Honours
Battle honours are the right given by the Canadian Crown to the regiment to mark on its colours the name of the battles or operations in which they stood out. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry has received 39 battle honours. Three soldiers of the regiment have been awarded the Victoria Cross.
| PPCLI Battle Honours | |
|---|---|
| First World War | Second World War |
| Ypres, 1915, 1917 | Landing in Sicily |
| Frezenberg | Leonforte |
| Bellewaerde | Agira |
| Mount Sorrel | Sicily, 1943 |
| Somme 1916 | The Moro |
| Flers-Courcelette | The Gully |
| Ancre Heights | Liri Valley |
| Arras 1917 – 18 | Hitler Line |
| Vimy 1917 | Gothic Line |
| Arleux | Rimini Line |
| Hill 70 | San Fortunato |
| Passchendaele | Savio Bridgehead |
| Amiens | Naviglio Canal |
| Scarpe 1918 | Fosso Munio |
| Hindenburg Line | Granarola |
| Canal du Nord | Italy, 1943–1945 |
| Pursuit to Mons | Apledoorn |
| France and Flanders 1914 – 18 | North West Europe 1945 |
| Siberia, 1918–19 | |
| Korean War | |
| Korea 1950–1953 | |
| Kapyong | |
| Victoria Cross recipients | |
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