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Murray C. Edwards fonds

  • PPCLI Fonds 29
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1905]-2016

The fonds consists largely of self-produced booklets of reminiscences and photographs detailing the military service of Murray C. Edwards. Included are descriptions of his childhood in New Jersey and Vermont; enlistment and officer selection during the Second World War; the Battle of KapYong, Korea, 1951; returning from Korea 1951; trans-Atlantic ship travel; courts-martial in Germany, 1954-1955; peacekeeping in Cyprus, 1964; and peacekeeping in Israel and Syria, 1967-1968. Includes correspondence with friends Hub Gray and Tom Rockburne, and a proposed address to the Senate of Canada regarding a proposed National Korean Veterans' Day; correspondence regarding official recognition of the heroism of Lt. Mike Levy at the Battle of KapYong (2016). Includes photographs from the Korean War.

Edwards, Murray C.

Norman Torpe collection

  • PPCLI Collection 55
  • Collection
  • 1944, 1999-2000

The fonds contains 1 photograph of Norman Torpe, 10 photographs of the dedication ceremony of the 1st Special Service Force Memorial Highway at Milk River, Alberta, 18 September 1999, 1 Dedication Ceremony programme and 4 newsclippings detailing the history of the First Special Service Force and the Torpe family.

Torpe, Norman

Operation Deliverance collection

  • PPCLI Collection 58
  • Collection
  • 1992-1994

The collection consists of a nominal roll, chronology of events, police operations report, Lessons Learned report, souvenir "tour book", letters home from a soldier, diary of Capt. LC Reinelt, topographical map, and news clippings.

Operation Deliverance

Owen Gardner fonds

  • PPCLI Fonds 133
  • Fonds
  • 1794, 1924-1989

The fonds contains a copy of the Militia Act of Great Britain (1786) from Gardner's library; his Warrant (1939); his demobilization letter (1945); a transcribed poem; and a menu from the Sir Winston Spencer Churchill Society (Calgary) annual memorial dinner (1984). Includes photographs from Gardner's military career which he had framed (1924-1973); and photographs from his retirement collected by Evelyn de Mille (ca. 1980s).

Gardner, Owen Wallace

Patricia Wives' Association fonds

  • PPCLI Fonds 26
  • Fonds
  • 1944-1987

The fonds contains a newsletter (1944); letters sent to the Vancouver PPCLI Women's Auxiliary from soldiers in Korea (1952-1953); a scrapbook documenting the activities of the Jubilee Wives' Club (1970-1984) including a recipe book; a scrapbook documenting the activities of the 1PPCLI Wives' Club (1970-1984); a recipe book of desserts compiled by 1PPCLI Officers' Wives (1974); certificates of appreciation for volunteer services from Colonel Belcher Hospital (1983, 1987); and the 75th Anniversary Cookbook compiled by the Patricia Wives' Association (1988-1989).

Patricia Wives' Association

Patrician fonds

  • PPCLI Fonds 125
  • Fonds
  • 1970 - 2000

The fonds consists of photographs submitted for publication to the Patrician, textual submissions, layout pages, and correspondence regarding advertising.

Patrician

Patrick Owen Judge fonds

  • PPCLI Fonds 103
  • Fonds
  • 1970-1990

The fonds consists of 7 scrapbooks or albums, containing many photographs, as well as newsclippings, programs, certificates, membership cards, passes, and other souvenirs of Pat Judge's military career.

Judge, Patrick Owen

Paul Robison fonds

  • PPCLI Fonds 30
  • Fonds
  • 1949-1968

The fonds contains instructions, Exercise Relief Pitcher, Fort Macleod, Germany (1968); précis, "Layout of a training course with troops" (1955); course outline and notes, INSTR 1" (1964-1965); a file on theory of military history (ca. 1956-ca. 1964); and a file on military writing (ca. 1949-ca. 1968).

Robison, Paul

Phil Tobicoe fonds

  • PPCLI Fonds 31
  • Fonds
  • 1984-2002

The fonds contains some of Phil Tobicoe’s service records, and training manuals, booklets, and handouts dealing with the Infantry Platoon, equipment training, and recognition of military vehicles. Includes 128 captioned photographs of the PPCLI in Croatia, Sector South (1993). Includes samples of Croatian and Turkish paper money. Includes research reports, press releases, transcripts of witness testimony, executive summary, and final report of the Croatia Board of Inquiry which was appointed to investigate illnesses experienced by troops in Croatia (1999-2000). Includes testimony of MCpl SC Atkins, Sgt E Audet, Capt TJ Bachynski, Sgt P Barrette, LCol P Barrette, Maj D Basinger, S Beausejour, GC Becking, Dr KR Brett, LCol JHA Brisebois, Col A Brown, Lt MJ Brown, Mr B Butler, Sgt C Byrne, Col J Calvin, MCpl Chevarie, Mr SG Clarkson, Capt JA Cloutier, LCol GJ Cook, Maj T Cook, WO GS Crossman, CWO DF Des Barres, Maj JG Desy, MG Detheridge, LCol M Diakow, DJ Douglas, MP Dow, Maj D Drew, LCol (Dr) C Engel, RJ Ferguson, Maj MW Flint, Cpl ME Floyd, Cpl F Gagnon, Maj SR Gallant, Maj BP Gauthier, RD Gosse, Sgt G Goudie, Capt N Gregory, Capt A Guevremont, Maj A Guevremont, CWO JMY Guillerier, Ms R Harnum, Mr A Hywarren, Cpl M Innes, WO WA Johnson, Ms W Kelloway, LCol CR King, Cpl AP Kwasnicki, MWO ED Larabie, Maj F Lauzon, MWO PW Lawler, Col M Lessard, MWO R Leveillee, Maj D Lussier, Cpl S Marissink, Maj DJ Marsall, CWO MB McCarthy, S McDonald, Dr (Maj) DC Menard, MWO RA Northrup, Col GJ Oehring, Capt J Organ, Maj Nakyon Paik, Maj C Papineau, CWO JMA Parent, LtCdr G Passey, MWO D Pelletier, Capt D Platt, Dr KJ Reimer, Dr K Reynolds, Maj C Simard, Capt E Squires, Capt E Smith, Capt RH Sparkis, Col T Sparling, Mr G Stones, WO M Stoppford, Maj S Tardif, MCpl PM Tobicoe, Dr MJ Tysiaczny, Cpl GA Williams, and LCol P Wynnyk. Includes related news clippings and news releases. Includes documentation of the Unit Commendation of the 2PPCLI Battle Group for its conduct in Croatia (2002).

Tobicoe, Phil

PPCLI Battle School photo collection

  • PPCLI P170
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1953]-1985

The Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) Depot was established at Calgary in 1953 for the purpose of training soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, and overseeing administrative functions for the Regiment as a whole. In 1956 it moved to Edmonton. In 1968 with the reorganization of the Canadian Armed Forces the Depot was abolished, and recruit training was centralized at CFB Wainwright. In 1974 the recruit training function became the responsibility of the 1st Canadian Mechanized Brigade Training Detachment. In 1981 it was renamed the PPCLI Battle School. In 1997 it was renamed the Western Area Training Centre. This collection consists of photographs of the PPCLI Depot and PPCLI Battle School, as well as Canadian Forces Recruit School (CFRS) at CFB Cornwallis and Combat Training Centre (CTC) at CFB Gagetown.

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