Victoria Cross for actions with the 50th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force at Vimy Ridge in 1917. R.B. Bennett: Prime Minister of Canada and also long-time honorary colonel of The Calgary Highlanders. Douglas Harkness: commander of an anti-tank battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery in the Second World War, and later Minister of National Defence. Mark Tennant: rose from the rank of private in 1939 to major with the Calgary Highlanders during the Second World War and later served several terms as an Alderman of the City of Calgary. See also CFB Calgary RCAF Station Calgary The Military Museums Calgary Soldiers' Memorial References History of Calgary Calgary