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- ↑ "L.J. Gilbert Declaration Paper". Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ↑ "Lieutenant-Colonel Levi Jerome Gilbert".
- ↑ "Gilbert's Gallopers: The Rise and Fall of the 117th Eastern Townships Battalion, C.E.F. | Townships Heritage WebMagazine".
- Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.