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The South Alberta Light Horse

Canadian Army Primary Reserve armoured regiment
Organization armored_regiment Q7565935
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Summary

The South Alberta Light Horse is an armored regiment[1]. It draws 138 Wikipedia views per month (armored regiment category, ranking #8 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Canada[3]
  • Instance of: Canadian military unit[4]
  • Follows: British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own)[5]
  • Followed by: The Saskatchewan Dragoons[6]
  • Headquarters location: Medicine Hat[7]
  • Military branch: Canadian Army[8]
  • Part of: Royal Canadian Armoured Corps[9], Primary Reserve[10]
  • Inception: July 3, 1905[11]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[12], World War I[13], North-West Rebellion[14], War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[15]
  • Location of formation: Calgary[16]
  • Parent organization or unit: 41 Canadian Brigade Group[17]
  • Official website: http://army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/south-alberta-light-horse/index.page[18], http://army-armee.forces.gc.ca/fr/south-alberta-light-horse/index.page[19], https://army.gc.ca/en/3-canadian-division/the-south-alberta-light-horse/index.page[20], https://army.gc.ca/fr/3-division-du-canada/the-south-alberta-light-horse/index.page[21], http://canada.ca/en/army/corporate/3-canadian-division/the-south-alberta-light-horse.html[22], http://canada.ca/fr/armee/organisation/3-division-du-canada/the-south-alberta-light-horse.html[23]
  • Allegiance: Canadian Armed Forces[24]
  • Replaces: South Alberta Regiment[25]
  • Affiliation: Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment[26], Light Dragoons[27]
  • Official name: The South Alberta Light Horse[28]
  • Motto text: Semper alacer[29]

Why It Matters

The South Alberta Light Horse is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · ~2026-48396-34 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, Primary Reserve
    Image → Light Horse Park Monument.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Light Horse Park Monument.jpg"
  2. 9w ago · Amqui · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Canadian Army Primary Reserve armoured regiment
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Instance of: armored regiment"
  3. 10w ago · Amqui · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/south-alberta-light-horse/, http://army-armee.forces.gc.ca/fr/south-alberta-light-horse/, https://army.gc.ca/en/3-canadian-division/the-south-alberta- +3
    Imported from → —
    Military branch → Canadian Army
    Affiliation → Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, Light Dragoons
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Part of to Parent organization or unit"
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