Historical Books
The Cowboy Cavalry: The Story of the Rocky Mountain Rangers
The story of the volunteer militia raised in southern Alberta during the Northwest Rebellion era.
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History of Thirty-First Battalion C.E.F.: From Its Organization, November 1914, to Its Demobilization, June 1919
Major Horace Cecil Singer spent more than six years, from 1931 to 1938, compiling this account of the 31st Battalion’s First World War service, drawing on sources from western Canada, Ottawa, and London before the manuscript received its final edit from A.A. Peebles of Lethbridge, Alberta.
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Medicine and Duty
The First World War memoir of Captain Harold W. McGill, medical officer with the 31st Battalion, CEF.
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The 31st Battalion Association Directory 1933
A Calgary-based veterans association directory with member listings and activity reports.
Peel Library
The Journal of Private Fraser: 1914-1918
A journal of Canadian Expeditionary Force actions from 1914 to 1918.
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South Albertas – A Canadian Regiment at War
This revised edition follows the South Alberta Regiment through the Battle of the Falaise Gap and the rapid sweep across northern Europe that culminated in the liberation of the Netherlands.
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Peewees on Parade
Wartime memories from a young South Alberta Regiment soldier in the Peewee Platoon.
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Me and George
A historical account of the South Alberta Regiment in the European theatre of the Second World War.
Biblio
Century of Service: The History of the South Alberta Light Horse
Authorized in 1905 but tracing its roots to the 1880s Northwest Rebellion era, “Her Majesty’s Cowboys” fought in the Rebellion of 1885, South Africa, both World Wars, and more recently in Afghanistan and the former Yugoslavia — published for the regiment’s 2005 centennial.
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