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Simpson, Cecil James

  • ppcli
  • Person
  • 1881-1950

534 Cecil James Simpson was born 31 December 1881 in Montreal, Quebec. He served in militia units in the Eastern Townships of Quebec and worked as a machinist. He joined Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) on August 20, 1914 and travelled with them to the front in Belgium in December 1914. He was wounded in January 1915 and June 1916, and became seriously ill from influenza in 1916. He was promoted to Lance Corporal, Corporal, and finally to Sergeant in November 1918. He married a British nurse's aide, Mabel Phyllis Jenner, and settled in Edmonton, Alberta after the war. They had at least two children, Cecil J. Simpson Jr and LCol Arthur R. Simpson. In 1922 the Simpson family moved to Colorado, where Cecil worked in the mining industry. He died in 1950, and is buried in Colorado Springs.

Shinn, James Herbert

  • ppcli
  • Person
  • 1920-2005

H17417 James Herbert Shinn was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on February 23, 1920 and joined Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on 16 Jul 1945 and was promoted to Corporal before the end of the Second World War. He was a member of the Haines, Alaska Cut Off Expedition tasked in 1947 with developing a land route from Haines, Alaska to connect with the Alaska Highway at Whitehorse, Yukon. He served with the PPCLI in the Korean War, and attained the rank of Warrant Officer 2 before retiring. He volunteered at the PPCLI Regimental Museum and Archives. he was married to Barbara Shinn, and they had four children, Jimmy, Gary, Debra, and Barbara. He died on January 28, 2005 and was buried in Calgary.

Shawcross, C.S.

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  • Person
  • d. 1987

P22278 C.S. "Stafford" Shawcross joined Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in 1937 or 1938 and trained in Winnipeg and Shilo, Manitoba. He was a Bandsman and attained the rank of Sergeant, but left the regiment in November 1939 to attend military college in Victoria, B.C. He was a Lieutenant and later a Major with the Third Battalion PPCLI in Korea in 1952-1953. He died in October 1987 in Victoria.

Schmitt, Cecil Gilbert

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  • Person
  • 1896-1983

261685 Cecil Gilbert Schmitt was born 20 January 1896 in Bantinck, Ontario and enlisted with the 97th Battalion 20 July 1916. He joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in the field 19 January 1917 as a Private. He was wounded 8 July 1917 but served with the Regiment until the end of the First World War. He was Struck Off Strength 4 March 1919. He won the Military Medal during the Pursuit or Advance to Mons in November 1918. In his postwar life he became a lawyer in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He maintained a long-time correspondence with the PPCLI's "London Mother", Jenny Macgregor Morris. He died on February 18, 1983 and was buried in Saskatoon.

Rosser, David Hillard

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  • Person
  • [ca. 1906]-1980

David Hillard Rosser, ca. 1906-1980, was born in Wales and was commissioned an officer of the Royal Welch Guards in 1926. He emigrated to Montreal, Quebec in 1929. He joined Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry as a Lieutenant on 22 November 1939. He rose rapidly up the ranks, and left PPCLI in October 1941 to fill various staff positions in England. He rejoined PPCLI on 6 May 1944, as a Major, second-in-command to Lt.Col. Cameron Ware. On 28 June 1944 he was appointed Commanding Officer of PPCLI. On 16 September 1944 he was wounded when a German shell hit his tactical headquarters near the Rimini Line. He was struck off strength but returned to General Staff until 1946. He was appointed to the Order of the British Empire. After the war he worked as a civil servant in England and Wales. In 1947 he married Mary Cecilia Cozens-Hardy. He died at Crawley, Sussex, England in March 1980.

Robison, Paul

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  • Person
  • 1935-

Born 22 September 1935, Paul Robison was raised in Calgary and enlisted with the Calgary Highlanders in the fall of 1951. He was promoted to Officer Cadet prior to enrolling in Royal Roads Military College in 1954 for one year. He continued his education at the University of Alberta graduating in 1958 with a Bachelor of Arts. During his post-secondary schooling Robison continued his militia career as an Officer Cadet in the Canadian Officer Training Corps for a year and then in the Regular Officer Training Program. In the summer of 1957 he took his phase 3 training in Germany. Commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Spring of 1958, Lieutenant Robison was posted to the First Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Victoria, British Columbia. In 1960 he was transferred to Edmonton, Alberta as a recruiting officer until 1962 when he was promoted to Captain and posted to Ghana's Military Academy as an instructor for one year then as a Company Commander in their recruit training school for another year. In 1964 Captain Robison was appointed Second in Command of B Company, Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry then, following the Company Commanders' Course, Assistant Chief Instructor and finally Adjutant of the PPCLI Depot . He was posted back to the Second Battalion and joined them in Germany in 1967 as Officer in Charge of A Company, then Second in Command of Support Company and finally Chief Instructor of the Battle School. In 1970 Captain Robison was remustered to the General List and posted to Base Edmonton as a Personnel Selection Officer. In 1972 Captain Robison accepted a position as Assistant to the Dean of Arts at the University of Calgary and rejoined the Militia as a Personnel Selection Officer until his retirement from the military in 1975. He retired from the University of Alberta as Admin Director, Officer of the Board of Governors in 1996.

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