[11] Other Canadian snipers recorded high hit ratios and some extremely difficult shots, but remain anonymous. [a 1], The PPCLI was raised on the initiative of Captain Andrew Hamilton Gault in 1914, to participate in the Canadian war effort for the First World War. [b 10], From August 2004 to February 2005, during Operation Athena, the 3rd Battalion deployed a reconnaissance platoon with the LdSH (RC) reconnaissance squadron to Kabul. [a 7] On June 10, it was relocated to Calgary, Alberta. [b 2], From 1950 to 1969, Canada, as a NATO member, maintained a brigade-group in Germany. The Department of Militia and Defence contributed to the equipment of the unit. PPCLI was founded for service in the First World War on August 10, 1914, and paraded for the first time at Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, Ontario, on August 23, 1914. [1] It is a crimson flag with a circular royal blue centre. Private soldiers initially carried the Canadian .303 Ross rifle, while officers, gunners, and noncommissioned officers normally carried the 1914 Colt Canadian-contract .45 M1911 pistol. The regiment has also participated in the Second World War, the Korean War and the War in Afghanistan, as well as in numerous NATO operations and United Nations peacekeeping missions. [a 3] Due to the patriotic outpouring following the August, 4 declaration of war, some 3,000 applicants were recruited within eight days. [b 10] The Battlegroup also included a reconnaissance squadron from Lord Strathcona's Horse and support elements from the 1st Service Battalion. The independent companies that preceded the formation of the 42nd Regiment of Foot were known in Scottish Gaelic as Am Freiceadan Dubh, which translates to "The Black Watch" in English.[29]. 2nd Bn, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infy. [a 13]. [c 3]. [a 8] The battalion landed in Korea in December and trained in the mountains for eight weeks before finally taking part in the war on February 6, becoming a component of the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade of the IX American Corps in the 8th US Army. On 1 November 1953, it ceased to be embodied in the Canadian Army Special Force (CAO 76-8, Pt 'B', Supp Issue No. [a 6] In August the unit took part in the offensive against the Gothic Line and in the assaults on San Fortunato and Rimini. [10] The regiment also increased in size when the Canadian government closed 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. [b 1]. The battle group was dispatched to the Medak Pocket in September 1993 to interpose themselves between Serb and Croatian forces. Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) is an Infantry Regiment in the Canadian Forces. Dam-Doo, Dam-Doo. He led this band across the sea, [a 4][a 5]. Simpson, Peter. On September 2, the new battalion was renamed 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Canadian Infantry Corps and became a component of the interim force, waiting for the formation of a permanent force. The regiment finally left on September, 27 from Quebec City on board the Royal George for England in company with the rest of the first Canadian contingent. The regiment also uses another non-official motto, Once a Patricia, Always a Patricia, which reminds that the regimental family includes retired soldiers and officers and those who transferred elsewhere in the Canadian Forces. This permits the regiment to conduct parades on city streets as of May 22, 2014.