The collection is classified into 38 series representing broad subjects, periods of regimental history, and units within the regiment. Many of the series are further divided into sub-series. Files are generally described to the item level. Many of the files contain material both "about" and "created by" the subject. The collection consists of correspondence, nominal rolls, ledgers, scrapbooks, war diaries, Part I and Part II Orders, maps, blueprints, annual reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, magazines, newspapers, clippings, programmes, posters, postcards, souvenirs, and personnel documents documenting regimental activities and achievements during war and peace times, and the service of individual members of the Regiment. Also included is biographical information on the Colonels-in-Chief, Colonels of the Regiment and other Regimental personalities. Some series include pamphlets and other ephemera related to military history, regimental traditions, the Regimental Colours, training policies and procedures, uniforms and equipment, allied regiments, the airborne role, the Regimental Band, mascots, and sports. Also featured are records of the Regimental Executive Committee, the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Regiment, the PPCLI Cadets, and the biennial Exercise Ric-A-Dam-Doo conference. Significant personal papers and collections of regimental leaders and personalities include those of Princess Patricia (Lady Patricia Ramsay), Lady Patricia Brabourne (Countess Mountbatten of Burma), Hamilton Gault, Cameron Ware, G.G. Brown, and W.B.S. Sutherland. Individual collections contained within the collection include those of W.E. Bastedo (who corresponded with many Great War veterans in the 1960s), BAJ Franklin, K.F. Bunyan, E.K. Fitzgerald, Hub Gray, Eleanor M. Rieger, John Milburn, Leslie A. White, and Stephen Trache. Significant personal papers within the collection include those of Agar Adamson, Leslie W. Basham, K.C. Burness, George S. Currie, James A. de Lalanne, Walter Draycot, Dorothy Gault, Victor F. Gianelli, Stanley Jones, F.J. Kendall, N.J. McFarlane, Hugh M. McKenzie, Jenny Macgregor Morris, Donald Munro, Hugh W. Niven, D.F. Parrott, John Louis A. Robertson, and Peter Worthington. Generally, documentation of activities more recent than 1994 has been reassigned to other fonds and collections at the PPCLI archives, but some more recent records that document earlier activities continue to be added to the collection.
Sans titreThis series contains correspondence, letters from the front, stories, manuscripts, newsclippings, programmes, pamphlets, booklets, weapon and marksmanship manuals and postcards organized into distinct collections primarily by subject, media or creator. Regimental Archives staff compiled some collections, while others were collected and donated by individuals. Subjects include Regimental History, the Sicilian Campaign, Korean POWs and the Croatia Board of Inquiry. Individual collections include the W. E. Bastedo Collection, the B. A. J. Franklin Collection, the Letters of Major Stanley Jones, the L. A. White Collection and the S. Trache Collection. Media includes artwork and magazines. Photographs include the King’s visit, 1939, Ypres, Belgium and Albert, France.
Sans titreA transcription of a letter written by Lt Col Hugh Niven about Francis Farquhar in 1961.
Sans titre2 Items, Movement Order and Ship's Standing Orders aboard SS ORAMA.
Sans titreA report drafted by Cameron Ware, CO PPCLI on the crossing of the Moro and the action at Val Roatti, and an additional report from the perspective of A Company.
Sans titreLieutenant-Colonel Cameron Ware's summary of the actions at the Moro and Val Roatti leading up to the Battle of Ortona. This account includes a company by company description of events. Mentioned by name are Captain W de N Watson, and Lieutenant Rex Carey.
Sans titreTwo overviews of the events of 5-7 December 1943, one from A Company and one from D Company. Mentioned by name are Sergeant Prior, Lieutenant Rex Carey (the account discusses his capture), Corporal H. J. Clarke, Sergeant G.S. Moore. The A Company account includes a list of lessons learned about German tactics. The D Company account mentions Captain R.F.S. Robertson, Private Nixon, Lieutenant J.G. Clark, who was wounded, Pte C. Morris who was killed, Corporal Zroback, Captain Robertson, Sergeant Demmy, Corporal Martins, Privates Gusul and Orne (Captured), Private Bangle, Corporal Whittaker, Corporal Davis, Private J.J. Buck, and Captain Colin MacDougall.
Sans titreOperations summaries compiled by Canadian Army Headquarters covering operations in Italy from June 1944 to April 1945. Compiled from memoranda submitted by unit historical officers.
Sans titreOperation reviews and lessons learned during operations in Italy, submitted by unit historical officers and compiled by Canadian Military Headquarters.
Sans titreOperation reviews and lessons learned during operations in Italy, submitted by unit historical officers and compiled by Canadian Military Headquarters.
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