DOCUMENT:   PROVINCE of ALBERTA HOMESTEAD APPLICATION (Soldier Grant) by Aimé Hubert Brooks of (Old) Bluesky, Alberta
                           File 3924120 Reel 2483
                           Forms A & B dated 9-April-1921 application for property NE ¼ of Section 18 in Township 80 Range 1 West of 6^th Meridian;
                           (Homestead located south of Old Bluesky, Alberta)
                           SOLDIER GRANT Sworn Statement dated 31-Aug-1925 for SOLDIER LOAN covering period
                           between 1-April-1922 and 21-August-1925 detailing activity on homestead.

KEY ITEMS OF NOTE FROM DOCUMENTS:
1) Current age at filing (9-April-1921)= 25 years of age and he was still single (family = 1) (Aimé was married 21-Sept-1921)
2) Although his earlier application listed Peace River as his principal residence, this submission listed LaFleche Saskatchewan
     as his last residence where his Occupation was a farmer
3) Makes statement that he was born in St. John, North Dakota, United States
4) Comments on Key Dates from WW I Army record:
     Discharge Certificate No.: 20159 Class G dated June 25^th 1919
      Certificate from Soldier Settlement Board: Attestation Certificate No. 6867 August 29^th 1919
      Other Evidence Submitted: Enlisted 1^st Depot Bn. at Calgary on 14^th June 1918
                                         Served in England with 21^st Canadian Reserve Bn. Alberta
                                         Regimental # 3213189 Rank: Private
5) Date of Certificate of Naturalization: 14-August 1917
6) No residence was constructed on this Homestead -- it was used primarily for agricultural purposes and presumably livestock as well.
     20 acres were broken in 1924 and 20 acres cropped in 1925
7) TIMELINE OVERVIEW:

Documents Courtesy: Provincial Archives of Alberta, 8555 Roper Road, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5W1; www.culture.alberta.ca/archives

DOCUMENT:   SPONSORING AFFIDAVIDTS for PROVINCE of ALBERTA HOMESTEAD APPLICATION (Soldier Loan) by Aimé Hubert Brooks
                           from Neighbors Charles Hamilton & Joseph Walmsley
                           File 3924120 Reel 2483 for property NE ¼ of Section 18 in Township 80 Range 1 West of 6^th Meridian
                           Sworn Statement by Neighbors: Charles Hamilton & Joe Walmsley dated 21-August-1925 for Aimé's application ;

Documents Courtesy: Provincial Archives of Alberta, 8555 Roper Road, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5W1; www.culture.alberta.ca/archives

DOCUMENT:   DEPARTMENT of INTERIOR SOLDIER SETTLEMENT BOARD VESTING & ISSUING
                           a HOMESTEAD LAND PATENT to Aimé Hubert Brooks
                           File 3924120 Reel 2483 for property NE ¼ of Section 18 in Township 80 Range 1 West of 6^th Meridian

Documents Courtesy: Provincial Archives of Alberta, 8555 Roper Road, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5W1