Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry - Ottawa, Ontario
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This plaque identifies that Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment was created on 10 August 1914 by Hamilton Gault. Also that Princess Patricia presented the Regiment with her hand made camp colour, known as the Ric-A-Dam-Doo.
Waymark Code: WMYH2Y
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/15/2018
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On 10 August 1914, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry was founded by Hamilton Gault, and a call went out for military veterans to join the Regiment. They came from all across Canada less than two weeks later. Princess Patricia presented the Regiment her hand made camp colour. Known as the Ric-A-Dam-Doo, this colour was carried into battle during the First World War, and in 1919, tattered and worn and torn by bullets and shrapnel, it became their first Regimental colour.
For the past 100 years, in every major conflict from the First World War to Afghanistan, PPCLI has answered the call.
Group that erected the marker: Canadian People, Government and Military
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Lansdowne Park - Aberdeen Pavilion - Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario, ON Canada
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