About the Book    Always a Patricia is the follow-on to Syd Frost´s earlier book Once a Patricia. In that book he told the story of his experience in the PPCLI in World War II and he ended with an account of the pilgrimages he made back to the battlefields in later years to pay respects to the memory of those who did not return - a commitment he made when wounded.
   In Always a Patricia Syd continues the story of remembrance, including his efforts to see that the actions of Canadians in Sicily, Italy and North West Europe are remembered and the graves of those who fell are cared for appropriately. His engaging account contains details of the obstacles that bureaucracy and indifference placed in his path so many years after the war ended. It also contains heart-warming accounts of the assistance he was given by local inhabitants, whose gratitude for the sacrifices of Canadian soldiers greatly helped him achieve his goal of enhancing remembrance.
   The expression "Once a Patricia, always a Patricia" is one that all who serve in the PPCLI learn when they join and never forget. Syd Frost is a Patricia who has never forgotten, and in this book he counsels us all to remember what Canadian soldiers achieved on the battle fields of Europe more than half a century ago. It is a fascinating account and wise and compelling counsel.
    John de Chastelain
    (General John de Chastelain OC,CMM CD, CH)
    former Colonel-of-the-Regiment
    Princess Patricia´s Canadian Light Infantry

About the Author    Charles Sydney Frost attended the Royal Military College of Canada. Upon graduation in 1942 he was commissioned into the PPCLI and served with the regiment in Europe. By 1945 he was acting second-in-command of the battalion. He was twice wounded in action.
   After the war he entered Osgoode Hall Law School, then, following graduation in 1949, he practiced law in Toronto. He was appointed Queen´s Counsel in 1960.
   His military service continued in the Royal Regiment of Canada which he commanded from 1959 to 1962. He subsequently served as Honorary Lieutenant Colonel and Honorary Colonel for 15 years.
   He served as president of the RMC Club of Canada for the year 1971-1972. He was also a member of the Canadian Military Colleges Advisory Board to the Minister of National Defence, 1975-1978, and was Chairman of the Sub-Committee responsible for RMC affairs. He received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from RMC in 1976.
   Colonel Frost was awarded the Canadian forces decoration and two bars, the Canadian Silver Jubilee Medal, 1977, and the Commemorative Medal for 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation, 1992. Since 1978 he has been a member of the Senate of PPCLI.
   In July, 2004, Colonel Frost will be granted honorary citizenship of Ispica, Sicily, where he became the first democratic Mayor in July, 1943.

   Other titles by Colonel Sydney Frost include Once a Patricia, 1988, and A Life Worthwhile, 1994.