Work Point Barracks Memorial was unveiled on 20 June 1987, by the Reviewing Officer as part of the centenary celebrations. It was erected by the Third Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry to commemorate all soldiers that lived in these barracks. The granite stone comes from Beacon Hill Park courtesy of the City of Victoria. Beacon Hill was the temporary home of C Battery, the Regiment of Canadian Artillery that built Work Point Barracks in 1887.
In 1920, Bravo Company of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry occupied Work Point Barracks until the start of the Second World War. In the fall of 1957 the First Battalion moved to Work Point Barracks from Germany, where it remained until the fall of 1963 when the Battalion returned to Germany. On 19 September 1970, the First Battalion, The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada was re-designated as the Third Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry at Work Point Barracks, and is still their residence.
