50th (Calgary / Alberta) Battalion, CEF Cap Badge The 50th Battalion (Calgary), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The 50th Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 27 October 1915 from Calgary, Alberta. The battalion disembarked in France on 11 August 1916, where it fought as part of the 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war.18 The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920. The 50th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours and is perpetuated by The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC): SOMME, 1916, Ancre Heights, Ancre, 1916, Vimy, 1917, HILL 70, Ypres 1917, Passchendaele, AMIENS, Scarpe '18, Drocourt-Quéant, HINDENBURG LINE, Canal du Nord VALENCIENNES, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1916-18