/13

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16043 Private Frederick T. Griggs. .. Died while on active service on 30 August 1940 at the age of 33. ..Commemorated at Harrold (St Peter and All Saints) Churchyard Bedfordshire, England. .. Son of James and Ada Griggs.

238

74. Grimes Lake

a. Location West of Tadoule Lake. Map ref. 64J/12

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H3024 Private Warren Grimes of Winnipeg, MB. .. Died while on active service on 20 July 1942 at the age of 20. .. Commemorated at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England. .. Son of William and Gertrude Grimes and was survived by his foster- mother (aunt) Eliza Shanks of Winnipeg, MB.

239

75. Groves Island

a. Location In Kississing Lake. Map ref. 63N/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16927 Private George H. Groves of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 14 July 1943 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia. .. Son of Henry and Lillian Groves and was survived by his wife Betty I.M.Groves of Haslemere, Surrey.

240

76. Alfred Hansen Lake

a. Location Southwest of Bolton Lake. Map ref. 53L/4

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H800265 Private Alfred E. R. Hansen of Spear Hill, MB. .. Killed on 26 February 1951 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea. .. Youngest son of Niels and Marion Hansen.

241

77. Harford Lake

a. Location Northwest of Nejanilini Lake. Map ref. 640/9

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Wilfred J. Harford of St James, MB. .. Killed on 17 September 1944 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Son of Wilfred and Amy Harford of St James, MB.

242

78. Harper Point

a. Location On Stevens Lake. Map ref. 64K/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Major John T. Harper OBE of Winnipeg, MB. .. Died while on active service on 15 October 1944 at the age of 51. .. Commemorated at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England. .. Son of John T. and Lucy Harper and was survived by his wife Alice P. Harper of Sidney, BC.

243

79. Hayes Bay

a. Location In Naykownapiskaw Lake. Map ref. 64B/9

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16233 Private Harold Hayes of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 13 December 1943. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

244

80. Heppell Creek

a. Location Flows East into the Churchill River. Map ref. 54L/8

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lieutenant John R. Heppell of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 32. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of John R.M. and Eleanor M. Heppell of Calgary, AB and was survived by his wife Lillian Heppell of Calgary, AB.

245

81. Hickey Lake

a. Location Northeast of Roblin. Map ref. 62N/11

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lance Sergeant Walter H. Hickey of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed by a sniper’s bullet on 31 August 1944 at the age of 31. .. Commemorated at Montecchio War Cemetery. .. Son of George E. and Esther L. Hickey of Winnipeg, MB.

246

82. Hill Bay

a. Location Southwest side of Whiskey Jack Lake. Map ref. 64K/5

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Corporal Harold J.E. Hill of Macgregor, MB. .. Killed on 26 July 1943 at the age of 26. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Walter and Katherine Hill.

247

83. Hudson Point

a. Location On Stephens Lake. Map ref. 54D/7

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H204125 Private Mitchell Hudson of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 22 April 1945. .. Commemorated at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery.

248

84. Hunter Bay

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Corporal Stanley Hamilton Hunter. .. Killed on 23 November 1943.

249

85. Ilasevich Lake

a. Location Northwest of Wekusko Lake. Map ref. 63K/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17855 Corporal Harry Ilasevich of Sadlow, MB. .. Killed on 12 April 1945 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Michael and Lena Ilasevich of Sadlow, MB.

250

86. James Wright Lake

a. Location Northeast of Christie Lake. Map ref. 64A/15

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16782 Sergeant James D. Wright of Greenway, MB. .. Killed on 15 June 1945. .. Commemorated at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery.

251

87. John Wright Lake

a. Location West of Hurst Lake. Map ref. 64G/5

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16932 Private John T. Wright of Winnipeg, MB. .. Died while on active service on 25 February 1942 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, MB. .. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wright of Winnipeg, MB.

252

88. Johns Bay

a. Location In Butterfly Lake.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16364 Private Roy E. Johns of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 20 December 1943. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Aaron D. and Mary J. Johns and was survived by his wife Vera Johns of Windsor, ON.

253

89. Johnson Rapids

a. Location In the Keewatin River. Map ref. 64F/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H1345 Private John Henry Johnson of East Kildonan. Joined the army on 13 January 1943 and transferred to the PPCLI in England. He transferred to the Canadian Scottish Regiment and proceeded to France. .. Killed on 30 July 1944 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at Bretteville- sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Joseph H. and Ellen Johnson of East Kildonan, MB.

254

90. Johnson Esker

a. Location Northwest of Swampy Lake. Map ref. 53M/8

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after M31507 Private William Johnson of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 23 July 1943. .. Commemorated at the Agira Canadian War Cemetery.

255

91. Johnston Lake

a. Location Northwest of Nejanilini Lake. Map ref. 64O/9

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H1098 Lance Corporal Vernon A. Johnston of Pine Creek, MB. Originally PPCLI, transferred to the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada. .. Killed on 13 September 1944 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at the Calais Canadian War Cemetery. ..Survived by his stepfather and mother Ella Johnston of Pine Creek, MB. Son of Private Robert Johnston, 27 Battalion CEF, killed on 6 November 1917.

256

92. Jones Island

a. Location In Denison Lake. Map ref. 64G/11

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H100801 Rifleman Basil E. Jones of Winnipeg, MB. He enlisted in the PPCLI and after going overseas in August 1943 was transferred to the Regina Rifle Regiment. .. Killed on 18 July 1944 at the age of 20. .. Commemorated at Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of George W. and Bertha Jones of Winnipeg, MB.

257

93. Joseph Campbell Lake

a. Location Northeast of Whitefish Lake. Map ref. 53N/15

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H1418 Private Joseph W. Campbell of Holland, MB. He enlisted in the PPCLI in 1942 and was later posted to the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, going overseas with that unit. .. Killed on 24 October 1944 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Lloyd J. and Ada L. Campbell.

258

94. Joyal Lake

a. Location North of Molson Lake. Map ref. 63I/7

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17136 Private Joseph A.J. Joyal of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 14 December 1943. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

259

95. Kennard Lake

a. Location North of Molson Lake. Map ref. 74O/8

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16964 Private John E. Kennard. .. Killed on 12 December 1943 at the age of 29. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of John and Elizabeth Kennard of Cupar, SK.

260

96. Kilborn Lake

a. Location Southeast of Brereton Lake. Map ref. 52E/11

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17047 Sergeant Allison Frank Kilborn of Virden, MB. He was stationed at Camp Shilo as an instructor during the war. He was on his way overseas when he had a heart attack. .. Died at Debert, NS on 11 March 1945 at the age of 36. .. Commemorated at Virden Cemetery, MB. .. He was survived by his wife Marion L. Kilborn of Virden, MB and their five children.

261

97. Klassen Lake

a. Location Southwest of Nueltin Lake. Map; ref. 64N/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17884 Private Dietrich Victor Klassen of Myrtle, MB. Wounded in action at Leonforte. .. Died of wounds two days later on 23 July 1943 at the age of 20. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of George and Anna Klassen of Rivers, MB.

262

98. Kolcun Lake

a. Location West of Russell Lake. Map ref. 64C/4

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H103967 Private Peter Kolcun of Gibert Plains, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Eldest son of Nick and Cassie Kolcun of Gilbert Plains, MB.

263

99. Kransy Lake

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Corporal Walter Kransy. .. Killed on 25 January 1944.

264

100. Krysowaty Lake

a. Location West of North Knife Lake. Map ref. 64I/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17829 Private Stephen Krysowaty of Shoal Lake, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 29. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of Stephen and Sofia Krysowaty and was survived by his wife Mary M. Krysowaty of Shoal Lake, MB.

265

101. La Croix Lake

a. Location Southwest of Highrock Lake. Map ref. 64C/9

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17245 Sergeant George Richard La Croix of Winnipeg, MB. He enlisted in the PPCLI in Winnipeg and transferred to the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion on 24 September 1942 and went overseas on 30 July 1943. .. Killed on 6 June 1944 at the age of 26. .. Commemorated at St Vaast- en-Auge Churchyard, Calvados, France. .. He was survived by his wife Elva O. La Croix of Sturgeon Valley, SK and their two children.

266

102. Henry Lavallee Lake

a. Location North of Landing Lake. Map ref. 63P/6

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after SH493 Private Henry J. Lavallee of Portage la Prairie, MB. .. Killed on 19 July 1953. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea.

267

103. Leguee Lake

a. Location Northeast of Cross Lake. Map ref. 63I/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16567 Private Frederick J. Leguee of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 1 January 1944 at the age of 25. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of George A. and Bernadette Leguee of Winnipeg, MB.

268

104. Letkeman Lake

a. Location East of Krolman Lake. Map ref. 53E?16

b. Picture

c. History?Background

.. Named after Lance Corporal Theodore Letkeman, Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 7 March 1951 at the age of 24. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea.

269

105. Lewis Island

a. Location Island in Lake Winnipeg. Map ref. 62P/1

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H103190 Private Dean E. Lewis of Medora, MB. .. Killed 13 December 1943 during the crossing of the Moro River at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Evan and Catherine Lewis of Medora, MB.

270

106. Longnet Lake

a. Location Northeast of Reindeer Lake. Map ref. 64K/7

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H103547 Private Leonard V. Longney of Thornhill, MB. He was wounded in action and lay on the battlefield for eight hours. When finally evacuated, there were maggots in his wounds and gangrene had set in. He had lost a lot of blood and was unconscious. He was given blood transfusions and underwent surgery. He did not respond to treatment for the first five days and then a slight response was noted. .. Died of his wounds 21 days later on 13 June 1944 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of William H. and Jane M. Longney of Thornhill, MB.

271

107. Lower Lake

a. Location East of Nejanilini Lake. Map ref. 64P/9

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17889 Private Douglas A. Lower of Lake Francis, MB. .. Enlisted in the PPCLI and transferred to the Lake Superior Regiment. .. Killed on 1 March 1945 at the age of 24. .. Commorated at the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Richard H. and Rosie Lower of Lake Francis, MB. His brother Corporal George E. Lower of the Regina Rifle Regiment was killed in action on 9 June 1944.

272

108. Lysay Lake

a. Location West of Family Lake. Map ref. 62P/15

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H101695 Private John Lysay of Winnipeg, MB. .. Died while on active service on 15 March 1943 at the age of 20. .. Commemorated at the Yorkton Cemetery, SK. .. He was survived by his mother Nellie Lysay of North Battleford, SK.

273

109. MacNeil Lake

a. Location Northeast of Reindeer Lake. Map ref. 64K/12

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lieutenant William J. MacNeil of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 20 September 1944. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge Cemetery.

274

110. Madigan Lake

a. Location East of Blackfish Lake. Map ref. 64O/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H87682 Private Charles L. Madigan. .. Killed on 11 December 1943 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

275

111. Manness Lake

a. Location West of Family Lake. Map ref. 62P/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16783 Corporal Leslie C. Manness of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery.

276

112. Maynard Island

a. Location Island Lake. Map ref. 53E/15

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17726 Private Percy Maynard of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 33. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of Henry and Cecilia Maynard and was survived by his wife Irene Maynard of Edmonton, AB.

277

113. McAuley Bay;

a. Location In Goulet Lake. Map ref. 63 P/8

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Raymond H. McAuley of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery.

278

114. McFee Bay

a. Location Bay in Athapapuskow Lake. Map ref. 63 K/12

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16824 Private Samuel McFee. .. Killed on 22 July 1943. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery.

279

115. McIvor Island

a. Location Island in Bear Lake. Map ref. 53 M/4

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17182 Private William McIvor of Gladstone, MB. .. Killed on 22 February 1944. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

280

116. McKay Hill

a. Location Hill southwest of Blackfish Lake. Map ref. 64 O/4

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lance Corporal Eugene J. McKay, Portage la Prairie, MB. .. Killed on 22 July 1943 at the age of 22. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McKay of Portage la Prairie, MB.

281

117. McLean Peninsula

a. Location Peninsula at Turner Lake. Map ref. 64 N/9

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H10373 Private Paul McLean of Newdale, MB. .. Killed on 25 May 1944 at the age of 27. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of Peter and Annie McLean of Newdale, MB.

282

118. McPhail Island

a. Location Island on Island Lake Map. Map ref. 53 E/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H800030 Private Walter C. McPhail of Selkirk, MB. .. Killed on 19 March 1951. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea. .. He was survived by his wife Lovina McPhail of Selkirk, MB and their son.

283

119. Mencini Lake

a. Location East of Lac Brochet. Map ref. 64 K/10

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16705 Private Louis D. Mencini of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 20 September 1944 at the age of 31. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Son of Dominico and Josephine Mencini.

284

120. Menzoski Lake

a. Location Northeast of North Knife Lake. Map ref. 64 I/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17228 Private Mack Menzoski. .. Died while on active service on 9 February 1942. .. Commemorated at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England. .. Son of Andrew and Annie Menzoski.

285

121. Milliken Lake

a. Location South of Embury Lake. Map ref. 63 K/12

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H8531 Private John Milliken of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 22 September 1944. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Son of John and Agnes Milliken of Winnipeg, MB.

286

122. Milne Bay

a. Location Bay in Nicklin Lake. Map ref. 64 J/13

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16037 Lance Corporal Arthur L. Milne of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 11 December 1943 at the age of 33. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of George and Agnes Milne of Winnipeg, MB.

287

123. Morley Lake

a. Location Approx 60km north of Flin Flon

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Corporal Keith Morley of Winnipeg, Man, 2 PPCLI. .. Killed September 2006 by a bomb attack in the Panjwaii district of Afghanistan.

288

124. Muir Bay

a. Location Bay in Descoteaux Lake. Map ref. 64 J/12

b. Picture

c. History/Background

..Named after H17400 Private John R. Muir of Transcona, MB. ..Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

289

126. Murray Esker

a. Location Northeast of MacLeod Lake. Map ref. 64 P/6

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H70151 Private Cyril Murray of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 7 December 1943. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

290

127. Nelson Peninsula

a. Location Peninsula on Holmes Lake. Map ref. 64 H/2

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17786 Private Leslie W. Nelson of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 17 January 1944 at the age of 22. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Joshua and Edith Nelson of Winnipeg, MB and was survived by his wife Emily Nelson of Winnipeg, MB.

291

128. Newman Point

a. Location Point in Thuytowayazay Lake. Map ref. 64 P/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16286 Private Reginald W. Newman of St James, MB. .. Died while on active service on 24 April 1943 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England. .. Son of Ross and Agnes Newman and was survived by his wife Phyllis Newman of Winnipeg, MB.

292

129. Normand Island

a. Location Island in Island Lake. Map ref. 53 E/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after SH62112 Private Emile Normand of St Norbert, MB. .. Killed on 5 November 195. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea.

293

130. Oddy Lake

a. Location North of Lac Brochet. Map ref. 64 N/4

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17792 Private Herbert Oddy of Thornhill, MB. .. Killed on 27 July 1943 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery. .. The Only child of Jane Oddy of Thornhill, MB.

294

131. Parmeter Lake

a. Location Southwest of Tadoule Lake. Map ref. 64 J/2

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lance Corporal Benjamin H. Parmeter of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 20 February 1944 at the age of 26. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Wally and Helen I. Parmeter of Pasadena, CA and was survived by his wife Evelyn Parmeter.

295

132. Pasowysty Lake

a. Location Northeast of Egenolf Lake. Map ref. 64 O/4

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H101254 Private Peter Pasowysty of Neepawa, MB. .. Killed on 30 September 1944. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Pasowysty of Eden, MB.

296

133. Patch Lake

a. Location Northeast of Knee Lake. Map ref. 53 N/6

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H70254 Corporal Walter H. Patch of Winnipeg, MB. .. Died while on active service on 11 June 1943 at the age of 49. .. Commemorated at Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg, MB. .. Survived by his sister Ethel Patch of St Helier, Channel Islands, England.

297

134. Paulson Lake

a. Location East of Lac Brochet, Map ref. 64 K/10

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H9005 Private Edwin O. Paulson of Bowsman River, MB. .. Killed on 17 September 1944 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Son of Peter C. and Hannah N. Paulson of Bowsman River, MB.

298

135. Blaine Pearson Lake

a. Location North of Sharpe Lake. Map ref. 53K/12

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H800232 Private Royal Blaine Pearson of Birnie, MB. .. Killed on 7 March 1951. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea.

299

136. Pearson Point

a. Location Point on Gagnon Lake. Map ref. 64 P/9

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17051 Lance Corporal Thomas Pearson of Dauphin, MB. .. Killed on 22 July 1943. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery.

300

137. Polnuk Lake

a. Location South of Margaret Lake. Map ref. 53K/10

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H800003 Private Adam E. Polnuk of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 31 May 1951. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea.

301

138. Prieston Lake

a. Location Located in Benito

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Corporal Felix Albert Prieston. .. Killed on 10 June 1944.

302

139. Prior Lake

a. Location East of Cross Lake Map. ref. 63 I/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Sergeant George T. Prior of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 14 December 1943 at the age of 29. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. He was survived by his wife Marjorie G.M. Prior of Hampden Park, Sussex, England.

303

140. Purvis Lake

a. Location East of Wood Lake. Map ref. 64 H/5

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H18598 Private Jack W. Purvis of St James, MB. .. Killed on 11 April 1945 at the age of 19. .. Commemorated at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery. .. He was survived by his mother Louise C. Purvis of St James, MB.

304

141. Rathert Lake

a. Location East of North Knife Lake. Map ref. 64 I/2 b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H103768 Corporal Hebert D. Rathert of Starbuck, MB. .. Killed on 4 March 1945 when a truck overturned, pinning him underneath it 15 miles northeast of Faligno, Italy at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at Assisi War Cemetery. .. Son of Henry and Louise Rathert of Starbuck, MB.

305

142. Ray Point

a. Location Point on Kasmere Lake. Map ref. 64 N/11

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16498 Private Kenneth R. Ray of St James, MB. .. Killed on 11 September 1944 at the age of 25. .. Commemorated at Ancona War Cemetery. .. Son of Tom and Eva P. Ray of St James, MB. He was survived by his wife Lillian Ray and their son.

306

143. Renaud Lake

a. Location West of Nejanilini Lake. Map ref. 64 O/10

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17728 Private Halfdan S.E. Renaud of Riverton, MB. .. Killed on 15 December 1943 at the age of 24. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Emile J. and Gudland J. Renaud of Riverton, MB.

307

144. Richardson Peninsula

a. Location Penindula on Kasmere Lake. Map ref. 64 N/11

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H103407 Private John W. Richardson of Dauphin, MB. .. Enlisted in the PPCLI, training in Winnipeg and Shilo. Went overseas in June 1943 and transferred to the Calgary Highlanders. .. Killed on 25 July 1944 at the age of 30. .. Commemorated at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery. .. Second eldest son of Harold G. and Myrtle Richardson of Myrtle, MB.

308

145. Rothery Lake

a. Location Southeast of Edmund Lake. Map ref. 53 K/11

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16952 Private Arthur Rothery of Winnipeg, MB. .. Died on active service 1 September 1944 at the age of 32. .. Commemorated at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, MB. .. Son of James and Susanna Rothery of St James, MB.

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146. Rychlicki Lake

a. Location Southwest of Tadoule Lake. Map ref. 64 J/7

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H9515 Private Charles Rychlicki of Silver, MB. Enlisted in the PPCLI and transferred to the South Saskatchewan Regiment. .. Killed on 20 July 1944 at the age of 20. .. Commemorated at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Peter and Teenie Rychlicki of Silver, MB.

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147. Saunders Lake

a. Location North of Vandekerckhove Lake. Map ref. 64 F/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17213 Corporal John H. Saunders of Glenella, MB. .. Killed on 27 August 1944 at the age of 22. .. Commemorated at Montecchio War Cemetery.

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148. Saunders Bay

a. Location Bay in Morin Lake. Map ref. 63 I/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17763 Private William G. Saunders of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 1 December 1943 at the age of 20. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of George and Alexandria Saunders of St James, MB.

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149. Scholey Island

a. Location Island in Crowduck Lake. Map ref. 52 L/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after P22256 Private John R. Scholey of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 22 July 1943 at the age of 25. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of William A. and Clarice M. Scholey of Winnipeg, MB.

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150. Scott Point

a. Location Point on Mackerracher Lake. Map ref. 64 G/6

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after HCorporal David Herbert Scott of Wasagaming, MB Joined the PPCLI in Dauphin, MB and transferred to the Regina Rifle Regiment. .. Killed on 14 October 1944 at the age of 32. .. Commemorated at the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium. .. Son of Thomas and Mable M. Scott and was survived by his wife Grace Winnifred Scott of Wasagaming, MB.

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151. Seman River

a. Location Flows northeast into Nueltin Lake. Map ref. 64 O/12

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H1704 Private Metro Seman of Brooklands, MB. .. Killed on 20 September 1944. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Son of Fred and Katie Seman of Brooklands, MB.

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152. Shanas Lake

a. Location Northeast of North Knife Lake. Map ref. 64 I/15

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16497 Private Ben Z. Shanas of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 7 December 1943. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Isaac J. and Dorothy Shanas of Winnipeg, MB.

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153. Sharp Peninsula

a. Location Peninsula on Granville Lake. Map ref. 64 C/7

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H9208 Private Harvey R. Sharp of Portage la Prairie, MB. .. Killed on 30 May 1944 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of Richard and Mary J. Sharp of Portage la Prairie, MB.

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154. Shea Lake

a. Location East of Lac Brochet. Map ref. 64 K/10

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after P22192 Lieutenant Cecil N. Shea of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 28. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of Nelson T. and Leita G. Shea of Deseronto, ON.

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155. Sherb Lake

a. Location Northeast of Brereton Lake. Map ref. 52 E/14

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H18204 Private Charles Sherb of Brandon, MB. .. Killed on 20 September 1944 at the age of 20. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Son of Joseph F. and Lena Sherb of Brandon, MB.

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156. Siha Lake

a. Location Southeast of Weber Lake. Map ref. 53 K/5

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H800150 Private Tony Siha of Portage La Prairie, MB. .. Killed on 20 March 1951. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea.

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157. Sinclair Peninsula

a. Location Peninsula on Kapechekamasic Lake. Map ref. 63 I/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16214 Private Donald Sinclair of Souris, MB. .. Killed on 22 July 1943. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery.

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158. Skinner Island

a. Location Island in Knifehead Lake. Map ref. 64 H/14

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17059 Lance Corporal Allan R. Skinner of Dauphin, MB. .. Killed on 20 May 1944. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. He was survived by his wife Joan I. Skinner of Reading, Berkshire, England.

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159. Slemmons Bay

a. Location Bay in Etawney Lake. Map ref. 64 H/15

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H63685 Private Morton Slemmons of Grandview, MB. .. Killed on 25 May 1944 at the age of 25. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of William and Della Slemmons of Grandview, MB.

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160. Sloan Lake

a. Location North of Shethanei Lake. Map ref. 64 I/13

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16207 Private Dempsey Sloan of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 14 December 1943 at the age of 20. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Allan and Agnes Sloan of Winnipeg, MB.

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161. Slyzuk Lake

a. Location Northeast of Egenolf Lake. Map ref. 64 O/5

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H204139 Private John Slyzuk of Ashville, MB. .. Killed on 11 April 1945 at the age of 30. .. Commemorated at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Nicholas and Pearl Slyzuk of Ashville, MB.

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162. Sowerby Lake

a. Location Located in Norwood

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Pte Joseph M. Sowerby. .. Killed on 20 December 1944.

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163. Glen Small Lake

a. Location East of Joint Lake. Map ref. 53 L/6

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after SH4778 Private Glen C. Small of Dauphin, MB. .. Killed on 14 July 1953 at the age of 18. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea. .. Son of Milford and Lilian Small.

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164. Smallpiece Lake

a. Location Sipiwesk Lake. Map ref. 63 P/4

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16108 Private Ernest V. Smallpiece of Portage La Prairie. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 23. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of Arthur and Ellen Smallpiece and was survived by his wife Dorothy Smallpiece of Winnipeg, MB.

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165. Spall Lake

a. Location North of Cauchon Lake. Map ref. 63 P/9

b. Picture

Sergeant Robert Spall, VC

c. History/Background .. Named after 475212 Sergeant Robert Spall, VC of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 13 August 1918 at the age of 28. .. Commemorated at the Vimy Memorial. .. Son of Charles and Maria Spall of Montreal, Quebec.

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166. Stanley Rapids

a. Location Rapids in the Stull River. Map ref. 53 K/10

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Private Donald L. Stanley of Portage La Prairie, MB. .. Killed on 21 June 1952. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea.

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167. Steele Island

a. Location Island in Calder Lake. Map ref. 64 O/6

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16268 Private James H. Steele of Flin Flon, MB. .. Killed on 17 May 1944. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery.

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168. Stefanson Lake

a. Location South of Nueltin Lake. Map ref. 64 O/12

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H9155 Private Gisli S. Stefanson of Selkirk, MB. .. Killed on 23 February 1945 of wounds at the age of 34. .. Commemorated at Ravenna War Cemetery. .. Son of Stefan G. and Rannveig Stefanson of Selkirk, MB.

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169. Steinke Lake

a. Location West of Wells Lake. Map ref. 64 F/6

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H8912 Private Willian Steinke of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 21 December 1944 at the age of 29. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Son of August and Matilda Steinke and was survived by his wife Iris L.W. Steinke of Banff, AB.

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170. Stephenson Lake

a. Location Northeast of Grandmother Lake. Map ref. 64 G/4

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16313 Lance Corporal Frederick G.Stephenson of Souris, MB. .. Killed on 20 September 1944 by a sniper, at the age of 22. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Son of Frederick G. and Georgina D. Stephenson of Souris, MB.

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171. Talbot Island

a. Location Island in Molson Lake. Map ref. 63 I/2

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17133 Private John Talbot of St James. .. Killed on 16 October 1943 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of John and Alice A. Talbot of St James, MB. His twin brother also served in the PPCLI during WWII.

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172. Tarnausky Lake

a. Location Southwest of Tadoule Lake. Map ref. 64 J/6

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H10044 Private John J. Tarnausky of Treherne, MB. .. Killed on 16 December 1944. .. Commemorated at Ravenna War Cemetery.

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173. Thompson Peninsula

a. Location Peninsula on North Knife Lake. Map ref. 64 I/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17166 Lance Corporal Lavern R.Thompson of MacGregor, MB. .. Killed on 21 December 1944 at the age of 24. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Son of Bertram R. and Mabel I. Thompson of Winnipegosis, MB.

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174. Thorne Lake

a. Location Northwest of North Knife Lake. Map ref. 64/6

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H18007 Private Clifford Thorne of Elphinstone, MB. .. Killed on 20 September 1944. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery.

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175. Timothy Wilson Lake

a. Location Located about 75km’s northeast of Flin Flon.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Master Corporal Timothy Wilson, 2 PPCLI. .. Died March 2006 when his armored vehicle ran off the road in the Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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176. Tod Point

a. Location Point on Burnie Lake. Map ref. 64 K/16

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17112 Private James A. Tod of Sturgeon Creek, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 30. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of David S. and Eva Tod and the husband of Anne Tod of Winnipeg, MB.

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177. Toland Lake

a. Location North of Northern Indian Lake. Map ref. 64 H/6

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16049 Corporal Keith L. Toland of Ft Garry, MB. .. Died while on active service on 5 December 1941 at the age of 20. .. Commemorated at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England. .. Son of Thomas J. and Edna A. Toland of Ft Garry, MB and was survived by his wife Ruby Doreen Toland.

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178. Trentner Lake

a. Location Northeast of Sharpe Lake. Map ref. 53 K/6

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Warrant Officer Second Class George S.Trenter of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 11 October 1951. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea.

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179. Unrow Lake

a. Location North of Big Sand Lake. Map ref. 64 J/4

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H41036 Private Edward N. Unrow of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery.

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180. Vernette Point

a. Location Point on Kississing Lake. Map ref. 63 N/3

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17742 Private Rene Vermette of St Germain, MB. .. Killed on 31 August 1943 at the age of 24. .. Commemorated at Agira Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Joachim and Mari Vermette of St Germain, MB.

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181. Vernon Anderson Lake

a. Location Located northeast of Eden Lake. Map ref. 64 C/9

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17897 Private Vernon Anderson of Selkirk, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Cemetery. .. Son of Joseph T. and Mary E. Anderson.

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182. George Watson Peninsula

a. Location Peninsula on Hubley Lake. Map ref. 53 M/14.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H103598 Private George R. Watson of Balmoral, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of George A. and Isabell G. Watson of Balmoral, MB.

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183. Weidenhamer Lake

a. Location East of Lac Brochet. Map ref. 64 K/10

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H1406 Lance Corporal Hubert C. Weidenhamer, Dand, MB. .. Killed on 23 November 1944 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at Ancona War Cemetery. .. He was the only son of Roy and Nellie Weidenhamer of Dand, MB.

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184. Whittaker Island

a. Location Island in the Seal River. Map ref. 64 I/14

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16191 Corporal Charles R. Whittaker of Winnipeg MB. .. Killed on 18 Dec 1943 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery. .. Son of Harry and Lillian M. Whittaker and was survived by his wife Helena Whittaker of St Paul, Minnesota.

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185. Wiebe Island

a. Location Island in McPherson Lake. 57.383333, -99.350000

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H3582 Private Peter Donald Wiebe Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 20 December 1944 at the age of 31. .. Commemorated at Ravenna War Cemetery. .. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wiebe and survived by his wife, Irene Wiebe and their daughter Louise of St Boniface, MB.

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186. Wotton Bay

a. Location Bay in Munro Lake. Map ref. 53 L/11

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H800136 Private Thomas B. Wotton of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 25 April 1951 at the Battle of Kapyong, at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea. .. He was the youngest son of Reverend and Mrs. J.F. Wotton of Cardale, MB.

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187. James Wright Lake

a. Location Northeast of Christie Lake. Map ref. 64 A/15

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16782 Sergeant James D. Wright of Greenway, MB. .. Killed on 15 June 1945. .. Commemorated at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery.

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188. John Wright Lake

a. Location West of Hurst Lake. Map ref. 64 G/5

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16932 Private John T. Wright of Winnipeg, MB. .. Died while on active service on 25 February 1942 at the age of 21. .. Commemorated at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, MB. .. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wright of Winnipeg, MB.

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189. Wylie Island

a. Location Island in Island Lake. Map ref. 53 E/15

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after K800117 Private Lloyd K. Wylie of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 7 March 1951. .. Commemorated at the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea.

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190. Wynne Lake

a. Location Northeast of Lac Brochet. Map ref. 64 N/2

b. Picture.

c. History/Background

.. Named after H17422 Lance Corporal Charles Wynne of Ft Garry, MB. .. Killed on 20 September 1944 at the age of 25. .. Commemorated at Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. .. Son of Charles and Martha Wynne and was survived by his wife Dorothy I.Wynne of Ft Garry, MB and their two sons.

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191. Zeglinski Lane

a. Location Lane north of Caribou Lake. Map ref. 64 P/9

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H102269 Private Philip Zeglinski of Vidir, MB. .. Killed on 27 May 1944. .. Commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery.

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192. Rudko

a. Location East of Egenolf Lake. Map ref. 64O/4

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after H16124 Private Henry Rudko of Dauphin, MB. .. Killed on 30 January 1944. .. Commemorated at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

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193. Crabtree Lake

a. Location 59°33'40.0"N 101°38'00.0"W

b. Picture

c. History/Background

.. Named after Lieutenant John C. Crabtree of Winnipeg, MB. .. Killed on 23 May 1944 at the age of 24. .. Commemorated at Cassino War Cemetery. .. Son of George and Margaret Crabtree of Regina. His bio can be found here https://ppcli.com

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SECTION 5 – ONTARIO

1. Almonte War Memorial

a. Location Almonte. N45.225867, W76.194250

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Alex Rosamond was president of the Almonte knitting mill and the Almonte woollen mill. Due to his age and the fact that his mills were engaged in making cloth for army uniforms, he was not permitted to join the Canadian Army. However, he was determined to enlist and took his family to England while he tried to join the British Army. He enlisted as a private in a Scottish Regiment and served for a while with them. He was staying at Claridges Hotel in London where he met his old friend Hamilton Gault who offered him a commission in the PPCLI. Alex accepted and joined the Regiment on 4 February 1916. He was killed in the attack on the sugar factory on 15 September 1916 at Flers- Courcelette.

After the First World War, Mrs.Mary E. Rosamond, the widow of Lt Alex G. Rosamond, commissioned Dr. R. Tait MacKenzie to design a sculpture commemorating the War. The sculpture was modelled on photographs of Alex Rosamond and named “The Volunteer”.

Mrs. Rosamond bequeathed an endowment of $1,000 to the Town of Almonte, to be used for the upkeep of the memorial.

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2. Private David Byers Drive

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

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3. Lansdowne Park

a. Location Ottawa.

b. Picture

Monument to the Birthplace of the Patricia's - Lansdowne Park c. History/Background

The Ottawa Branch, PPCLI Association, sponsored the erection of a Memorial in Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, ON, to mark the birthplace of the Regiment.

It was unveiled on 6 October 1974 by R.D. Whitmore, Regimental Number 1005, and an Original of the Regiment. It is of Laurentian Pink Marble, approximately four feet high by two feet square with the top being a bird-bath. The memorial bears the inscription

A proud Regiment was born here in August 1914, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. Un fier regiment fut forme ici en Aout 1914.

Engraved on the right side is the present-day cap badge, and on the left is the “Original” or “Marquerite” cap badge.

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4. Sister of the Precious Blood Convent

a. Location Ottawa.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

In the Chapel used by the Sisters of the Precious Blood is a plaque bearing the inscription:

This tablet has been placed in this Chapel in memory of the Officers and Men of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry by Colonel Hamilton Gault, DSO, Colonel Agar Adamson, DSO, Mrs. FW Carling, Mrs. AF Sladen, Mrs. EL Newcombe, Mrs. Spruyt De Bay, Lady Buller 1926.

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5. St Bartholomew's Church a. Location Ottawa. b. Picture

c. History/Background

A memorial plaque to our first Colonel-in-Chief, Lady Patricia Ramsay, VA, CI, CD,was unveiled in St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church in Ottawa by the Colonel-in-Chief, the Countess Mountbatten of Burma. The plaque hangs in a very prominent part of the church just to the right of the lectern in the sanctuary and is inscribed as follows:

To the memory of The Lady Patricia Ramsay, VA, CI, CD late Colonel-in-Chief Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry who as H.R.H the Princess Patricia of Connaught worshipped here while resident at Government House 1911-1916

The East Window of the Church was presented by H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught in memory of the members of his staff who died during the First World War, including Lt Col F.D. Farquhar, DSO, Capt Herbert Buller, DSO, and Capt Newton, all from the PPCLI. Those commemorated are recorded on a brass plaque on the north wall of the sanctuary. The window was unveiled on Sunday 9 November 1919, by H.R.H the Prince of Wales. The Duke of Devonshire, Governor-General at that time, decided that the seat immediately behind the Vice-Regal pews should be kept for members of PPCLI. A Regimental plaque was presented to the Church in November 1980 and is located on the “Patricia Pew”, and also an inscribed photograph of LCol Farquhar and Capt Buller was presented and is displayed on the wall by the entrance to the Church from the parish hall.

St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church is an Anglican Church in Ottawa, Canada. The parish was founded in 1866 and the building completed in 1868. The Church is located across the street from Rideau Hall, the official residence of the Governor-General. A vice-regal pew is reserved for the Governor-General and is used when he or she is an Anglican. When she was Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson regularly used the pew.

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6. Church of St John the Evangelist

a. Location Ottawa.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

In the “Warrior’s Chapel” is displayed a plaque bearing the Regimental badge.

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7. Hamilton Gault

a. Location Ottawa.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

In 1988, Leslie Gault, nephew of Brigadier Hamilton Gault, the founder of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), approached the Regiment with the idea of erecting a heroic-size bronze statue of his uncle in the Parliamentary precinct of Ottawa.

The Regimental Guard, at its meeting of 19 March 1989, agreed that the project was a worthy one, and committed to its realization. A sculptor, Don Begg, was commissioned, and fundraising initiatives were undertaken. The project was coordinated by Col. J.D. Joly, and later by Col. G.A.P. Lachapelle.

The statue was unveiled on May 9, 1992, at Confederation Square near the National War Memorial. Additional castings of it were erected at the Museum

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of the Regiments (later known as The Military Museums) in Calgary and at the Frezenberg Memorial near Ypres, Belgium.

Canada's quick response to the First World War was due in part to the wealthy and distinguished Montreal businessman and Captain of the Royal Highlanders of Canada, Hamilton Gault. As a veteran of the South African war, Gault remained personally involved with the Canadian political responsibility to Britain as part of the Empire. As the climate of war overshadowed the international community in early August 1914, Hamilton Gault ventured by train to Ottawa with a proposal. He would personally raise and equip a mounted unit of Canadians for the Imperial service. The proposal was set in front of Colonel Sam Hughes, the Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence. Colonel Hughes was attracted to the offer but thought that an Infantry unit, as opposed to cavalry, would be more useful to Britain.

Lieutenant Colonel Farquhar approached the Duke of Connaught for permission to name the Regiment after his daughter, Her Royal Highness, Princess Patricia of Connaught. Princess Patricia had already become a much-admired figure in Canada because of her appreciation of the country's vast wilderness and people. The request was made to the Princess, who was delighted. On August 6th, 1914, the Canadian Government provisionally accepted Hamilton Gault's offer.

Authority for the Regiment was granted on 10 August 1914, through a charter embodied in a report of the Committee of the Privy Council of Canada, to raise and equip an infantry battalion. As detailed in the charter, Hamilton Gault would contribute $100,000 to finance and equip the battalion with the remainder of expenditures being covered by the Department of Militia and Defense.

Hamilton Gault would serve in the Regiment during the First World War, first as the second in command and at wars end as the commanding officer bringing the battalion home to Ottawa.

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8. Nichola Goddard Park

a. Location Sault Ste Marie.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

On 15 September 2007, members of the local community and volunteers from the Canadian Forces organized the construction of a park in Sault Ste Marie, ON, dedicated to the memory of Captain Nichola Goddard. Goddard lived in Sault Ste Marie at one time and both her grandparents reside there.

Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard joined the Canadian Forces under the Regular Officer Training Program in June 1998 and attended Royal Military College. She graduated in 2002 with a degree in English.

Captain Goddard was supporting B Company of 2 PPCLI as part of Task Force ORION in the Panjwai District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan when she was killed in action on 17 May 2006. Capt Goddard was 26 at the time of her death and is survived by her husband, her father, her mother and her two sisters. She is remembered by her FOO party as a good officer who considered the advice of her subordinates.

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9. Corporal A. Boneca Memorial

a. Location Thunder Bay.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

With permission from Anthony Boneca’s parents, the Edgewater Park School Council in Thunder Bay, ON has constructed and opened a new playground in honor of Corporal Anthony Boneca. The playground was opened 2 June 2007 and sponsored by the Let Them be Kids organization. Anthony’s home Regiment, the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment, was on hand to participate in the parks opening ceremonies.

Corporal Anthony Boneca was born 13 February 1985 in Thunder Bay, ON. He joined the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment 30 April 2002. In 2002 Cpl Boneca was awarded the Regiment’s Top Shot award. Cpl Boneca was employed as a rifleman with the unit, and deployed, from June to December 2004, on Operation ATHENA (Kabul, Afghanistan) Roto 2, to Camp Mirage/Julien as a member of Weapons Detachment Defence and Security Platoon.

He attended 'Superior Soldier', a UK exchange, in May 2005. Cpl Boneca was well known for his high spirit, energy, and enthusiasm. He was eager to learn and excited about all new opportunities and challenges. Cpl Boneca often made mundane tasks easier with his sense of humour and disposition. He is remembered for his ability to raise moral.

Cpl Boneca was killed on 9 July 2006 while assaulting a defended compound in the Panjwai District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, as part of the 1 PPCLI Battle Group.

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10. Patricia Lake

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

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11. Samuel Tree Jerred plaque

a Location Church of the Messiah 240 Avenue Rd, Toronto.

b Picture

c. History/Background

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12. Sergeant Marc D Leger plaque

a. Location Legion Branch 544 119 Military Rd, Lancaster.

b. Picture

Sergeant Marc Leger c. History/Background

This memorial stands beside the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 544 in the village of Lancaster. The focus of the memorial is a de-commissioned LAV III armoured vehicle with a plaque honouring all those who served in Afghanistan. Also on the site is a stone pillar with a plaque to honour Sgt. Marc. D. Leger, who was killed in Afghanistan, along with three other Patricia's, in a controversial friendly fire incident by an American fighter plane.

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pass of the sacrifices made in the cause of freedom.

THIS PLACE OF REMEMBRANCE IS DEDICATED TO A NATIVE SON OF LANCASTER

SGT. MARC D. LEGER 3RD BATTALION PPCLI KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN - APRIL 2002 "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"

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13. Private William Vincent Plaque

a. Location St John's Anglican Church Parish Hall at 115 Durham St N, Madoc.

b. Picture

c. Description

A marble plaque is on display on the church wall in memory of Private Vincent.

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14. Lincoln Lake

a. Location Near Kenora. 50.047442, -91.710253

b. Picture

c. Description

Named after Lance Corporal Glen Arthur Lincoln in his honour on 6 July 1970

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SECTION 6 – QUEBEC

1. McGill University

a. Location Montreal.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

A University Companies Memorial Plaque was unveiled on 8 May 1949.

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2. Mount St Hilaire

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The Campbells, who lost a large part of their income and became short of money, decided to sell the mountain and in 1913, and the mountain passed into the hands of Brigadier Andrew Hamilton Gault. The mills and the sugar bushes had disappeared, and the mountain village was now quiet. This suited Brigadier Gault, who loved and respected the mountain in its original state.

In 1947, Brigadier Hamilton Gault built a modest cottage on the shore of Lac Hertel. He encouraged people to fish in his lake, to walk on the former sugar bush roads, to go horseback riding and even to go downhill skiing. Only hunting and cutting wood were forbidden.

In 1957, he built a large stone house named 'Gault House' on the shore of the lake. Once it was finished, he lived there a mere three weeks before he died on 28 November 1958. The house still exists today and is used as a reception hall.

Mount St Hilaire and the surrounding park were donated to McGill University by the Founder of the Regiment. There is a memorial cairn and plaque dedicated to the Founder of the Regiment.

In keeping with Brigadier Gault's wishes, McGill University prepared a Master Plan focused on the preservation of the mountain's ecosystem, the use of the mountain for academic research and teaching programs, and the development of a nature interpretation program and to foster public enjoyment of its amenities. With this land, McGill University has created the Gault Nature Reserve; 1,000 hectares of natural primeval forests of the St. Lawrence Valley.

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3. Percival Molson Memorial Stadium

a. Location 475 Avenue des Pins, Montrea.l

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Construction was completed in 1914 on what was then known as McGill Graduates stadium, which was located on the slope of Mount Royal, at the corner of University and Pine (avenue Des Pins). The stadium sat dormant through the First World War with the cessation of football from 1914 to 1918.

On July 5, 1917, Captain Percival Molson (1880–1917) of PPCLI, a McGill University Alumnus and sports star who had been instrumental in getting the stadium plan approved, was killed in action. (Molson is the great-grandson of brewer John Molson). His will left $75,000 to the university to help pay most of the total costs for the completion of the stadium. Designed by Percy Erskine Nobbs, the stadium was officially dedicated as McGill Graduates' Stadium at an intercollegiate track meet on October 22, 1915.

It was renamed Percival Molson Memorial Stadium on October 25, 1919, by the university's Board of Governors, in honour of their fallen hero. It is currently the home of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.

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SECTION 7 – NOVA SCOTIA

1. Plaque for Private John Tate

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Private Tate was KIA 28th Feb 1915 trying to rescue a comrade. He is buried in Voormezeele, Belgium. A plaque for the "First Nova Scotian" to fall in the Great War is located on the front wall of the Kirk Memorial United Church, Aspen, Guysborough County, NS.

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2. Memorial for Private Rick Green

a. Location Forest Heights Community School, Chester Basin.

b. Picture

c. History/Background Unveiled on 02 October 2015

Private Green died early on April 17 when an American fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb on a group of Canadian soldiers who were taking part in a military exercise. He was with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.

Green was killed in Kandahar, along with three other Patricia’s:

Note the following also killed during this incident Sergeant Marc Leger Corporal Ainsworth Dyer Private Nathan Smith

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3. Memorial Corporal Paul Davis

a. Location Bridgewater High School, Bridgewater.

b. Picture

c. History/Background Unveiled on 25 September 2014

Corporal Paul Davis, a soldier from Nova Scotia, was killed in 2006 while serving in Afghanistan. He died when the armoured vehicle he was riding in collided with a taxi, swerved into a ditch and overturned.

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4. Memorial for Private Nathan Smith

a. Location Eastern Shore District High, Musquodoboit Harbour.

b. Picture

c. History/Background Unveiled on 10 November 2016.

Private Smith died early on April 17 when an American fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb on a group of Canadian soldiers who were taking part in a military exercise. He was with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.

He was on his second tour of duty when he was killed in Kandahar, along with three other Patricia’s:

Sergeant Marc Leger Corporal Ainsworth Dyer Private Richard Green

They were the first of 159 Canadians who made the supreme sacrifice in the Afghanistan conflict.

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SECTION 8 – NUNAVUT

1. 75th Anniversary Memorial

a. Location Mount Pelly, Oyayot Territorial Park. 69.173o N, 104.716o W

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The memorial is located at the top of Mount Pelly, part of Ovayot Territorial Park in Nunavut. The easiest way to get there is to take the road (the ONLY road). Located north-east from the town of Cambridge Bay for approx. 17 km to Ovayot Park, then walk up Mt Pelly to the top.

Mt Pelly is off-limits to vehicle traffic and is the highest point of land in the area.

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2. Patricia Cairn

a. Location Carin located on Ellesmere Island. 80.116667, -85.500000

b. Picture

c. History/Background

It is an Environment Canada Weather Station and an Air Force building, in about the centre of Ellesmere Island.

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SECTION 9 – NORTH WEST TERRITORIES

1. Mount Hamilton Gault

a. Location District of Mackenzie.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The following extract of a message dated 13 December 1965, from Canadian Forces Headquarters, culminated two of the most extensive expeditions undertaken by the Regiment; in both cases by men of the Second Battalion: Approval granted by the Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys to name this site Mount Hamilton Gault. Mount Hamilton Gault is located at 61º 42’ – 126º 34’ between the Flat and South Nahanni Rivers, District of MacKenzie.

In the early part of 1963, discussions commenced concerning the naming of a mountain range or mountain after the Founder of the Regiment in commemoration of the Jubilee of the Regiment. The first expedition, led by Captain F.L. Berry, consisted of five men in a 27-foot riverboat, powered by a 20hp motor and christened the “Admiral Ramsay”. They set out from Fort Nelson on 30 August 1963 and returned approximately on 26 September.

The second expedition, Nahanni II, set out from Fort Nelson, on 3 August 1964, with two riverboats equipped with 35hp motors, one of which was the 27-foot “Admiral Ramsay” from the first expedition. Commanded by Capt P.A. Maione, the party consisted of Corporal R.R. Lewis, Lance Corporal’s J. Dalton, F.J. Huard, R.A.J. Peskett and Private W.E. Brown, with Sigfried Bucher as the cameraman.

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At 1800 hours on 20 August 1964, the summit of the mountain was reached, a cairn erected and capsule deposited therein. The capsule contained a scroll which read:

Mount Hamilton Gault, on the twentieth day of August, nineteen hundred and sixty-four, a party from Second Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, under command of Capt Peter Maione, scaled this mountain, erected the cairn and deposited this canister there-in. This mountain has been officially named “Mount Hamilton Gault”, in commemoration of the Jubilee of the Regiment and serves to perpetuate the name of our Founder and former Colonel of the Regiment, Brigadier A. Hamilton Gault DSO, ED, CD. This canister contains a Regimental Camp Flag, Regimental Cap Badge and a Regimental Manual.

There are no details available on Nahanni III.

Nahanni IV took place from 12-28 July 1974 and consisted of twelve all ranks: Captain P. Goldie, Warrant Officer G.H. Smiley, Master Corporal's M.B. McCarthy, and R.P. Turpin, Corporal G.S. Jones, Private's M.R. Rattray, A.C. Clark, and G.J. Burma.

The memorial was inspected and found to be in good repair and undisturbed by the elements. A nominal roll of all participants of the expedition was placed among the boulders at the very top of Mount Hamilton Gault.

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2. Patricia Cairn

a. Location King William Island, Cape Felix, West NWT. 69º 54’ North, Longitude 97º 59’

b. Picture

c. History/Background

In 1968 an expedition from 1 PPCLI dedicated the Patricia Cairn.

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3. Lake Patricia

a. Location Southhampton Island, NWT. Rock Cairn and Sign at 64 degrees 18’ 58.14N, 83 degrees 12’44.53W

b. Picture

c. History/Background

In April 1972, a platoon based on 2 Platoon, A Company 3PPCLI, augmented and under command C Company, 3 PPCLI (Major Tom Stout) participated in an Exercise New Viking serial. They first deployed to the Arctic Training Centre, Churchill, MB and then by Hercules to Southhampton Island, NWT.

Thirty-four men of 2 Platoon, under the command of Lt Vince Kennedy, trekked to the south end of a lake and named it after the first Colonel in Chief Lady Patricia. A heavy glass bottle with time capsule materials was left at a small rock cairn that was erected with a sign reading "Lake Patricia". The Padre said words of dedication and a blessing and a three-shot salute was fired.

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SECTION 10 – YUKON

1. Christie Pass

a. Location Located near Ross River, Yukon. 63.0651428, -129.6882419

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Named after Lieutenant James Murdoch (Martin) Christie MC DCM

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2. Mount Christie

a. Location Located near Ross River, Yukon. 63.0211111, -129.6847222

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Named after Lieutenant James Murdoch (Martin) Christie MC DCM

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CHAPTER 3: MONUMENTS & MEMORIALS OUTSIDE OF CANADA

SECTION 1 - AFGHANISTAN

1. Inuksuk

a. Location Kandahar.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The memorial inuksuk is located inside the perimeter of the Kandahar Airfield’s boardwalk area. The inuksuk was constructed out of eight rock slabs gathered from the area around the airport and a nearby village. The inuksuk itself is oriented so that it "points" in the direction of Edmonton, the home station of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (3PPCLI). The platform surrounding the inuksuk bears plaques on all four sides dedicated to the memory of Canadian, American and other coalition soldiers killed in the fighting in Afghanistan.

The memorial inuksuk was built by members of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group, specifically members of "A" Company, 3 PPCLI, the battalion's pioneer platoon and military engineers in response to the four Canadian fatalities suffered at Tarnak Farm on April 17, 2002.

The inuksuk and the surrounding memorial construction were dedicated on July 16, 2002, in the waning days of the initial Canadian presence at the Kandahar military base.

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2. Task Force Afghanistan Memorial

a. Location Kandahar.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The cenotaph was erected in 2006 at the Kandahar airfield in Afghanistan. Constructed from marble and slate, it consisted of individual plaques to the fallen, including each of the Canadian Armed Forces members killed in Afghanistan and the Canadian diplomat Glyn Berry. On 10 November 2011, the Department of National Defense announced that the memorial would be brought home to Canada.

The Afghanistan Memorial Vigil (containing the plaques from the Kandahar Airfield Memorial) travelled across Canada and the United States between May 3 and October 26, 2014.

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SECTION 2 - BELGIUM

1. Frezenberg Memorial

a. Location Ypres Area.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The Frezenberg Memorial site lies as close as circumstances will permit to the position of the front line trenches occupied by the Regiment on 8 May 1915. The Memorial is five kilometres east of Ypres, Belgium and one kilometre north of Ypres-Menin road and approximately five hundred meters northeast of Bellewaerde Lake. This piece of ground was donated by Mr. Jules Van Ackerc of Wevelgem, Belgium, to the Belgian State and is to be perpetually in the care and trust of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

The Memorial is a circular dressed stone seat with a bronze cap badge in the center and bronze inscription panels fastened at the base. The seat is built on a low circular terrace paved with rubble “laid on edge” and bordered by a dressed stone curb with a step-up at approach.

Concrete foundations and seats are reinforced, and a central void at the rear accommodates a Canadian Maple tree. All stonework is of Belgium Blue Granite.

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The inscription on the bronze panel reads: HERE 8 MAY 1915 THE “ORIGINALS” OF PRINCESS PATRICIA’S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY COMMANDED BY THEIR FOUNDER MAJOR A. HAMILTON GAULT, D.S.O. HELD FIRM AND COUNTED NOT THE COST

The Canadian Maple tree was planted by the Founder on 1 October 1957. The Memorial was subsequently completed following the planting. A second bronze plaque was placed on a raised rectangular plinth set in the terrace of the Memorial and unveiled by the widow of the Founder, on 12 August 1964. The plaque reads

PRINCESS PATRICIA’S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED BY MRS HAMILTON GAULT ON THE 13TH AUGUST 1964 AT A REMEMBRANCE SERVICE ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE REGIMENT

TO HONOUR ALL OUR FALLEN COMRADES 1914 -1964

At the time the Memorial was completed, a sum of money was turned over to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission which, through investing the monies received, can finance the perpetual care of the Memorial from accrued interest.

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2. Menin Gate Memorial

a. Location Ypres.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The Menin Memorial Gate is constructed at the east end of the main thoroughfare in Ypres, Belgium.

The inscription repeated over the two main arches is: To the armies of the British Empire who stood here from 1914-1918 and to those of their dead who have no known grave.

The inscription repeated over the staircases leading out of the main hall is:

In Maiorem Dei Gloriam, Here are recorded names of Officers and Men who fell in Ypres salient but to whom the fortune of war denied the know and honoured burial given to their comrades in death they shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

The names of 56,000 Officers and Men are inscribed in portland stone panels which have been fixed to the inner walls of the hall, up the sides of the staircases and inside the loggias. Of the names, 557 are members of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, including Lieutenant Hugh MacKenzie, VC. The Memorial was unveiled on 24 July 1927.

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3. St George's Memorial Church

a. Location Ypres.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

In the Baptistry of St George’s Memorial Church, Ypres Belgium is a bronze plaque on which is engraved

In memory of all ranks Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry who died in the1914-18 War and the Founder of the Regiment Brigadier A. Hamilton Gault DSO, ED, CD who served the Regiment until his death 28 November 1958.

The plaque was unveiled by the late Lady Patricia Ramsay, VA, CI, CD, the first Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment on 19 October 1961. On this same date, Freedom of the City of Ypres was conferred on the Colonel-in-Chief.

In 1918, with their town in complete devastation, the people of Ypres set about the task of rebuilding in the same style as it had been in 1914.

St George's Memorial Church was built as a memorial to the thousands of men who died in the three battles of the Ypres Salient. By the end of the First World War, 500,000 men had died, and the 160 Commonwealth War Cemeteries around Ypres mark the areas on which they fell.

Field Marshal Sir John French, Earl of Ypres, a former Army Commander, appealed for a British memorial church to be built here. After land was allocated and planning permission was given by the town, Field Marshal Lord Plumer laid the stone for the foundation of the church on Saturday 24 July 1927, and it was dedicated on 24 March 1929.

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16. SECTION 3 - BOSNIA

1. Memorial Stones – Camp Black Bear

a. Location Velika Kladusa.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

All soldiers who have died while serving in the Balkans are remembered not only in the hearts of their fellow soldiers, but in etchings on memorial stones, by cairns, or other physical representations of their sacrifice.

There may be more markings than have been identified due to the remaining threat of mines throughout the Balkans.

Memorial Stones at Camp Black Bear, Velika Kladusa, Bosnia, lists those who have died while serving in the Balkans. Included are the names of four Patricias:

Corporal J.M.H. Bechard of the Second Battalion PPCLI killed on 6 August 1993 in a vehicle accident in Camp Polom, Croatia;

Private K.D. Cooper of the Third Battalion PPCLI died on 6 June 1994 in Modirci, Croatia;

Sergeant H.J. Squires of the First Battalion PPCLI killed on 25 August 1999 in a vehicle accident in Greece;

Corporal R.T. Pollard attached to the Second Battalion PPCLI from 426 Squadron died on 28 September 2000 in Coralici, Bosnia.

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17. SECTION 4 - CROATIA

1. Captain Jim Decoste Memorial Plaque

a. Location Croatia. N44.298918,E15.848077

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Captain Decoste was killed in a vehicle accident near Gračac, Croatia on 18 September 1993 while serving with the 2 PPCLI as part of UNPROFOR.

Inscription reads

IN MEMORY OF (JIM) H1 606 602 CAPTAIN JP DECOSTE DIED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT 18 SEPTEMBER 1993 WHILE SERVING WITH THE SECOND BATTALION PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY OPERATION HARMONY

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18. SECTION 5 - CYPRUS

1. St Barnabas Chapel

a. Location Blue Beret Camp, Nicosia.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

On 9 February 1983, at St Barnabas Chapel, Second Battalion presented a stained glass window depicting St Barnabas in the centre pane of the three windows. The left pane consists of a Patricia hat badge with the Regimental Colours above it and the right pane consist of a VP and coronet with the Arabic numeral two, with the Regimental Colours below.

The stained glass window was dedicated by the Colonel-in-Chief, The Right Honourable Countess Mountbatten of Burma, CD, JP, DE. Also present was LCol B. Ashton, Capt A.J. Anderson, the unit medical officer who designed the window, Sgt R.J. Germain, the weapons technician who produced the window, and other members of the Battalion.

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2. Patricia Way

a. Location Nicosia.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

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SECTION 6 – ENGLAND

1. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

a. Location Camberley.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

In the chapel of the Royal Military Academy at Camberley is a marble plaque which was unveiled by the first Colonel-in-Chief, Lady Patricia Ramsay, VA, CI, CD.

The Royal Memorial Chapel at RMA Sandhurst has a very special place in the hearts of all those officers who serve, or have served, in the British Army. Much that you see in this Royal Memorial Chapel is the gift of a Corps or Regiment, of a relative, or one of the thousands of individuals. The memorials range from before 1914, covering wars and campaigns in South Africa, Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, and India, to the First and Second World Wars, and many subsequent campaigns in which the British Army has been involved since 1945.

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2. Brockwood Memorial

a. Location London.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Located south of Bisley Camp, approximately 40 kilometres southwest of London, the memorial commemorates 3,555 men and women of the Commonwealth Land Forces who served in all theatres of war during the Second World War and who have no known grave. It was unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen on 25 October 1958 and amongst its numbers honours 17 members of the Regiment with no known grave.

The Brookwood Memorial is a circular building of white against the green maples, firs, and beds of feathers. Of the more than 5,800 buried in the military cemetery, 328 are Canadians from the First World War; 17 Patricia's and 31 other Soldiers; five Canadian Sailors; and 669 Canadian Airmen.

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3. Winchester College

a. Location London.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Situated to the west of College Meads, this cloister serves as a memorial to the Wykehamist dead of the First and Second World Wars. It was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and dedicated in 1924, and then again in 1948. A bronze bust of Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding sits on the west side of the cloister.

War Cloister occupies a strategic position in Kingsgate Street (accessed via "South Africa Gate"), which commemorates the Wykehamist dead of the 1899 – 1902 Boer War, so that all Commoners go through it on their way to and from class.

Another older war memorial in the school is the entry chamber to Chapel, known as "Crimea" after the Crimean War of the early 1850s, and bearing the names of Wykehamists who died at the siege of Sevastopol.

On the War Memorial for 1914-18 is a Canadian Maple Leaf and emblazoned Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.

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4. Hatch Court Museum

a. Location Somerset.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The Hatch Court Museum is operated by the family of the Founder and is a private museum located in Somerset, England.

Several artifacts that are the property of the Regiment are on display at the museum. A partial listing is a follows:

(1) Captains uniform with CF button, Parachute Wings (Basic), CD, CF shirt, CF necktie;

(2) Two photos - one of MGen Ware and the other of MGen Brown;

(3) Battle dress post Second World War, private with PPCLI cloth shoulder titles, Glider pilot wings, ribbons – 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, Defence of Britain, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal, Long Service, and Good Conduct Medal, Khaki shirt, knitted woollen tie;

(4) Battle dress tunic property of the Founder A. Hamilton Gault, cloth PPCLI shoulder titles, cloth badges of colonel rank, two red tabs, two general service buttons, ribbons: Distinguished Service Order, South Africa Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal w/mention in Dispatch, Efficiency Decoration, Order of St Anne (Russia), Order of the Crown (Belgium), officers silk shirt, officers knitted tie;

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(5) Summer parade and ceremonial uniform: jacket with PPCLI brass collar and shoulder badges, PPCLI brass Regt buttons, khaki shirt, and knitted tie, Insignia: arms – Mobile Command Badge, right arm lower (specialist badge) LI Gp 2, left arm lower (Musketry Qual) marksman, ribbons: 1939-45 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence of Britain, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medals: General Service Medal, Korea 50-53, United Nations Medal, Korea 50-53, Canadian Forces Decoration. (6) Trench map of Vimy that is linen;

(7) Photos LCol CB Ware and RSM Gardner;

(8) Presidential Citation;

(9) Extracts 80th Bde Routine Order #195 8 November 1915;

(10) Special Order of the Day by LCol A. Hamilton Gault, DSO 19 October 1919;

(11) Colour photos of Ric-A-Dam-Doo with Wreath of Laurel; (12) Operations

(12) Order #8 by LCol Adamson d/7 April 1917;

(13) Special Order of the Day 10 February 1940 Lady Patricia Ramsay;

(14) Cap badges - R22eR(Van Doos), Marguerite(Badly worn), RCR, Rifle Brigade, Royal Crew(3), Jacuns, Cloth Chevrons Sgt 1 pr, cloth MWO/CSM 1pr; and

(15) Various trade badges, Regimental belt (pre-unification w/buckle and D’s), cloth PPCLI shoulder titles 1919-1939 (2), post-WWII (2) the United States Distinguished Unit Citation (worn with battle dress or TW’s) (2), shoulder title LER (4 PPCLI) (1), cap badge Tudor Crown (1), MWO badge of rank brass (1), regimental buttons 13, combat rank slip-ons Lt, CSM, WO, MCpl, and Canada shoulder titles.

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5. Victory Services Club

a. Location London.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

This club was built in 1907 as a tri-service club for serving and retired members of the Commonwealth. There are two plaques on the door to room 517, which is referred to as the PPCLI Room. One plaque is dedicated to Corporal G.B. Stewart, Regimental Number 1625, who joined the Regiment in August 1914 and was killed at Bellewaerde Lake on 8 May 1915.

Stewart's correct rank was Lance Corporal.

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6. Rhodes House

a. Location Oxford.

b. Picture

Major Talbot Papineau, MC c. History/Background

In the memorial chapel is inscribed the name of Talbot Papineau, who was a Rhodes Scholar, killed in action as a Major during the Third Battle of Ypres on 30 October 1917. Talbot Mercer Papineau, MC was a lawyer and soldier from Quebec, Canada.

Born in Montebello, Quebec on 25 March 1883, he was the son of Louis-Joseph Papineau (grandson of the Patriot leader Louis-Joseph Papineau). However, Papineau was brought up a Protestant and had American roots. His mother, Caroline Rogers, was born into an influential family from Philadelphia. His upbringing was mainly in English. He was educated at the Montreal High School and at McGill University. In 1905, he was one of the first Canadians to receive a Rhodes scholarship, and he studied law at Brasenose College, Oxford. He also played ice hockey for the Oxford Canadians. Returning to Montreal in 1908, he started practicing law.

In August 1914, he enlisted with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and was commissioned as a Lieutenant. In the newspapers in 1916, he argued with his cousin, the anti-imperialist nationalist leader Henri Bourassa, over support for the war and the British Empire. Papineau's letter to Bourassa would eventually be published in The Times of London. He was awarded the Military Cross for his actions in Belgium and rose to the rank of Major. He was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele in Ypres on 30 October 1917.

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7. Royal Burial Grounds

a. Location Windsor. Open only one day of the year to the public. Access is otherwise by permission from Buckingham Palace.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The original Colonel-in-Chief, Lady Patricia Ramsay (formerly Princess Patricia of Connaught), is interred at Frogmore. Her Royal Highness Princess Patricia of Connaught (17 March 1886 to 12 January 1974) was the youngest

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daughter of Field Marshall His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, the third son of Queen Victoria. Her mother was Princess Louise Marguerite of Prussia. Her elder siblings were Prince Arthur and Princess Margaret, later Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden. Christened Patricia Helena Elizabeth, she was named Victoria after Queen Victoria and Patricia in honor of Saint Patrick.

Princess Patricia traveled extensively in her early years. Her father was posted to India with the British Army, and the young princess lived there for two years. In 1911, the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was appointed Governor- General of Canada. Princess Patricia accompanied her parents to Canada and became greatly admired as she traveled the country. Canadians admired her friendly, informal manner. Her popularity was officially acknowledged when her image appeared on the 1917 Dominion of Canada one-dollar bill issued on her birthday.

Princess Patricia was officially appointed as Colonel-in-Chief of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry on 22 February 1918 and held that appointment until her death. The Regiment was named after her. Princess Patricia personally designed and crafted Colors for the Regiment to take overseas to France. As the Regiment’s Colonel-in-Chief, she played an active role in the Regiment until her death in 1974. The Regiment’s cap badge still features Princess Patricia’s Royal Cipher – VP.

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. In the end, she chose a husband who was not of Royal blood. She married Commander (later Admiral) Sir Alexander Ramsay, third son of the Earl of Dalhousie (29 May 1881 to 8 October 1972), a naval officer who served as one of her father’s aides de camp. She was married at Westminister Abbey on 27 February 1919. On 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 “Lady Patricia Ramsay” with precedence immediately before the Marchionesses of 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 decision 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.

Lady Patricia Ramsay was an accomplished artist who specialized in watercolors. The subjects of her works were based on her travel to tropical countries. Gauguin and Van Gogh influenced her style as she had studied under A.S. Hartrick who had worked with these artists. She died at Ribsden

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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.

Her only child, Captain Alexander Ramsay of Mar (21 December 1919 to 20 December 2000), served in the Second World War and 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.

Lady Patricia Ramsay’s honors included Lady of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (CI), member of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (ODM), the Canadian Forces Decoration (CD), and Dame Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (G.C.St.J).

On 3 May 2015, the graves at Frogmore were visited by the PPCLI 100th Anniversary Returns Group and a service held to commemorate the original Princess Patricia and her husband.

Inscription on grave stone reads

VICTORIA PATRICIA HELENA ELIZABETH VA CI CD GCCTJ BORN ST PATRICK ’S DAY 17TH MARCH 1886 DAUGHTER OF FIELD MARSHAL HRH THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT & STRATHEARN MARRIED 27TH FEBRUARY 1919 THE HONOURABLE ALEXANDER ROBERT MAULE RAMSAY STYLED LADY PATRICIA RAMSAY COLONEL IN CHIEF OF PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY DIED 12TH JANUARY 1974

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8. Brentford War Memorial

a. Location Brentford.

b. Picture

Sergeant Robert Spall, VC

c. History/Background

The memorial is situated outside Brentford library in Boston Manor Rd. It is a tall structure of stone. Its cross-section is square, with a smaller square cut out of each corner. Near the top is a ledge, and below it, on each face, a wreath is carved. The whole stands on a low plinth on a three-step base. The main inscription is on the front of the memorial, with the memorial to Sgt, Robert Spall V.C. below. All other names are carved on the two sides of the memorial.

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9. Church of St John the Baptist

a. Location Hatch Beauchamp.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The church is at the back of the residential property of Hatch Court, the longtime home of the Founder, and sits between the grounds and immediately adjacent to the farm cottage, now known as Belmont Farm. The central panel is flanked by two others, each bearing Canadian maple leaves and the cap badge of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. The inscription reads 410

BRIGADIER HAMILTON GAULT D.S.O., E.D., C.D. OF HATCH COURT AND MONT ST.HILAIRE, CANADA FOUNDER OF PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY AND COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT FREEMAN OF THE BOROUGH OF TAUNTON AND HIS WIFE DORTHY BLANCHE 29th SEPTEMBER 1972 ENTER THOU INTO THE JOY OF THY LORD

On 5 May 2015, as part of the Regimental 100th Anniversary - Private Returns Program, an additional plaque was set in the lead bench of the Gault pews and a dedication service held, attended by many of the village and the extended Gault family and friends. The plaque faces the floor Memorial Stone, beneath which are the ashes.

This plaque marks the 100th Anniversary of the founding of PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY by Hamilton Gault in August 1914, and the subsequent contribution of this Regiment to the history of Canada and the Commonwealth. He was an inspirational leader, and rests here with his wife, Dorothy, who was long a friend of the Regiment. Dedicated 5 May 2015

Hatch Court

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10. The Bownass Window

a. Location St Martin's Church, Lake Road, Bowness-on-Windemere, Cumbria.

b. Picture

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c. History/Background

In August 1914 when the call went out for recruits for the PPCLI, one veteran Britain, an architect then in Canada, signed up and was selected as an Original. Surprisingly, very little has been known of James Everett Bownass by the Regiment. His name in our rolls was ‘J. Bowness’. There was little else.

Lance Corporal James Everett Bownass was wounded on February 1915, again in March, and died on 8 May 1915 at Frezenberg, and yet he went into our Honour Roll simply as J. Bowness. In 2012 it came to light that he had a window dedicated to him in St Martin’s Church, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, and the UK. There in the dedication plaque is his name, the hat badge of his regiment, the side windows showing Ypres in ruins. The inscription reads

In loving memory of JAMES EVERTT BOWNASS A.R.I.B.A. LCpl in the P.P.C.L.I. Killed in action near Ypres 8 May 1915

The window was designed and donated by James’s father and was dedicated on Saturday, October 16, 1920. It was made and signed by Archibald Keightley

James was the son of John Titterington Bownass, a local solicitor, and his wife Bessie, of Grove House in Bowness-on-Windermere, on the shores of a large lake in Cumbria just south of the Scottish border. His grandfather was William Bownass who owned the Royal Hotel in Bowness-on-Windemere according to the 1851 census there.

James and his brother William were first listed as articled clerks in their father John’s law firm in the 1901 census. James had previous service with the Middlesex Yeomanry, and was an architect – hence the Association of the Royal Institute of British Architects initials after his name.

The date he moved to Canada is unknown. He was five foot of height. He was 31 when he joined in 1914. It took several months before it was established that he had been killed at Frezenberg. There were early reports that he was missing, but these were later changed to KIA.

So how a name could be mistaken? Possibly during enrolment at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, ie, Bowness instead of Bownass. Four generations of the family had spelled it Bownass. Alternatively, perhaps James was tired of 413

Canadian ribbing about his last name’s spelling – and off-hand changed it to the other common spelling to avoid being teased.

He is remembered at the Menin Gate as he is in the window at St Martin’s - James Everett Bownass, PPCLI - Panel 10 – 26-28. The PPCLI Honour Roll has been amended.

On the 8th of May 2015, at the start of the Menin Gate service marking the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Frezenberg, the announcer featured the story of Lance Corporal J.E. Bownass.

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11. Church of St John the Baptist/Mersham

a. Location 4 Church Close, Mersham, Ashford Borough, Kent.

b. Picture

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c. History/Background

The grave of the second Colonel-in-Chief PPCLI, the 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Lady Patricia, is in the Brabourne family plot in the Church of St John the Baptist in Mersham, nearby the New House which Lady Patricia occupied until her death in 2017.

She was buried there 27 June 2017, in a private ceremony where the Regiment was represented by The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Colonel-in-Chief PPCLI.

The funeral service for Lady Patricia had been held that day in London’s St Paul’s Church, where HRH Prince Charles gave the eulogy, the 3rd Countess of Mountbatten Lady Penelope spoke for the family, and regimental remarks were made by MGen (Ret’d) Brian Vernon, Colonel of the Regiment PPCLI. Honour Guard including pallbearers was provided by a contingent of 2 PPCLI soldiers who were by chance on Public Duties in London at the time.

Lady Patricia is buried with her husband, the 7th Lord Brabourne. Their headstone reads

JOHN KNATCHBULL 7th Lord Brabourne 9th November 1924 22nd September 2005 a greatly loved man for all seasons and his beloved wife PATRICIA Countess Mountbatten of Burma 14th February 1924 13 June 2017 In honour bound.

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12. Westminster Abbey

a. Location Westminster Abbey, London.

b. Pictures

c. Description/Background

Westminster holds two general connections. The first is the floor tableau honouring all the empire soldiers who gave their lives in World War I. It forms a central spot for a Church service each remembrance day.

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Inscription reads

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE MEMORY OF ONE MILLION DEAD OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 AND OF WHOM THE GREATER PART REST IN FRANCE * * * * * A LA GLORIE DE DIEU ET A LA MEMOIRE DU MILLION DE MORTS DE L’EMPIRE BRITANNIQUE TOMBES DANS LA GRANDE GUERRE 1914-1918 ET QUI POUR LA PLUPART REPOSENT EN FRANCE

The second connection is that Princess Patricia, first Colonel-in-Chief PPCLI, who was born at Buckingham Palace on 17th March 1886, the second daughter of Arthur, Duke of Connaught, third son to Queen Victoria, was married here in 1919.

On 27th February 1919, HRH Princess Patricia of Connaught was married to Commander (subsequently Rear Admiral Sir) Alexander Ramsay, a son of the Earl Dalhousie, in Westminster Abbey. This was the first royal wedding to be held at the Abbey since that of Richard II in 1382.

Order of Service page is below. The Regiment provided the Honour Guard for the arrival of the King, and the usher party for the wedding. The Founder Hamilton Gault and other officers and men of the Regiment were in attendance.

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SECTION 7 - FRANCE

1. de Lalanne Street

a. Location Vimy.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

de Lalanne Street was named in honour of Brigadier J.A de Lalanne, CBE, MC who 1915 enlisted as a Private, became a Sergeant and in 1916 was commissioned as a Lieutenant. As a Captain, he led the first Canadian patrol into the town of Vimy in April 1917.

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2. Patricia Crater

a. Location Vimy.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

One of the craters a Vimy Ridge has been named Patricia crater. In December 1916, the Regiment was with the 7th Brigade of the 3rd Division occupying a section of the front-line trenches near Vimy Ridge that was called the crater line.

In the spring of 1916, the British had blown a series of craters in an attempt to edge the line forward. These craters had all been given code names. The two craters that marked the extremities of the Regiment’s position were “Broadmarsh” to the north and “Devon” to the south. In between were “Durand”, “Duffield”, “Common” and “Tidsa”.

On 19 December 1916, tunneling companies blew charges on either side of “Tidsa”, improving the lips and making it easier to defend. After that, the new hole in the ground was dubbed “Patricia” Crater by First Army Headquarters. It was 250 feet in diameter and 60 feet deep.

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3. Vimy Memorial

a. Location Vimy.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

After the First World War, the French government deeded 250 acres of the area at Vimy Ridge to Canada. In 1920 the Canadian Battlefields Memorial Commission was set up and studied 160 designs before selecting the one submitted by Walter S. Allward, a Toronto sculptor. The construction of the memorial began in 1925 and took eleven years to finish. By 1936 the tall twin pylons overlooking the Douai plain dominated the ridge and King Edward VIII dedicated the site on 26 July. A plaque set up at the entrance to the Vimy Memorial reads -

This land is the free gift in perpetuity of the French nation to the people of Canada

At the base of the memorial itself, in French on one side, in English on the other, the following words appear:

TO THE VALOUR OF THEIR COUNTRYMEN IN THE GREAT WAR AND IN MEMORY OF THEIR SIXTY THOUSAND DEAD THIS MONUMENT IS RAISED BY THE PEOPLE OF CANADA.

Canadian trees and shrubs have been planted in great masses to resemble the woods and forests of our country. There are 11,285 names carved around the stone base, names of Canadians who gave their lives in France and had no known grave. Among them are the names of four Victoria Cross winners. One of which is Sergeant Robert Spall who won his Victoria Cross holding off a German counter-attack near Ruye in the 1918 battles east of Amiens at Parvillers. 422

SECTION 8 – HOLLAND

1. Achterveld

a. Location Achterveld. N52.134868, E5.496848

b. Picture

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c. History/Background

On April 17th, 1945 the village of Achterveld found itself in the dangerous position of being situated in no-man’s land between fronts. Both Allied and Nazi patrols crept through the town day and night. Terrified civilians took cover in underground shelters to protect themselves against the constant shellfire and artillery barrage from both sides.

On the afternoon of April 18th, there was an unusual quiet. Some civilians of the town ventured out of hiding and noticed the Germans were wiring their Church with dynamite. The Germans were afraid that the Canadians would use the tower as an observation post. From the tower, one could well see the German defence line that is close. One brave villager hopped on his bike and rode 6 km with the distress message to Canadian headquarters at Barneveld.

As the civilians waited, anxiously hope was restored when they saw the Canadian armoured car. The messenger returned one hour later with the Patricia’s in support. A fierce firefight ensued, four Germans escaped but the Patricia’s captured three others, and the church was spared.

To commemorate the regiment’s heroic actions in this regard, in 2000 the citizens of Achterveld erected a plaque in honour of the PPCLI. The inscription reads

CANADIAN SOLDIERS FROM THE PRINCESS PATRICIA LIGHT INFANTRY PREVENTED THE DESTRUCTION OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ACHTERVELD (used as an observation post) ON 18 APRIL 1945.

WE THANK THESE SOLDIERS WHO SAVED THE HEART OF OUR VILLAGE

MAY 9, 2000

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2. Ijssel River Crossing

a. Location Gorssel.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Near the Ijssel is a boulder with a plaque Inscription on the left plaque (translated):

WITH THE CROSSING OF THE IJSSEL IN GORSSEL BY THE CANADIAN ARMY ON APRIL 12 1945 THE LIBERATION BEGAN OF WESTERN NETHERLANDS

Inscription on the right plaque:

PPCLI

PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY FIRST REGIMENT TO CROSS THE IJSSEL RIVER APRIL 1945

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3. Harskamp

a. Location Harskamp. N52.121607, E5.761080

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Inscription on left:

APRIL 1945 LIBERATION OF VELUWE

Inscription in middle: 1945 APRIL 1985

REVEALED BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. L.A.H. SMITH AMBASSADOR FROM CANADA 27 APR 1985 Inscription on right:

1st CANADIAN ARMY CORPS

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4. Lieren

a. Location Lieren. N52.160462, E5.986298

b. Picture

c. History/Background

Inscription reads

BEVRIJDERS VAN LIEREN 17-04-1945 3E BRIGADE - IE DIVSIE THANKS YOU LIBERATORS SCILIE - ITALIE - FRANKRIJK - BELGIE DUITSLAND - HOLLAND

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5. Oosterhuizen

a. Location Oosterhuizen. N52.157753, E6.005755

b. Picture

c. History/Background

In April 1945, PPCLI was ordered, along with other units of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, to advance south of Apeldoorn via the villages of Oosterhuizen, Lieren, and Beekbergen to Apeldoorn. Other Canadian units had liberated Apeldoorn and needed support. Due to the rapid advance of other allied troops from the direction of Otterlo, the Germans in the vicinity of Apeldoorn threatened to be cut off. As a result, they were forced to surrender their defense to the west of the Apeldoorn Canal on the night of 16 to 17 April. The Patricia's Infantry could, therefore, free the three villages on 17 April 1945 without much opposition.

Inscription reads

'16-4-'45 OOSTERHUIZEN 21-4-'95 PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY WE DO REMEMBER'

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SECTION 9 - ITALY

1. Lieutenant Campbell Stuart Munro

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

A photo exists of this memorial; however, its location and other information is not known.

Stuart Munro was Albert Gerald (Jerry) Richards' best friend from high school, and both were Lieutenants in PPCLI. During the Battle of the Moro River, Munro became increasingly worried about the risk of being killed. He wanted to marry his high school sweetheart after the war. His close friend Richards was scheduled to be LOB and he offered to take Murno's place going forward. Unfortunately Munro was killed at the rear by a German artillery barrage 16 December 1943.

The Moro River Canadian War Cemetery lies in the locality of San Donato in the Commune of Ortona, Province of Chieti, and is sited on high ground near the sea just east of the main Adriatic coast road (SS16). The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. In January 1944 the Canadian Corps selected this site, intending that it would contain the graves of those who died during the Ortona battle and in the fighting in the weeks before and after it. Today, there are 1,615 graves in the cemetery, of which over 50 are unidentified, and 1,375 are Canadian.

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2. Cassino Memorial

a. Location

b. Picture

c. History/Background

The Cassino Memorial was unveiled on 30 September 1956 by Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis.

The memorial commemorates the 4,054 men who died in the Sicilian and Italian Campaigns and have no known grave. There are 192 Canadians named on the memorial - five of whom are Patricia’s.

Of the 855 Canadians buried in the cemetery, 90 of them are Patricias.

The memorial consists of a series of green marble slabs that rise to a height of fifteen feet. The slabs are incorporated into an ornamental pool and formal garden. The memorial and cemetery are located about 135 kilometres south of Rome on route 6 and about the same distance north of Naples.

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SECTION 10 - KOREA

1. Kapyong Battle Monument:

a. Location Naechon.

b. Picture

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c. History/Background

The Kapyong Battle Monument located at Naechon, Korea, 7 km north of Kapyong was unveiled Friday 7 November 1975 in the presence of dignitaries of the United States, the Commonwealth, and Korea. Amongst the Canadian Contingent was Colonel J.R. Stone, DSO, MC, CD, who commanded the Second Battalion of the Regiment at the Battle of Kapong. This monument stands 3.35 metres high and is made of natural stone weighing approximately six tons.

The inscription, which is done in black marble on the front of the monument, is surrounded by a Maple Leaf and reads:

DEDICATED TO PPCLI BATTLE OF KAPYONG 1951.4.24-25

The Regimental Memorial was designed by Mr. Aum Duk-Moon, a well- known Korean architect and was erected with donations from the Korea Bank Association, Korea National Tourist Association, and the United Korean War Allies Association under the auspices of the government of South Korea.

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2. United Nations Memorial Cemetery

a. Location Pusan.

b. Picture

c. History/Background

In January 1951, various battlefield cemeteries that had grown up during the Korean War were concentrated at Tanggok, a suburb of Pusan. Now called the United Nations Memorial Cemetery, it contains the bodies of 2,267 soldiers who, unlike the Americans, were buried in Korea. Of these 1,588 were Commonwealth soldiers, including 378 Canadians. Sixteen Canadians are listed on the bronze plaques of the memorial. The cemetery, as its name 433

implies, is a special United Nations one; Commonwealth troops fought in Korea as members of the UN forces, and thus the UN commemorated the dead. National sections are marked by flags, and the graves have permanent headstones, each with a bronze plaque giving the name and unit of the deceased. The Republic of Korea granted the land to the United Nations without charge, for all time, as a tribute to all those who had laid down their lives in combating aggression and in upholding peace and freedom.

The memorial to Commonwealth soldiers is of stone on a low base with bronze plaques bearing the names of those who died and whose burial places are unknown. The inscription reads:

On this memorial are inscribed the names of men from Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa who died in the Korean War and have no known grave. They died with men of other countries fighting to uphold the ideals of the United Nations.

Eleven years after the Armistice, a Memorial Service Hall was opened as a place where pilgrims may come to contemplate or attend services of remembrance. Designed by a prominent Korean architect, it is of a most unusual and effective design with granite walls overshadowed by a side peaked roof held in place by six concrete “V” beams anchored to the foundations and designed to withstand winds of gale force. The cemetery overlooks rice paddies and a peaceful seascape. More than 10,000 trees and shrubs, donated by many countries, have been planted to enhance the tranquility and beauty of the site.

The names of the men who gave their lives in Korea are also preserved in Canada. It was decided in 1956 that a Book of Remembrance should commemorate these men and at the same time that there should be Books of Remembrance for the Nile Expedition and the South African War, as well as for those who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the First and Second World Wars. Thus, the honour roll of those who died overseas since Confederation is now complete.

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