{"id":99748,"date":"2026-04-27T02:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=99748"},"modified":"2025-12-16T17:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T22:51:20","slug":"uotcaf-ep-003-ppcli-patricias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/04\/27\/uotcaf-ep-003-ppcli-patricias\/","title":{"rendered":"UOTCAF &#8211; EP 003 &#8211; PPCLI (Patricias)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xMe6r9QB8-M?si=fCFQTf50IBUK74Kw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Stormwalker Group<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 5 Dec 2025<\/p>\n<p>Join Mario Gaudet, former Army Reservist and military brat, in Episode 3 of &#8220;Units of the CAF&#8221; as we delve into the legendary Princess Patricia&#8217;s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI). <\/p>\n<p>Discover their early history, unique uniform quirks and cap badge story, plus their valor in WW1, WW2, the Cold War, and Afghanistan \u2014 featuring the most decorated soldiers from each era. <\/p>\n<p>Sources:<br \/>\n\u2022General PPCLI History: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXlQbTBwUHdZaFJaRnZleEx5STB2YjdnSUJZQXxBQ3Jtc0tsaG55d09KeHVmVlQ5ZVRlYVVBOGZSLWJscV9fREx2VGF6N3BxSDlaS3pBbHZvU1pJQXZ4czZBdk5OQjlBYy1xcWhlVjF0akNjejhUVi1EajJ1Tl8tVTlPTlBMbnAwRllWcFM2WWQ5VXdTdmZoZWN3aw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Fdepartment-national-defence%2Fservices%2Fmilitary-history%2Fhistory-heritage%2Fofficial-military-history-lineages%2Flineages%2Finfantry-regiments%2Fprincess-patricia-canadian-light-infantry.html&#038;v=xMe6r9QB8-M\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/department-n&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022Sgt. George Harry Mullin VC (WW1): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFV5cUtsUjBRTm1FUV93cFltVkFpTXQxSEQ1UXxBQ3Jtc0ttZmdCempXcFZ1a1drOWRTMmVhV2NKUXMwSE9YaXEyMktaT0s5YzNSTFBtb3NGVUdnWjhOUHItODNqcnU2S2RWSW4tUGtoc0ZOZDNaNGY5RXRNZ2RLTVA3MGt1alRYcURXQUE1cWprMTFaZjhGVTdnbw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fvcgca.org%2Four-people%2Fprofile%2F624%2FGeorge-Harry--MULLIN&#038;v=xMe6r9QB8-M\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vcgca.org\/our-people\/profile\/&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022Maj. John Keefer Mahony VC (WW2): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2JhbkxiWFZWcTkwVG52MlNIWTdobFFrajlXUXxBQ3Jtc0tuWXJLSTNmZDNGb0hDZ0xMekNaMG9aZ1hJUEdNdlRIS3FoaXdDaFpVNy0waXpObnA2WG53QTNPd2E3V0Jlb1RkLTFMcElIemZEbURWX1pCTEdtQnJnZWlULU9vbGZjTS1uRjhwbDI0TmdCX1FWcF92bw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fveterans.gc.ca%2Fen%2Fremembrance%2Fpeople-and-stories%2Fjohn-keefer-mahony&#038;v=xMe6r9QB8-M\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/veterans.gc.ca\/en\/remembrance&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022Sgt. Tommy Prince MM (Cold War\/Korea): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTYtRHp5QmZiNDBtbXEtRGJQUUZoS0w0NnVqd3xBQ3Jtc0tscHRPVHFOaXE3V0hEX1RfbU13S0FodFlYUlY0YTJWYmNyb0dTLTZjdkx4STcxWS1tMlUwM1o4SEVhS1kzaFJ6VEpMTUtzOUZER0J5SFM1MllXeG9TSE1PZjNFVGxXQjVRdld0eFdEUmpZblk5RnJYUQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTommy_Prince&#038;v=xMe6r9QB8-M\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tommy_P&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022WO Patrick Tower SMV (Afghanistan): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmFKTWVYZm1wUy1XV3BRczVMQXVkTzQ4NkdPZ3xBQ3Jtc0trLVhsbFk3WDJSYjRYYl9mUDlaa29WRm02RHpuS0U5WTJCT3JnM2NZNjY5MERUcGppWTBrQmRyOEUxZFpzTTZENWF6a19uTVIzSlVlMDA1ZDE4UXdGMXk0b2c5ZGh6Mk1HUUpiLURlY2M4MXdHZmF5SQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPatrick_Tower&#038;v=xMe6r9QB8-M\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrick&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022Additional Regimental Details: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkFTeVN4WmhudDc2TE1rUEFDeDVxZzd3TVVqUXxBQ3Jtc0ttOWJHNjJKWkdkTVhLRU00TUo4eWZoMnlCZXluRUtBWDNfLXZSN0NMaUhLTTJGaUNKM1RnSXNkZGRZNG9hemdSU0h2cWR5YVNOWUtrSWNpblFCUFRzSUVfVnB5YUhaWjFoT0pCMXc3ZF9ORkpEeFdIOA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fppcliassn.ca%2Fppcli-the-regiment-a-brief-history%2F&#038;v=xMe6r9QB8-M\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ppcliassn.ca\/ppcli-the-regime&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#PPCLI #CanadianArmy #MilitaryHistory #CAF #WW1 #WW2 #KoreanWar #Afghanistan #VictoriaCross #Veterans #CanadianForces<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stormwalker Group Published 5 Dec 2025 Join Mario Gaudet, former Army Reservist and military brat, in Episode 3 of &#8220;Units of the CAF&#8221; as we delve into the legendary Princess Patricia&#8217;s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI). 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