Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
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Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry is Canada's second most senior Infantry regiment, and comprises three Regular Force infantry battalions as well as a 4th Battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.
Motto
Battle Honours (38)
All the honours that are in all caps are emblazoned on the colours of the regiment.
World War I
- YPRES, 1915, '17
- Arleux
- FREZENBERG
- Hill 70
- Bellewaarde
- PASSCHENDAELE
- MOUNT SORREL
- AMIENS
- Somme, 1916
- SCARPE, 1918
- FLERS-COURCELETTE
- Hindenburg Line
- Ancre Heights
- Canal Du Nord
- Arras, 1917-18
- PURSUIT TO MONS
- VIMY, 1917
- FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1914-18
World War II
- LANDING IN SICILY
- RIMINI LINE
- LEONFORTE
- SAN FORTUNATO
- Agira
- Savio Brisgehead
- Sicily, 1943
- Naviglio Canal
- THE MORO
- FOSSO MUNIO
- THE GULLY
- Granarola
- Liri Valley
- Italy, 1943-1945
- HITLER LINE
- Appeldoorn
- GOTHIC LINE
- NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945
Korea
- KOREA, 1951-1953
- KAPYONG
Presidential Unit Citation
The 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry, has a unique distinction. This battalion received the Distinguished Unit Citation from the President of the United States to recognize its stand near Kapyong, Korea, in April 1951. Equating to a battle honour, the Citation is represented by a streamer four feet in length and two and three-quarter inches in width, bearing the name of the action, attached to the pike of the regimental Colour. The use of this streamer in accordance with American practice was authorized by King George VI. In addition to the streamer, the Presidential Citation is also worn on the uniform. It is a small royal blue bar with gold trim. Although battle honours are awarded on a regimental basis, and the whole of the PPCLI carries Kapyong on its colours, the distinction of bearing this streamer belongs to 2 PPCLI alone, and is carried on the battalions regimental colour. The badge is also unique to 2PPCLI.
