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Title: Nursing Sister Georgina Fane Pope (1862-1938) - South African War
 
Type: Document
Description: Georgina Pope served at British hospitals just north of Cape Town, South Africa, as senior sister in 1899. In 1908 she attained the position of matron, first in the history of Canadian Army Medical Corps.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Lieutenant-Colonel François-Louis Lessard (1860-1927) - South African ...
 
Type: Document
Description: Lieutenant-Colonel François-Louis Lessard went to South Africa as a Canadian officer attached to the British Army to learn about the latest developments in warfare. In 1900, the Canadian government appointed him to command the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, later named the Royal Canadian Dragoons.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Lieutenant-Colonel Charles W. Drury (1856-1913) - South African War
 
Type: Document
Description: Charles W. Drury was known as the 'Father of Modern Field Artillery in Canada' for his many innovations. He accompanied the first Canadian contingent to study military developments during the South African War.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Lieutenant-Colonel William D. Otter (1843-1929) - South African War
 
Type: Document
Description: Lieutenant-Colonel William D. Otter became the first Canadian-born officer to command this country's military. As commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry in South Africa, his no nonsense, no frills approach to soldiering brought him into conflict with the less disciplined ways of his officers and men, but his austere professionalism got results.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel B. Steele (1849-1919) - South African War
 
Type: Document
Description: Recommended as the best man in Canada to lead a unit in South Africa by the North West Mounted Police, Samuel B. Steele took command of Strathcona's Horse in 1899. After taking the unit back to Canada early in 1901, Steele returned to South Africa that same year to command a division of the South African Constabulary until 1906. He later commanded Canadian formations in England during the First World War.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Canada within the Empire - Creating a Standing Army. 1871-1883
 
Type: Document
Description: After Confederation, the Canadian took control of its forts, set up the first Canadian military college in Kingston, and created Canada's first permanent infantry and cavalry units.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas D.B. Evans (1860- 1908) - South African War
 
Type: Document
Description: Under Lieutenant-Colonel T.D.B. Evans' leadership the Canadian Mounted Rifles carried out some very successful actions, including the seizure of a key hill at Leliefontein on 7 November 1900 that prevented the Boers from trapping a British force.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: From Colony to Country - Northwest Campaign - General References
 
Type: Document
Description: General reference sources on the Canadian forces and Canadian military history, as well as sources on the North-West troubles within Canadian history.
Site: Library and Archives Canada
 
Title: Militia Budgets
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The budgets allocated by Parliament often affected the size of the militia and how many men would be trained. Cycles of economic crisis and boom in the 1870's had an impact on militia activity and proficiency.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Conditions of Militia Service
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Budget cuts by the governments of the day often directly affected men and officers and their willingness to stay in the militia.
Site: National Defence
 
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