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Robert Bruce McIntyre was a graduate student interested in the Korean War. In 1994 he completed his M.A. in History thesis at the University of Waterloo: The forgotten thirty-three ; an examination of Canadian prisoners of war of the Korean War. During 1994-1996, under the supervision of Dr. David Bercuson of the Strategic Studies program of the University of Calgary, he undertook research for a doctoral thesis on the "wellness" of Canadian veterans of the Korean War. His doctoral studies were apparently not completed.

Karl Everett McCulloch, son of J. Larry McCulloch, attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel with Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.

P22280 J. Larry McCulloch joined Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 01 September 1939 as Acting Corporal and made 2nd Lieutenant 16 April 1941. Rejoined Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 27 August 1943 as a Lieutenant then Struck Off Strength 24 May 1944. Retired as a Colonel. His son Karl Everett McCulloch attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.

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.

21433 Donald Arthur "Dan" Massie was born in Grand Forks, BC on 5 March 1917. He was living in Chilliwack, BC in 1937 and was a member of the Westminster Regiment there. He joined Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at Work Point Barracks, Esquimalt, BC on 20 October 1937. He trained at Work Point Barracks and in England was promoted to Corporal. He married Helen Edith Almond of Brighton, England in 1942. He participated with the PPCLI in the Sicilian and Italian campaigns of World War II. He was wounded in Italy on 2 September 1944 and was struck off strength on the same day. He recovered from his injuries at Shaughnessy Hospital in Vancouver. He was promoted to Sergeant ca. 1946, and served in the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in Montreal. He retired from military service in 1962 and subsequently worked for a sand and gravel outlet, auto parts store, and dairy. He was living in Grand Forks, BC in 1989. He died in Victoria, BC on 2 December 1994.

P21391 Robert Byrl "Buzz" Mainprize, 1914 or 1915-1997, enlisted in the Canadian Scottish Regiment in Victoria, BC in March 1934 and transferred to Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry as a private in July 1935. He proceeded overseas with the Regiment in December 1939 as a Platoon Sergeant. He rose in rank to Warrant Officer until being struck off strength on 20 February 1943 in order to undertake officer training. He subsequently wascommissioned as a Lieutenant 14 August 1943 and served with the British Army as part of the CANLOAN program from April 1944 to August 1945 as a Platoon and Company Commander. Promoted to Captain, he was wounded in North West Europe 21 October 1944 with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. In 1946 he rejoined the PPCLI in Calgary, Alberta. He served in Korea as a Company Commander with the First Battalion from 1951-1952. He served with UN peacekeeping forces in the Middle East in 1957-1958 and commanded the Regimental Depot in 1958. Following a second tour of the Middle East in Palestine in 1963-1964 he retired in 1964. He remained active in the PPCLI Association and compiled the Roll of Honour and Nominal Roll, Princess Patricias' Canadian Light Infantry, 1939-1945, which was published by the Association ca. 1965. He died on 10 March 1997 at Saanichton, BC