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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: 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: Royal Engineers Build BC Infrastructure
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: British Columbia received a detachment of Royal Engineers in 1858 to help build infrastructure for the new colony. They supervised building of the Cariboo Road, which opened up the interior to colonization, and also founded the town of New Westminster.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Recruitment
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Most of the British army was recruited in Great Britain. By the mid-19th century, half of the men were English or Welsh, one third Irish and the remainder Scottish. Recruits were (in theory) volunteers signed up by a regimental recruiting party, and service was for life (until 1847).
Site: National Defence
 
Title: French Influences Quashed - British Model Imposed
 
Type: Document
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Description: French Canadians were not completely alienated from the military during the second half of the 19th century. Francophone volunteer units were raised, but their requests to adopt uniforms inspired by French fashions were refused. A British model was imposed country-wide.
Site: National Defence
 
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