Talk:Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

message: No mention of the campfire song about the Princess Pat's Light Infantry? I think that's relatively unique and how I came to hear of them.
The princess pat, (the princess pat)
Light Infantry (light infantry)
She sailed across, (she sailed across)
The seven Seas, (the seven seas)
She sailed across, (she sailed across)
The channel two, (the channel two)
And she took with her, (and she took with her)
A rick-a-bamboo, (a rick-a-bamboo)
A rick-a-bamboo, (a rick-a-bamboo)
Now what is that? (now what is that?)
Its something made, (its something made)
By the princess pat, (by the princess pat)
Its red and gold, (its red and gold)
And purple too, (and purple too)
Thats why its called, (thats why its called)
A rick-a-bamboo, (a rick-a-bamboo)
A rick-a-bamboo, (a rick-a-bamboo)
Now Captain Jack, (now captain Jack)
Had a mighty fine crew (had a mighty fine crew)
He sailed across, (he sailed across)
The channel two, (the channel two)
But his ship sank, (but his ship sank)
And yours will too, (and yours will too)
If you dont take, (if you dont take)
A rick-a-bamboo (a rick-a-bamboo)
A rick-a-bamboo, (a rick-a-bamboo)
Now what is that? (now what is that?)
Its something made, (its something made)
By the princess pat, (by the princess pat)
Its red and gold, (its red and gold)
And purple too, (and purple too)
Thats why its called, (thats why its called)
A rick-a-bamboo, (a rick-a-bamboo)
A rick-a-bamboo, (a rick-a-bamboo)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.90.95.165 (talk) 12:26, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Song?

message: McKenzie was a FORMER member of the PPCLI. He was a member of the 7th MG Coy when he was killed. In the same way that in the current Afghanistan conflict that former members of the North Saskatchewan Regiment who were members of the PPCLI when they were killed are not N Sask R casualties, they are PPCLI casualties. He is listed in the Book of Remembrance, the Canadian Virual War Memorial and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as a member of the Canadian Machine Gun Corps. He was not seconded to the 7th MG Coy, or he would have been listed as 'PPCLI.' As such, he should be not included as a PPCLI VC. He can be mentioned as a former member of the regiment who went on to win the VC but not as a PPCLI VC. I've been in uniform since 1981 and have served in the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), the 3rd Field Engineer Squadron, The Royal Canadian Dragoons, the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) and the CF Public Affairs Branch. By application of the same logic that makes McKenzie a PPCLI VC, if I were to win a VC, which of the units I have been a member of would be able to claim me as their VC? All of them? It doesn't matter what hat badge you used to wear, it mattters what hat badge you're wearing at the time of the deed. Otherwise, the three RCD VCs from Lelifontein could be claimed by the 4th Princess Louise's Dragoons Guards, the Queen's Own Canadian Hussars and the Governor General's Horse Guards. In the same way that the clothes make the man, the badge makes the man's regiment. The PPCLI has plenty of great history without having to appropriate the history of another unit.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kprtqrf06 (talk • contribs) 14:51, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: McKenzie

message: Why does it say 'name of unit' at the top?
It doesn't any more, apparently Mike 05:32, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: My grampa was a Patricia through Sicily and Italy.  They most definitely are/have been referred to as The Patricias. 47.4.228.122 (talk) 02:14, 19 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Name of unit

message: Added George Mullin and Hugh McKenzie as VC recipients, and added location where VC was earned for each winner.  This comes after fact checking the statement under History | Victoria Cross (which I consolidated into a previous heading for Victoria Cross recipients):
:During the battles around Passchendaele on the 30th of October, 1917 two members of the Regiment won the Victoria Cross for gallantry. Another Victoria Cross was won at Parvillers in August, 1918.
The Victoria Cross Reference site lists 9 men who won the VC at Passchendaele, but only one, George Mullin, was of PPCLI; McKenzie isn't listed. However, CanadianSoldiers.com does list him as PPCLI, but he was KIA, and Victoria Cross Reference says that the VC was not generally awarded to men who were killed during the action for which they might have won the medal, at least not until 1920, although some awards were made retroactively.  So, is he an "official" VC winner, or not?  He must have been, since in McKenzie's bio article (which pre-existed the change I've made here) his medal is written about as being on public display. But another anomaly is that in McKenzie's WP article he is not described as being with PPCLI (but was of Canadian Machine Gun Corps), aand that his bio was "migrated" from Victoria Cross Reference, which no longer lists him.  Perhaps someone else can clear up the confusion. Mike 05:32, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Victoria Cross

message: I have moved the following from the article, as comments belong on the talk page. I don't know who originally added it to the article, but it looks like it has been there for some time.
A section needs to be added here with regards to PPCLI operations through the Cold War, and in peacekeeping roles, especially in Yugoslavia.  A note on the Battle of the Medak Pocket would be very useful, especially since the link Operation Medak pocket has been NPOV bullied by a Croatian contributor. (This can be found at Canadian version of OMBbattle)
Indefatigable 18:45, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Not any more - I've deleted that as a needless fork. I've also rewritten the main Operation Medak pocket to whip it into shape, including a more concise version of the PPCLI episode (which although important was really a sideshow in the course of the operation as a whole). -- ChrisO 19:15, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cold War 

message: Ok so we have the story of raising the battalion, and then we're right into WWII? I think this needs some expansion! Maury 00:43, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WWI history? 

message: I thought that the Prince Pat's were the only Canadian Infantry Regiment that was serving before WWI. They were supposed to be in the Boer war with the British. If I am wrong, please tell me. :)
(Mrjeremister (talk) 01:55, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Boer War 

message: Copy directly from other Wikipedia article
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The events that followed remain controversial, as Canadian authorities reported that the Croatian army intermittently fought against the advancing Canadian Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry before finally retreating after sustaining 27 fatalities.[220] The Croatian ministry of defense and UN officer's testimonies given during the Ademi-Norac trial deny that the battle occurred.
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Can you check for more informations on this subject. The section i just copied is from :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_War_of_Independence
93.143.50.3 (talk) 00:35, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question about this unit service in Croatia : 

message: I'm wondering if there is any reason why the Battle of Amiens, & the Battle of the Canal du Nord in the World War I section are not linked to their respective internal articles. (I don't find Jigsaw Wood anywhere but in the published PPCLI war diary and a mention on a Birth of a Regiment page. If I was militarily expert enough, I would write it up.) As a newbie here, I'm not sure if it would be appropriate for me to add the links in case the writer saw a reason not to.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by MissusK (talk • contribs) 18:51, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: As long as you're sure they participated, go ahead an be WP:BOLD and link them.  --A D Monroe III (talk) 21:10, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: It's seems I'm not good at waiting.  I did a bit of checking the battles in WP for PPCLI or its parent orgs, and added the links just as suggested.  --A D Monroe III (talk) 16:56, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

text: Thank you. I thought I would get a notification if a reply was posted, (and I've been away). I'm learning...--MissusK (talk) 13:12, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Getting notified isn't automatic (except for your own talk page), but the "" in my comment should have notified you (that's what it's for), as the "@A D Monroe III" in your comment notified me.  If this comment doesn't get you a notification, then something's wrong.  Maybe check with the Teahouse.  --A D Monroe III (talk) 16:38, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

text: I got this one, so I must have somehow missed the previous one. Thank you. (So much to learn!)--MissusK (talk) 13:27, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Linking to battles 

message: The First Battle of Maryang-san, which included the capture of Kowang-san, where the Canadian 25th Brigade, including PPCLI, captured the eastern flanks of the hill, was awarded battle honours for the 3 RAR, but not for the PPCLI.
However, the commander of 2 PPCLI, Lt. Col. James Stone, was awarded the DSO for repelling a large Chinese counter-attack at night on 12 October, 1951. Tennisedu (talk) 04:41, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Battle Honours for Operation Commando