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Patricia Lake was dedicated to all those who served, and those who are still serving in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Regiment by the Canada Lands Company on June 23, 2004, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry was founded for service in the First World War on August 10, 1914, and paraded for the first time at Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, Ontario, on August 23, 1914. Hamilton Gault, a prominent Montreal businessman, raised the regiment out of his own funds, making the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry the last privately raised regiment in Canada.

The regiment was named after Princess Patricia of Connaught, the daughter of the Governor General at the time. Princess Patricia maintained close ties with the regiment throughout her life, and her handsewn original Regimental Colour, the Ric-a-Dam-Doo, was carried into the frontline on almost every occasion the Patricias were engaged in battle.

Over four years of fighting in Belgium and France, the Regiment established a reputation for excellence, never losing a ground on the battlefield. Vimy, Passchendaele, Ypres, Amiens, and Frezenberg stand out in history books as places where the Patricia’s demonstrated outstanding skill at arms, tenacity and courage. All three battalions have continued to train to fight, while also undertaking domestic and international operations at the behest of Canada. Domestically, the Regiment has provided battalions for service during the Winnipeg floods of the 1950s and the 1990s ice storms in Quebec, security to the G8 Summit in Kananaskis, and fighting forest fires in Alberta and British Columbia. Internationally, the Patricia’s have provided battalions for operational duty ensuring basic security and helping with humanitarian assistance. These battalions have seen service in Germany, Cyprus, the former Yugoslavia, the Middle East, Congo, Rwanda, Central America, Vietnam, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, and Afghanistan.

Canada Lands Company erected the Engineer's Viewpoint memorial. The Canadian Engineers Permanent Corps was established in 1903. The Corp’s mission is to contribute to the survival, mobility and combat effectiveness of The Canadian Forces. It has accomplished this task through two world wars, the Korean War, the Cold War and numerous other combat and peacekeeping missions, completing construction and maintenance of defensive works and fortifications, demolitions and land mine removal, the establishment and maintenance of lines of communications, construction of road works, airfields, and bridges, vertical construction and utilities, environmental stewardship, fire fighting, air and vehicle crash rescue, surveying and cartography. The Engineers have been represented at the Griesbach Barracks site by the 1st Airborne Field Squadron (1968-1977) and the 8th Field Engineer Regiment (1977-2001). This viewpoint, which looks toward a replica of a Bailey Bridge, was constructed by members of the 8th Field Engineer Regiment in 2005.

Ziegler Way was dedicated to Brigadier William Smith Ziegler by the Canada Lands Company on January 16, 2008, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

Brigadier Ziegler was born in Calgary in 1911, he moved to Edmonton in 1925 and enlisted in the militia as a boy soldier. He enlisted in the 61st Field Battery of the Non-Permanent Active Militia in 1926 and by 1931 he was Battery Sergeant-Major. In 1939, he was mobilized with the 1st Canadian Division and went overseas in January 1940.

At 33 years old, he was promoted to Brigadier and Commander Royal Artillery, 1st Canadian Division who were then on Italy’s Ortona Winter Line. His skillful use of artillery and his masterful fire plans throughout the Liri Valley operations contributed significantly to the success of the Allied advance to Rome and resulted in his appointment to the Distinguished Service Order. He then went to Holland to assist with the final defeat of the Third Reich, where he received the surrender of 100,000 men. In September 1945, he received the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the grade of Commander.

Brigadier Ziegler served with the British Foreign Office (German Section). He was Deputy Commander Hannover Region with the Control Commission for Germany and later, until 1950, served as the Regional Administration Officer, Land in Niedersachsen.

Valour Way was dedicated to all Canadian Forces Base Edmonton's men and women in uniform by the Canada Lands Company on August 15, 2007, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

Canadian Forces Base Griesbach was a major military facility in Edmonton from the early 1950s to the late 1990s. During that period thousands of Canada's military personnel were based here in Edmonton. Many saw duty in locations such as Korea, Cyprus, Bosnia, and Afghanistan, and with Canada's other peacekeeping missions throughout the world. Valour is the most esteemed military attribute, extreme bravery marked by a willingness to continue on effectively in the face of a high risk of injury or death. So highly is the quality prized that the word was chosen by Queen Victoria herself for inscription on the Victoria Cross. But the qualities that are reflected in valour in battle are inculcated in military personnel from the very start of their service, dedication to duty, determination, selflessness, and a mental coolness that enables the person to cope with extreme pressure and adversity.

Sir Arthur Currie Way was dedicated to General Sir Arthur William Currie (1875 – 1933) by the Canada Lands Company on January 16, 2008, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

General Currie is considered as one of the finest commanders in Canadian military history, and as one of the most capable commanders on the entire Western Front in the First World War. Under his leadership, the Canadian Corps won a long series of battles, fighting as a unit for the first time in a major war. Currie would prove himself more than competent as a leader through his participation in conflicts such as the Second Battle of Ypres, Mount Sorrel, the Battle of the Somme, and of course, Vimy Ridge. 

Currie was largely responsible for the tactics and careful planning that led to the victory by Canadian battalions at Vimy Ridge. On June 9, 1917, weeks after Vimy, Currie was knighted and would become the first ever Canadian-born soldier to command the Canadian Corps. Currie and the Canadian Corps were then called upon to take a pivotal role in the Battle of Passchendaele. In 1918, Currie took the Canadian Corps to Amiens, where his troops halted the German offensive and began the drive to Germany (known as Canada’s Hundred Days).

Currie was respected by his men as an extremely capable planner and innovative general, who followed the progress of battles close to the action, and who would not waste their lives needlessly. Currie was the recipient of various honours, including Commander of the Bath, Legion of Honour, Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, Croix de Guerre and the United States Distinguished Service Medal.

San Fortunato Street was dedicated to members of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and the Loyal Edmonton Regiment who fought in the battle of San Fortunato during the Second World War by the Canada Lands Company on January 18 2006, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

The Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and the Loyal Edmonton Regiment entered into battle on August 26, 1944, and fought for 26 days against a continuous series of defences supported with heavy machinegun fire, mortar and artillery fire, tanks, and mine fields. The Canadians finally captured the heights of San Fortunato Ridge on September 21 in a brazen night attack. The battle to break through the Germans’ Gothic Line defences was a major victory for the Allies in northern Italy, but it came at a high price. In total, the 1st Canadian Corps suffered 4,511 casualties, of whom 1,016 were killed. This was the bloodiest action fought by the Corps during the entire Italian Campaign.

Ortona Way was dedicated to the members of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment and The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada who fought in the Battle of Ortona, Italy during the Second World War by the Canada Lands Company on March 5, 2006, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

In December 1943, in an attempt to hold up the Allied advance on the east side of Italy, the Germans reinforced Ortona with crack paratroops, and demolished many buildings to fill streets with tanks. The Loyal Edmonton Regiment and The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada formed the bulk of the Canadian force assigned to liberate the town. Ortona fell on December 28th after eight days of costly fighting. It is a cherished Battle Honour of The Loyal Edmonton Regiment.

Kinross Road was dedicated to Private Cecil John Kinross of the 49th Battalion by the Canada Lands Company on June 23, 2004, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

Cecil John Kinross was born in Uxbridge, England on 17 February 1895, and, at the age of 16, came with his family to Alberta to farm. During the First World War he served with the 49th Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Before Kinross received the Victoria Cross he had been wounded, but was able to return to his unit within a month.

On 30 October 1917 near Passchendaele in Belgium, Kinross’s company came under intense German artillery and machine gun fire. Carefully surveying the situation, he took off all of his equipment save for his rifle and a bandolier of ammunition, and set out alone over open ground in daylight. Kinross then charged the machine gun, killed the crew of six, and destroyed the gun. Inspired by his action, his company advanced some 300 meters and established itself in an important new position. For his exemplary conduct, Kinross was awarded the Victoria Cross.

Kinross was seriously wounded and did not return to front-line duties. He died in Lougheed, Alberta on 21 June 1957. Mount Kinross, in the Rocky Mountains near Jasper, Alberta, was named in his honour.

Kerr Road was dedicated to Private John Chipman Kerr by the Canada Lands Company on May 12, 2005, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

Born in Fox River, Nova Scotia, Kerr homesteaded in Alberta’s Peace River district before the war. He enlisted in 1915 and served with the 49th Battalion. In September 1916, during the Battle of the Somme, the Canadian Corps assaulted a two-kilometre front near Courcelette, France. During a shelling attack on September 16, Private Kerr noted that the supply of shells was running short. Under heavy fire, Kerr ran along the top of the parados (a mound of earth that protects a trench) until he was in close contact with the enemy. He then opened fire at point-blank range, inflicting heavy losses. His German opponents believed they were surrounded, and they surrendered. Kerr’s bravery yielded 62 prisoners and 250 yards of trench. Several of Kerr’s fingers had been blown off earlier in the day, but he did not have his wound dressed until he and two other men had escorted the prisoners to a support trench and then reported back for duty. Kerr was awarded the Victoria Cross for his act of bravery.

At the beginning of the Second World War, Kerr joined the Army once more, later transferring to the Royal Canadian Air Force. He died in Port Moody, British Columbia on 19 February 1963. In 1951 Mount Kerr, a 2,600-metre peak in the Rocky Mountains, was named after him.

Kapyong Avenue was dedicatedto the members of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry who fought in the Battle of Kapyong by the Canada Lands Company on June 23, 2004, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

When North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, the United Nations launched a “police action” that became the Korean War (1950-53). In 1951, Chinese and North Korean forces broke through United Nation lines and moved down the Kapyong Valley toward Seoul, the southern capital. It was here that the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, and the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, dug in to stop the advance, supported by the U.S. 72nd Tank Battalion. On April 24, facing heavy bombardment and communist numerical superiority, the Americans and Australians withdrew.

Alone and cut off from supply lines, the Patricia’s withstood successive waves of attack and held their position throughout the night. Some of the Patricia’s, short of ammunition, used their empty rifles as clubs. The commander of “D” Company called for an artillery barrage on his own position to keep it from being overrun. The next morning brought British support and an airdrop of more ammunition, and the enemy was forced to retreat. The Battle of Kapyong halted a massive communist advance. Ten Canadians were killed and 23 wounded. The Patricia’s received the United States Presidential Unit Citation for its extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance.