Lieutenant Colonel Mark Tennant, CM, ED, CD was an alderman of the City of Calgary, an inductee of the Order of Canada, and a long-serving member of Calgary's military community.
13 Facts About Mark Tennant
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Mark Tennant served on the Calgary city council from 1958 to 1961 and 1963 to 1968.
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Mark Tennant was educated at St Rose du Lac and later moved to Alberta.
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In 1925, Tennant joined the Royal Canadian Army Cadets, and later joined the Militia, enlisting in the South Alberta Regiment.
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Mark Tennant enlisted in the Canadian Active Service Force on August 27,1939, when Militia units across the country were placed on active service.
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Mark Tennant soon transferred to The Calgary Highlanders with the rank of Private.
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Mark Tennant was appointed quickly to the position of Platoon Sergeant Major, and then commissioned.
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Mark Tennant earned the nickname "The Green Hornet", after the comic book and radio serial character of the same name, because he "always knew what the bad guys were doing" during his turn as orderly officer.
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Mark Tennant was a captain by the summer of 1942, and commanded Support Company in Normandy.
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In June 1950, Mark Tennant married Joyce Jalland, a marriage that endured until Mark Tennant's death.
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Mark Tennant commanded the Highlanders from 1953 to 1956, retiring from the military in 1962.
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In civil life, Mark Tennant founded the North Hill Auto Body Works.
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Mark Tennant had never been decorated for bravery during the Second World War, but did receive three Mentions in Despatches.