The King's Own Association is a key part of the Regimental Family, and provides a home for former serving members, supporters of the Regiment, Friends of the Regiment, affiliated Cadet Corps, and families of Veterans. We support Regimental History, serving soldiers and their families through Educational Bursaries, Welfare and Morale opportunities, and promote the Regiment to the greater military and civilian community.  We can provide the face of the Regiment at a broad variety of events when serving members are otherwise occupied or unavailable.  The Association holds many many years of Professional Development and experiential advice for all ranks of the Regiment. 

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The Regimental Association came into being following World War 1.  The soldiers of the 50th Battalion (Canadian Expeditionary Force-CEF) formed an association for the purposes of perpetuating the many accomplishments of the 50th Bn during the Great War, and to provide a means of continuing social relationships built during that period.

 

Following the Second World War, the soldiers of the 14th Armoured Regiment (Calgary Regiment) proposed to join with the 50th Bn Association, and in 1950, the new name that was registered under the Alberta Societies Act was the 50/14 Association. 1957, the name of the Association became the 50/14 Veterans Association. When it became clear that the Second World War veterans were beginning to dwindle in numbers, and in order to continue to exist, the post war members of the King’s Own Calgary Regiment needed to be included in the membership.  In 2011, the name was again changed to its current title.