Honouring Valour at Schjelderup Lake
[caption id="attachment_19533" align="alignnone" width="590"] The joint team of soldiers from Second Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s). From left: Sergeant Lance Bevan, Master Corporal Lucas Roy, Private Mike Albrecht, Private Donovan Scott, Master Corporal Jed Jackson, Corporal Nicolas Cazelais, Private Matthew Dimmers, Private Carlee Smith (kneeling), Corporal Jonathan Dick, Corporal Matthew Rees, Corporal Devin Barett, Corporal William Cable, Lieutenant Evan Machin (kneeling), Master Corporal Denis Byrne and Private Jordan Oakley. Photo by Private Jordan Oakley, 2 PPCLI[/caption]Lieutenant Cameron ParkThe Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) ~Soldiers from The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) and Second Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (2 PPCLI) returned from a joint excursion to Schjelderup Lake on Aug. 31. The purpose of the five-day trek was to replace a damaged marble plaque at the lake dedicated to Lieutenant-Colonel Roger Schjelderup, DSO, MC and Bar, CD. Led by Lieutenant Evan Machin of The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) and Sergeant Lance Beavin of 2 PPLCI, the team moved through complex, mountainous terrain to Schjelderup Lake.They carried a 45-pound bronze plaque and the myriad of tools required for the replacement and mounting. “I kind of underestimated what the mountain would look like,” said Corporal Matthew Rees of 2 PPLCI. “I thought we would go up one steep embankment and ride a ridge all the way down into a valley and then see the mountain, but that wasn’t the case. The ridge turned out to be a series of what I would call mountains, being from Manitoba.” As they moved through the challenging terrain members of the expedition reflected on the challenges faced by Lieutenant-Colonel Schjelderup during his wartime service. He was born in Smithers, but grew up in Comox, British Columbia. In 1937, at the age of 15, he summited the...