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Levy, Mike

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  • 1925-2007

Mike Levy, 1925-2007, was born in Bombay, India.and raised in Shanghai, China. At the onset of the Second World War he was interned at Lunghwa, a Japanese internment camp. In 1944 he escaped, joined the Special Operations Executive, a British commando group, and was engaged in guerrilla warfare in Malaya. After the war he settled in Vancouver, BC, married, and opened a restaurant. During the Korean War he was a Lieutenant commanding the 10th Platoon, D Company, Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Korea, and participated in the Battle of KapYong, 24-25 April 1951. He remained with the PPCLI during peacetime assignments in Germany, Vietnam, Cyprus, and the United States, retiring with the rank of Major. He was married to Marjorie Levy, and they had four children, Michael Guy, Don Garry, Linda Gay, and Paul Garth.

Torpe, Norman

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  • 1919-2000

Norman David Torpe, 1919-2000, was one of the original 250 Canadian volunteers selected for the First Special Service Force, a joint American-Canadian unit known as the "Devil's Brigade". Only 72 of the 250 passed the initial exams and only 18 completed training. He deployed with the Force to the Aleutian Islands in early 1943 and to Italy in November 1943. He was wounded at the Anzio bridgehead in the spring of 1944 and lost one eye which ended his military career. Following the war Norman was a forest ranger and then farmed in Clive, Tofield, and Daysland, Alberta. He marred Violet Haroldson. He passed away in Camrose, Alberta on 2 March 2000.

Edwards, Murray C.

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  • 1920-

Murray Edwards was born 16 January 1920 in Cambridge, England. He grew up in New Jersey but was granted permission by the United States to join the Canadian Army in June 1942. He joined the Queen's Own Rifles at Toronto and trained at Niagara-On-The-Lake. He was quickly promoted to Corporal (August 1942) and attended the Junior Non Commissioned Officers' Course at Borden, Ontario in November. Posted to the First Battalion, Queen's Own Rifles in England in December, he was then transferred to D Group, Officer's Refresher School in Crookham, England in April 1943. Promoted to Sergeant in June 1943, Edwards under went Officer Selection in July at Aldershot and was then sent to Blackdown, England for pre-officer cadet training. He returned to Canada for further officer cadet training at Brockville, Ontario in December and was promoted to Lieutenant in February 1944, serving as an instructor for a few months. He attended the Vernon Battle School in April 1944 and joined the Staff there before volunteering for the Pacific Brigade as an Intelligence Officer in April 1945. Lieutenant Edwards was discharged and transferred to the Reserves in March 1946. He joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 1 September 1950 as a Lieutenant with the Second Battalion. He was the Platoon Commander with #4 Platoon, B Company in November 1950 and joined the Active Force in Korea in March 1951. Promoted to Acting Captain just prior to the Battle of KapYong in April 1951, he served with the Battalion in Korea from March 1951 until November and returned with the Rear Party in December. He reverted to Lieutenant in February 1952 and was appointed Adjutant of the Second Battalion in October. After undergoing jump (parachute) training, Edwards was promoted to Captain in January 1953, and went with the Second Battalion to Germany from 1953 to 1955, as Company Second in Command, serving on the Board of Courts-Martial there. Upon returning to Canada, Captain Edwards was posted to Western Command Intelligence in December 1955 and then to the School of Infantry at Borden, Ontario as Second in Command of the User Trials Section in June 1958. Following his appointment as Officer in Command of the Civil Defence Rescue School in April 1960, he was promoted to Major in September 1961. He served in Cyprus as a General Staff Officer with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in 1964 and was then attached to United Nations Headquarters, New York as Senior Economics and Welfare Officer for Cyprus in June 1964. Following an appointment on the British Columbia Instructional Staff for the Militia, Major Edwards was posted to the United Nations Supervisory Organization in Palestine in September 1967. He was released from the Regular Forces in January 1969. After qualifying for a British Columbia Teachers' Licence in June 1971, Edwards obtained employment as the Administration and or Log Officer with the Cadet Training Division at Esquimalt from June 1971 until retirement to Victoria, BC in February 1984. In 1954 he married Morfydd (Morrie) Edwards (d. 2005).

Bercuson, David J.

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  • 1945-

David J. Bercuson is professor of History and director of the Strategic Studies program at the University of Calgary.

McArthur, Ralph Edward

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  • 1931-2000

Born 15 June 1931, SH 877 Ralph Edward McArthur enlisted 20 October 1952 and joined the Second Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 31 October 1952. He transferred to the First Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 18 May 1953. Arriving in Korea 26 May 1953 he was transferred to the Third Battalion 15 June 1953 and then to Canadian Infantry Brigade Headquarters following the Ceasefire in July 1953. Upon returning to Canada in May 1954 he was attached to the First Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and attended the Canadian Army Jump Training Centre in Rivers Manitoba where he completed his jump course in September 1954. Transferred to the Royal Canadian Airforce 25 November 1954. Mr. McArthur died in 2000.

Stephens, Ray

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  • 1916-

P 22191 William Raymond Stephens, 1916- , was born in Caerphilly, Wales. He came from a musical family and undertook studies in several instruments and in voice. He developed particular interest in the tuba. He joined Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in 1936 as a bandsman and became a drummer for the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Dance Band formed ca.1937. When war broke out he was stationed with the Regiment in England was later promoted to Sergeant. He transferred to the 1st Canadian Division Band in March 1941, then to the Royal Canadian Artillery Band, then Allied Broadcast Network in London. During the final year of the war he served in Italy and Northwestern Europe. Following the war he worked for the music retailers Boosey and Hawkes (Canada) and Frederick Harris Music Company. He is the author of The Harps of War (1986), Memories and Melodies of World War II (1987), and The Canadian Entertainers of World War II (1991). He married Eunice Davies, and they had two sons, David and Glyn. In 1991 he was living at Oakville, Ontario.

Godson, Reginald Wilfred Coker

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  • 1896-1970

475301 Reginald Wilfred Coker Godson was born 5 November 1896 in Toronto, Ontario. A printer by trade he enlisted with the 4th University Company 20 September 1915. He joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in the field 29 May 1916 and served as a Runner, relaying messages from the front lines to officers in the rear. He was wounded 30 October 1917 and served with the Regiment until being struck off strength 28 November 1917. Due to injuries from gas, his convalescence in England was a long one. On December 14, 1918 he married Hilda Agnes Evans in Clapham Park, England. In 1921 he was working as a salesman in Hope Township, Ontario. He died in 1970 in Miami, Florida. He and Agnes had at least two children, William and Ruth (Challand).

Armstrong, Harry

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  • fl. 1919-1945

Bandsman Harry Armstrong joined Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in 1919 as a tuba player. He also acted as head gardener for the Regiment, maintaining the grounds at Camp Shilo and Tuxedo Barracks in Winnipeg. He went overseas in 1939, and became a sergeant with the 1st Divisional Band and later Royal Canadian Artillery Band. He died shortly after the Second World War.

Zubkowski, Robert F.

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  • 1953-

Robert F. “Bob” Zubkowski was born in Vermilion, Alberta in 1953. He enlisted with the Canadian Armed Forces in November 1974 and was a member of the 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (1PPCLI) from February 1975 until the end of his military career. He attended the PPCLI Battle School and was named Top Recruit. While with 1PPCLI he completed his secondary school education and acquired an occupational health and safety certificate and a museum studies certificate. He was placed in an accelerated non-commissioned officer program and received the Brigade Commander’s letter of commendation. He served with UN peacekeeping tours of Cyprus in 1978 and 1984. He was curator and archivist of the PPCLI Museum and Archives from 1989 to 1991, and was drum major of the 1st Battalion Corps of Drums. He retired from the Armed Forces in 1993 with the rank of sergeant, but remained active in the PPCLI family as a volunteer. He served as president of the Calgary Chapter of the PPCLI Association and Vice-President (West) of the Association. He is the compiler of As Long as Faith and Freedom Lasts, a compilation of reminiscences of World War I veterans; and is co-compiler (with Stephen K. Newman) of Patricia’s Buried in Flanders & Belgium. He leads a civilian drum corps, Black Thunder Inc.; operates a small business, Collector Motor Oil Ltd.; and works as an occupational health and safety consultant. He was married to Helena Zubkowski, and they had three sons, Christopher Peter, Daniel Robert, and Jason Paul.

Fraser, Ronald Dale

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  • 1934-

Born 15 December 1934 at Regina, Saskatchewan, Ronald Dale Fraser joined the Royal Regina Regiment (militia) in 1949 and then enlisted with the Royal Canadian Regiment in 1951. He served with the Second Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment beginning in 1952 and was promoted to Lance Corporal in 1954 and Corporal in 1955 while on NATO duties with the Second Battalion in Germany. When he returned to Canada he received his jump training (parachute) and glider training in 1955. He rebadged to the Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in 1957 with the rank of Corporal and was an Observer with the Canadian Delegation 1958-1960 in Vietnam. Corporal Fraser was then posted to Camp Borden, Ontario for advanced training and was promoted to the rank of Lance Sergeant and assigned administrative duties there. In 1965 he was confirmed in the rank of Sergeant and then transferred to the First Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in 1967. While in Edmonton, Alberta, he completed the Stewards Course and then went to Cyprus for a 6 month United Nations tour prior to moving with the First Battalion in 1968 to Currie Barracks in Calgary, Alberta. In 1971 Sergeant Fraser completed another tour in Cyprus with the First Battalion and then transferred to the Third Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Esquimalt, British Columbia in 1973. He retired from the military in 1974. Following retirement Fraser held various management positions and joined the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires, eventually receiving the Long Service Medal from that organization. He was an active member of the PPCLI Association and a volunteer with the PPCLI Museum and Archives.

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