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- 1 2 3 "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 November 5, 2011.
- ↑ Edmonton Bulletin, Nov. 17, 1916; Davies and Keshen, The Frontiers of Patriotism, p. 300
- ↑ Edmonton Bulletin, Nov. 17, 1916
- ↑ "Neil Waugh Outdoors: The life for you". The London Free Press. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- ↑ "Fact Sheet: The Regimental Colours" (PDF). The Alberta Legislature. February 23, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ↑ Appendix to General Order No. 110, 1929
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