EDMONTON – About 50 soldiers are set to run a relay across five provinces to retrace a route used by troops before the First World War.
The memorial baton relay marks the 100th anniversary of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.
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The run by soldiers from the regiment’s 2nd Battalion, based at CFB Shilo in Manitoba, is to begin in Edmonton on Sunday.
It will follow a route used by original Princess Patricia’s troops as they were called to service in 1914.
The runners will carry a baton with the names of 1,866 regiment members who have fallen in action.
The 24-community relay through Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec is to conclude in Ottawa on Sept. 18.
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