G.R. Required fields are marked *. GO 135/39. Continue reading the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry History. At the battle of Frezenburg Ridge on May 8. '260th Battalion Canadian Rifles, CEF (Siberia)', The regiment embarked for Great Britain on 27 September 1914.Footnote 2 It landed in France with the 80th Brigade, 27th Division of the British Expeditionary Force on 21 December 1914,Footnote 3 and on 25 November 1915 it joined the Canadian Corps as part of the 7th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division, with which it fought in France and Flanders until the end of the war.Footnote 4 The overseas component of the regiment was disbanded on 30 August 1920.Footnote 5, The 260th Battalion, which was authorized on 1 November 1918 as the '260th Battalion, Canadian Rifles, CEF (Siberia)',Footnote 6 embarked for Russia on 29 December 1918.Footnote 7 It served with the 16th Infantry Brigade as part of the Allied Forces in eastern Russia until 9 May 1919.Footnote 8 The battalion was disbanded on 15 November 1920.Footnote 9, The regiment, which was placed on active service on 1 September 1939, under the designation 'The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, CASF',Footnote 10 embarked for Great Britain on 21 December 1939.Footnote 11 It landed in Sicily on 10 July 1943 and in Italy on 4 September 1943 as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Infantry Division.Footnote 12 On 12 and 13 March 1945 the regiment moved with the 1st Canadian Corps to North West Europe, where it fought until the end of the war.Footnote 13 The overseas regiment was disbanded on 1 March 1946.Footnote 14, On 1 June 1945, a second Active Force component of the regiment was mobilized for service in the Pacific theatre of operations, under the designation '1st Canadian Infantry Battalion (Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry), CASF'.Footnote 15 It was redesignated: '2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, CIC' on 2 September 1945;Footnote 16 and 'Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, CIC' on 1 March 1946.Footnote 17 On 27 June 1946, it was embodied in the Permanent Force as the 'Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry'.Footnote 18, Three battalions of the regiment served in Korea as part of the 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group, 1st Commonwealth Division. 260/51). and War Diary, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, LAC, RG 9, Series III-D-3, Vol. For information about the vehicles and weapons used by the Canadian Army visit our Equipment page. 193/50) and on 29 September 1951, it was embodied in the Special Force (CAO 76-8, Pt 'B', Supp Issue No. 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. Ralph Hodder-Williams, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 1914-1919, (London, 1923), passim. Re-enacted Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (1939-1945) Welcome to the PPCLI re-enactment unit's website. For enquiries, contact us. The 1st Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (1 PPCLI ) is a combat unit equipped with light armoured vehicles. Thus was born what would be the last unit in the history of British service that was raised by private subscription. On 1 January 1952, it ceased to be embodied in the Canadian Army Special Force (CAO 76-8, Pt 'B', Supp Issue No. The Great War. The unit also sent reinforcing drafts overseas on 20 January 1915, 29 May 1915 (38th "Overseas" Battalion draft), 29 June 1915, 4 September 1915, 27 November 1915 and 5 April 1915 (CEF Sailing List, vol. On 27 April 1970, a '3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry' was authorized to be formed as a Regular Force unit (CANFORCEHED Message 1160-110/076 (DO) (DHH 73/1223, series 2, file 1050). I). 365/53) and on 8 January 1954, it was reduced to nil strength (SD 1 Letter No. WW1 Canadian. The 1 st Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (1 PPCLI ) is a combat unit equipped with light armoured vehicles. Books. Some important milestones in the regiment’s history: Familiarly know as ‘the Patricias’, the regiment still exists in the Canadian Forces, with three active battalions and one of reservists (this unit is also known as the Loyal Edmonton Regiment).