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- ↑ Barrett, Matt (July 31, 2015). "The Town Founder". PATRIOTS, CROOKS AND SAFETY-FIRSTERS Colonels of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
- ↑ "Annex 1B: Perpetuations". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. May 1, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ↑ Appendix to General Order No. 110, 1929