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	The Loyal Edmonton Regiment ... Unofficially
		Raised at the outbreak of WWI as the 49th Battalion, the Regiment served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Europe.
		Renamed The Edmonton Regiment in March of 1920, the Eddies became the Loyal Eddies while serving overseas with the allied army in WWII.
		Today The Loyal Edmonton Regiment is the only remaining militia infantry unit (R031) in Edmonton, perpetuating the 101st, the 63rd, the 51st and 49th Battalions.
	www.loyaleddies.com /main.html (140 words)

	The Loyal Edmonton Regiment - Home Page
		The Loyal Edmonton Regiment is a highly motivated, well lead and well trained fighting force.
		The Regiment is capable of operating in any conditions, by day or night, and it stands ready to prove anytime that it "Fears No Foe." The Regiment currently number well over 200 personal including our well respected Regimental Brass and Wind Band.
		The training the Regiment receives is both interesting and challenging, it includes weapon handling, field craft, tactical navigation, communication, using night vision, patrolling, cold weather operations, tactics and survival.
	www.army.dnd.ca /LOYAL_EDMONTON_REGT (132 words)

	PWAC Victoria: Mark Zuehlke, Writing Sample (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In the woods, the Edmontons found the rear elements of the PPCLI dug in at February.
		The set-piece attack plan had committed the Loyal Edmonton Regiment to an advance on the right flank without consideration that it might be the Seaforths who broke through.
		The regiment he loved was virtually destroyed and the decisions that a commanding officer must make without hesitation were too heavy a burden to bear.
	www.islandnet.com /~pwacvic/zuehlk05.html (8985 words)

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		C. Atkin, President of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment Foundation, thanked Council for its support (and that of prior Councils), in particular, for its most recent support in the establishment of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum and the Prince of Wales Armoury.
		The Loyal Edmonton Regiment veterans presented each member of Council with a framed replica of the regimental colours (including one for the family of Late Councillor D. Mather).
		Edmonton received a rating of 5 blooms, the highest designation, with special recognition on the efforts of preservation and the highest mark being in the category of community involvement.
	www.edmonton.ca /meetings/arch_council/council_meetings/c971007m.doc (4101 words)

	The Loyal Edmonton Regiment at Ortona, December 1943
		The Loyal Edmonton Regiment at Ortona, December 1943
		The Loyal Edmonton Regiment entered the battle well below strength and did not receive replacement drafts until after the battle was nearly over.
		Almost a mile back were the seventeen-pounders, ready to blast buildings along the seafront or to engage any enemies who attacked the Loyal Edmonton's open right flank….
	www.youthsource.ab.ca /hyl/ortona/ortona2.htm (554 words)

	RedPatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Lt-Colonel Jefferson's Loyal Edmonton Regiment and a Squadron of tanks from the Three Rivers Regiment formed the vanguard, headed for the next large town, Piazza Armerina.
		The Toronto regiment was to launch its final approach on Valguarnera from a ridge two-miles south of the town, but when the Highlanders arrived they found the ridge to be strongly held by the Germans.
		The Loyal Eddies loaded up their ammunition, food and water as well as the 3-inch mortars and medium machine-guns of the supporting Saskatoon Light Infantry on to pack mules and headed into dry river valley.
	ca.geocities.com /gckelln/RedPatch.htm (1107 words)

	Juno Beach Centre - The Capture of Ortona
		The Loyal Edmonton Regiment and the Seaforth Highlanders Regiment were relentless and suffered heavy casualties.
		Through dust and the acrid smell of cordite, the Loyal Edmonton soldiers were involved in one of the fiercest battle so far.
		The victory was a costly one: the Loyal Edmonton Regiment had 172 casualties, including 63 killed; the Seaforth Highlanders 103, including 41 killed.
	www.junobeach.org /e/2/can-eve-rod-ita-ort-e.htm (1198 words)

	history & museums > edmonton > last link on the left
		Edmonton's premier horticultural attraction featuring more than 700 species of plants in arid, temperate and tropical climates.
		This restored Edwardian mansion captures the spirit of Edmonton in 1915.
		Reflecting lives that have contributed to Edmonton and area culture.
	lastlinkontheleft.com /e005.html (588 words)

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		The 49th Battalion Pipes and Drums is a re-enactment of the historical pipe band originally established in The 49th Battalion in 1915, before that unit went overseas.
		In the spirit of paying tribute to the tradition of Edmonton's military pipe bands, the band wears the badge of the pipe band of the 1st Battalion, The Edmonton Regiment, established in 1920.
		The band is made up entirely of serving members of The Loyal Edmonton Regiment, a present-day militia unit whose members are proud to wear the "49" on their cap badge.
	www.49thbattalion.ca (100 words)

	Military Museum of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, Prince of Wales Armouries, Edmonton Alberta, curator Major (ret'd) ...
		This Museum and the Edmonton City Archives can be a great way for an individual, students or families to spend an afternoon or even a day.
		If you are a history, museum or historic archives enthusiast in Edmonton, Alberta you should visit this museum.
		The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Military Museum is on the ground floor of the Prince of Wales Armouries,
	www.metrotown.info /canada-edmonton/museums (642 words)

	Photo Album (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Peter proudly receives an award from Veteran Maurice White of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment for his dedication to veterans, his support of the regiment and museum.
		Members of the Loyal Eddies took part in a retake of their Christmas Dinner of 1943 in 1998 at Ortona, Italy.
		The Loyal Edmonton Regiment has proudly served Canada since World War I and is an essential component of the Edmonton Community that must continue whether as a reserve unit or regular force.
	www.petergoldring.com /Photos/veterans/phnov11.html (210 words)

	Collar Badges - Infantry - 1939-1945 Regiments named A to N (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		At the outbreak of war, the standard Service Dress, in general issue since the first decade of the 20th Century, was still the standard uniform of the Canadian Militia (soon to be renamed Canadian Army).
		The Edmonton Regiment was renamed "The Loyal Edmonton Regiment" in 1943 to reflect its affiliation with the Loyal Border Regiment of the British Army.
		The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment)
	www.canadiansoldiers.com /insignia/collars/coll2.htm (242 words)

	::Pier21 - Gateway to Canada : : War Bride - Patricia and Albin Carl Norlander::
		Mother and baby arrived at Pier 21 on 12 August 1946 and were quickly transferred to the care of the Red Cross for a train journey to Edmonton, Alberta.
		On June 28th 1943, with his Loyal Edmonton Regiment he sailed from Scotland to join other allied invasion forces for the landing on Sicily on 10th July 1943.
		After participating in the Italian campaign during all of 1944, along with his regiment he was transferred to Holland in the spring of 1945.
	www.pier21.ca /index.php?id=3707&type=98 (369 words)

	L/Cpl Maurice D. White - Veterans Affairs Canada
		Maurice White was born January 2, 1925 in Coldwater, Ontario, but raised in Grassland, Alberta, one of 16 children of farmers Alexander and Velma.
		His duties with the "Loyal Eddies" included radio operator, company clerk, scout, runner and section leader.
		He recalls the bad weather the day of the Sicily landings: "Was not sure we would make it," he notes.
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm/feature/italy99/bios/white (252 words)

	Travel Alberta - Travelling To & Around - Itineraries - Scenic Road Trips
		Over the years, Edmonton’s outgoing and distinctive personality has earned it a number of nicknames, including “Gateway to the North”, for its access to Canada’s resource-rich frontier, and “Festival City”, for its annual array of celebrations.
		Edmonton is also a city of natural beauty.
		Edmonton is home to more theatre companies per capita than any other city in Canada, with some 13 professional theatre companies in residence.
	www1.travelalberta.com /content/travellingto/take.cfm?roadtripID=9 (574 words)

	RedPatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		When the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry were slowed by demolitions along Route 112, Brigadier Chris Vokes sent the Loyal Edmonton Regiment cross-country along a doubtful track which might lead to Cittanova.
		The Canadian Army's first action of 1944 on the Adriatic front was fought by the Carleton and York Regiment exacting sweet revenge for its New Year's setback at the hands of those tough paratroopers.
		For Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on the right, supported by the Loyal Edmonton Regiment with the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada on their left.
	ca.geocities.com /gckelln/redpatch2.htm (1375 words)

	bandtoday
		In the spirit of recreating the original band, The 49th Battalion Pipes and Drums began recruiting from amongst the serving infantrymen of The Loyal Edmonton Regiment in May 2003.
		The band is not funded by the Regiment or the Canadian Forces, and band activities are separate from Regimental duties, as band members are volunteers and are not paid to play.
		Members also wear the rank insignia in effect during World War I, and the hat badge of the pipe band of the 1st Battalion, The Edmonton Regiment, from 1920.
	www.49thbattalion.ca /bandtoday.html (265 words)

	`Freedom' for the regiment - This Is Lancashire
		THE flags were flying when more than 100 soldiers from the First Battalion of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment brought Blackburn centre to a halt as they marched to celebrate their Freedom of the Borough.
		Blackburn Mayor Coun John Williams saw the regiment mark its right to "march through the town with bayonets fixed, drums beating and colours flying".
		The event was the first official engagement of the new Colonel of the regiment, Brigadier Geoff Sheldon, who took the salute.
	archive.thisislancashire.co.uk /2001/11/02/650374.html (164 words)

	Real Estate Weekly
		This year’s Edmonton Historical Board’s Recognition Awards, the 31st annual, salute four individuals and two organizations for their contribution to building the city and helping its citizens appreciate our precious heritage.
		He was just 16 when he joined the Loyal Edmonton Regiment as a member of the Reserve Force.
		When City of Edmonton funding to OSF abruptly ended in late 1995, the Foundation was forced to let all its staff go, except for Iggulden, who worked two days a week.
	www.rewedmonton.ca /content_view_rew?CONTENT_ID=1236 (1130 words)

	Cloth Shoulder Titles - Infantry - 1939-1945 Regiments named A to N
		At the outbreak of war, only four units of the Canadian Army were permitted to wear cloth shoulder titles; by tradition Guards Regiments of the British Army wore white on scarlet cloth titles, and so too did the Canadian Grenadier Guards and the Governor General's Foot Guards.
		Badges of European manufacture were usually of inferior quality, with thicker thread, crude materials, and as the war progressed, embroidered badges were phased out in England in favour of printed canvas versions.
		When the Regiment was informed that their special metal oak leaf badges could not be worn on battle dress (see the page on Special Distinctions) the Regiment adopted a title in cloth incorporating oak leaf design.
	casftitle.freehosting.net /shocloth.htm (956 words)

	Military History: Second World War: Liberation of France: D-Day
		Most of their efforts that day went to establishing and consolidating a beachhead and repelling determined German counterattacks.
		City of Edmonton Archives (Loyal Edmonton Regiment Collection, A98-96, Box 4).
		Canadian Soldiers at Juno Beach, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944.
	www.lermuseum.org /ler/mh/wwii/d-day.html (1000 words)

	The Loyal Edmonton Regiment ... Unofficially (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This site is dedicated to The Loyal Edmonton Regiment, affectionately known as The Loyal Eddies.
		The Eddies are Alberta's oldest infantry regiment and the only Canadian Militia infantry unit remaining in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
		They have taken an active role in both world wars and have acquitted themselves well in battle.
	www.loyaleddies.com (69 words)

	The Battle of Ortona - Introduction
		A special acknowledgement to the members and museum of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, notably museum director Captain Chris Atkin who helped provide valuable resources for the student study and in arranging for the students to speak with veterans Mr.
		The Loyal Edmonton Regiment fought at the Battle of Ortona during World War II.
		Ortona is on Italy's Adriatic coast and is the town where German troops tried to delay the Allied advance up the Italian coast or the "boot" as it is often called.
	www.youthsource.ab.ca /hyl/ortona/ortona1.htm (299 words)

	The Alberta Order of Excellence - Members
		Robert Chapman is a long-standing member of the Edmonton business community who has played a leading role in developing many of the city's seminal business and social service organizations.
		In his service as president of the Edmonton and Alberta Jaycees and Chamber of Commerce, and as a member of the National Chamber of Commerce Executive, Robert helped open doors for many businesses around Alberta and across the country.
		In 1991 he was appointed Honourary Colonel of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment.
	www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca /aoe/2005_chapman.cfm (696 words)

	Listings Alberta: Edmonton Region: Military
		It consists of Regimental Headquarters and 61 Battery at the LCol Debeny Armoury in Edmonton and 78 Battery in Red Deer.
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		WELCOME TO WWW.LOYALEDDIES.COM This site is dedicated to The Loyal Edmonton Regiment, affectionately known as The Loyal Eddies.
	listingsalberta.ca /Edmonton-Region/Government/Military (443 words)

	Calendar of Events
		at how renewing the past has turned this district into one of Edmonton's most attractive places to live, shop and visit and the cost of that success.
		Produced with the assistance of the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, the NFB and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
		Edmonton was established as a fur trade post in 1795.
	www.members.tripod.com /historic-ed-week/hewevents.htm (684 words)

	The Queen's Lancashire Regiment [UK]
		The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers), and The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
		The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border)
		The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers), and The Loyal Regiment]
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/inf/030QLR.htm (161 words)

	Circle of Honour: Mark Wolf Leg, Sr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		He is a man with a caring and positive perspective on the accomplishments of our young people.
		During the Second World War, he enlisted with the Forty-Ninth Loyal Edmonton Regiment and fought in South Africa and Italy.
		He went overseas on the Queen Mary, which is one of the largest ocean liners.
	www.ed-resources.net /guide/exhibit/wolfleg.htm (230 words)

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	Dominion Institute Digital Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Sam Lenko (centre) with fellow Loyal Edmonton regiment members cutting cordwood in the Arctic in August 1939.
		I only trained for about thirteen weeks in Calgary, and then I was sent overseas to Aldershot, and I joined the Royal Edmonton Regiment there.
		So the Sergeant says, "What are we going to do with him?" I told him, "Just point for him to go down to the shore." And that was it.
	www.thememoryproject.com /digital-archive/profile.cfm?collectionid=429&cnf=wwII (490 words)

	Lance Corporal Maurice White - Veterans Affairs Canada
		At age two he relocated to Grassland, Alberta, where his family established the farm he grew up on with his six brothers and nine sisters.
		He enlisted in Edmonton on January 7, 1942, and was assigned to the Loyal Edmonton Regiment.
		White served in Italy for two years and was part of the initial invasion force in Sicily.
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /youth/sub.cfm?source=feature/italy2004/italy_overseas/italy_delegates/mwhite (209 words)

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