Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

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Canadian Army unit Regular Force regiment infantry regiment

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry is one of Canada's most distinguished regular army infantry regiments, renowned for its service in major conflicts from the First World War to the present.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian Army unit → Regular Force regiment → infantry regiment →
abbreviation	PPCLI →
allegiance	King of Canada →
alliance	The Rifles → The Royal Australian Regiment →
battalion	1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry → 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry → 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry →
battleHonour	Afghanistan → Italy 1943–45 → Kapyong → North-West Europe 1944–45 → Passchendaele → Sicily 1943 → Somme 1916 → Vimy 1917 → Ypres 1915 →
branch	Canadian Army →
conflict	Bosnia and Herzegovina conflict → First World War → Korean War → Kosovo conflict → NATO peacekeeping operations → Second World War → War in Afghanistan → War on Terror →
country	Canada →
decorations	multiple Victoria Cross recipients →
foundedBy	Andrew Hamilton Gault →
foundingDate	1914-08-10 →
garrison	CFB Edmonton → CFB Petawawa → CFB Shilo →
language	English →
motto	Once a Patricia, Always a Patricia →
namedAfter	Princess Patricia of Connaught →
nickname	The Patricias →
notableEngagement	Battle of Frezenberg → Battle of Kapyong →
notableFor	distinguished service in major conflicts from the First World War to the present →
partOf	Royal Canadian Infantry Corps →
patron	Princess Patricia of Connaught →
role	light infantry →
service	Regular Force →
size	three battalions →
type	line infantry →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ("1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry") → Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ("2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry") → Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ("3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry") →	battalion
Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ("Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry") → Canadian Expeditionary Force →	notableUnit
Royal Berkshire Regiment →	alliedWith
Canadian Expeditionary Force →	hasPart
Battle of Ortona →	notableParticipant
French Fourragere ("Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry") →	notableRecipientUnit