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- Meek, John F. (1971). Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ontario: The Author.
- ↑ "Officers' Declaration Papers: Nelson Spencer". Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ↑ Appendix to General Order No. 110, 1929
- ↑ "The South Alberta Light Horse". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments – Armour Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. June 11, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ↑ St.Onge, Adrian. "'It's critically important': celebrating the Canadian Mounted Rifles". CHAT News Today. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
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