Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

Highlighted Battle Honours are approved for emblazonment on the Regimental Colour. Capitalized Battle Honours indicate the name of a group of battles, actions or engagements. Where common names but separate year dates created a combined battle honour title authorized as a single name for emblazonment, both have been highlighted.

Wars and Operations	Battle Honour	Date	Remarks
First World War
Summer Operations, 1915. (March-October)	Ypres, 1915	22 April - 25 May 1915	P.P.C.L.I., C.E.F. - "Ypres, 1915, '17, Frezenberg, Bellewaarde, Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Flers-Courcelette, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Arleux, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Pursuit to Mons, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1914-18" (G.O. No. 123 of 1929)
	Frezenberg Ridge	8-13 May 1915
	Bellewaarde Ridge	24-25 May 1915
Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive)	Mount Sorrel	2-13 June 1916
Operations on the Somme. (1 July - 18 November, 1916)	Somme, 1916	1 July - 18 November 1916
	Flers-Courcelette	15-22 September 1916
	Ancre Heights	1 October - 11 November 1916
The Arras Offensive (9 April - 15 May, 1917	Arras, 1917	9 April - 4 May 1917
	Vimy, 1917	9-14 April 1917
	Arleux	28-29 April 1917
	Hill 70	15-25 August 1917
The Flanders Offensive (7 June - 10 November, 1917)	Ypres, 1917	31 July - 10 Nov. 1917
	Passchendaele	12 October 1917 and/or 26 October - 10 November 1917
The Advance in Picardy (8 August - 3 September, 1918)	Amiens	8-11 August 1918
The Breaking of the Hindenburg Line (26 August - 12 October, 1918)	Arras, 1918	26 August - 3 September 1918
	Scarpe, 1918	26-30 August 1918
	Hindenburg Line, Battles of	12 September - 9 October 1918
	Canal du Nord	27 September - 2 October 1918
Picardy (17 October - 11 November).	Pursuit to Mons	11 November 1918
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1914-18	FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1914-18
SIBERIA, 1918-1919	SIBERIA, 1918-1919		On 3 November 1997, the regiment was granted the perpetuation of the '260th Battalion, Canadian Rifles, CEF (Siberia)' (NDHQ Memorandum 1065-1 (DHH), 30 October 1997).
Second World War
LANDING IN SICILY	LANDING IN SICILY	9-12 Jul 43	P.P.C.L.I., Canadian Active Service Force - "LANDING IN SICILY, Leonforte, Agira, SICILY 1943, The Moro, The Gully, LIRI VALLEY, Hitler Line, GOTHIC LINE, RIMINI LINE, San Fortunato, Savio Bridgehead, Naviglio Canal, Fosso Munio, Granarolo, ITALY 1943-45, Apeldoorn, North-West Europe, 1945"
	Leonforte	21-22 Jul 43
	Agira	24-28 Jul 43
SICILY 1943	SICILY 1943	9 Jul 43 - 17 Aug 43
	The Moro	5-7 Dec 43
	The Gully	10-19 Dec 43
LIRI VALLEY	LIRI VALLEY	18-30 May 44
	Hitler Line	18-24 May 44
GOTHIC LINE	GOTHIC LINE	25 Aug 22 Sep 44
RIMINI LINE	RIMINI LINE	14-21 Sep 44
	San Fortunato	18-20 Sep 44
	Savio Bridgehead	20-23 Sep 44
	Naviglio Canal	12-15 Dec 44
	Fosso Munio	19-21 Dec 44
	Granarolo	3-5 Jan 45
ITALY 1943-45	ITALY 1943-45	3 Sep 43 - 22 Apr 45
	Apeldoorn	11-17 Apr 45
	NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945
Korean War
United Nations Operations - Korea, 1950-1953	Kapyong	22-25 Apr 51
	Korea, 1950-1953
South-West Asia
South-West Asia	Afghanistan		Announced 9 May 2014

Histories:

• Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry: 1914-1919 by Ralph Wilfred Hodder-Williams - with a foreword by the Lady Patricia Ramsay ... and an introduction by Lieutenant-Colonel A. Hamilton Gault. 2nd ed.Edmonton: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Executive Committee, 1968. 2 v. in 1.
  D547 .C2 H63 1968
• Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 1914-1919 by Ralph Wilfred Hodder-Williams with a foreword by Lady Patricia Ramsay; and an introduction by A. Hamilton Gault. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1923. 391 p.
  ACC# MPH-1091 V.2 (Spec Coll)
• The Patricias: the proud history of a fighting regiment by David Jay Bercuson.  Toronto: Stoddart, 2001. 347 p.
  UA602 .P75 B47 2001
• Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry: 1919-1957 by G.R. Stevens with a foreword by Patricia Ramsay; and an introduction by A. Hamilton Gault. Montreal: Southam Printing, 1958. 411 p.
  UA602 .P75 S62
• The Story of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, 1914-1917 [microform] by R. Richards.  London: Printed and published for the Canadian War Records Office by Charles and Son, [1918]. 1 microfiche.
  FC51 .C3496 NO.82763

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Infantry Corps Units:
in Order of Precedence

1. The RCR
2. PPCLI
3. R22eR
4. GGFG
5. CGG
6. QOR
7. Black Watch
8. Volt de Q
9. R Regt C
10. RHLI
11. PWOR
12. H&PER
13. Linc&Well
14. 4RCR
15. RHFC
16. G&SF
17. Lorne Scots
18. Brock R
19. SD&G Highrs
20. F du St-L
21. R de Chaud
22. 4 R22eR
23. 6 R22eR
24. FMR
25. PLF
26. RNBR
27. WNSR
28. NSR
29. NSH
30. CBH
31. R de Mais
32. CH of O
33. RWR
34. E&K Scot
35. 48 H
36. R de Sag
37. Alq R
38. A&S Highrs
39. LSSR
40. NSR
41. RRR
42. RMR
43. LER
44. QOC Highrs
45. R West R
46. Calg Highrs
47. Fus de Sher
48. Seaforths
49. C Scot R
50. RMR
51. Irish Regt
52. Tor Scot
53. R Nfld R