Born in Newfoundland and Labrador, General Rick Hillier joined the Canadian Forces as soon as he could. Having enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1973 through the Regular Officer Training Plan program, he graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. After completing his armour officer classification training, he joined his first regiment, the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) in Petawawa, Ontario.

Lieutenant-General Charles H. Belzile (born March 12, 1933), CM, CMM, CD was a Canadian soldier and a former head of the Canadian Army. He is an honorary member of the Royal Military College of Canada student #H22547. Born in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, he enrolled in the Canadian Army in 1951 and was commissioned in the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (QOR of C) on graduation from the Université de Montréal in 1953. He was then assigned as a platoon commander in Korea.

General Sir William Dillon Otter (December 3, 1843 - May 6, 1929) KCB, CVO, VD was a professional Canadian soldier who became the first Canadian-born Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army. He began his military career in the Non-Permanent Active Militia in Toronto in 1864. Captain William Otter was Adjutant of the Queen's Own Rifles in 1866. He first saw combat with them at the Battle of Ridgeway during the Fenian Raids.

Conrad Stafford Bain (born February 4, 1923) is a Canadian-American actor. Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Bain studied at the Banff School of Fine Arts before serving in the Canadian Army during World War II. He then studied in New York at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where his classmates included actor Charles Durning and comedian Don Rickles; he became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1946 then he graduated in 1948.

Major-General Sir James Howden MacBrien KCB CMG DSO CStJ (30 June 1878 - 5 March 1938) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Militia (renamed the Canadian Army in 1940) from 1923 until 1927. He also served as the eighth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from August 1, 1931 to March 5, 1938.

Lieutenant-General Kenneth Stuart (September 9 1891 - November 3 1945) CB DSO MC was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 24 December1941 until 27 December1943.

Dr. Francis John Blatherwick, CM, OBC, C.St.J., CD, MD, F.R.C.P.(C). (born September 11, 1944) was one of Canada's trailblazing leaders in public health and was the longest-serving medical health officer in Canada when he retired.

Major-General Thomas Victor Anderson DSO CD (July 4, 1881 – 1972) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 21 November1938 until 6 July1940. Born in Ottawa, Thomas Victor Anderson graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1900.

Lewis Frederick Urry, (January 29 1927-October 19 2004), was a Canadian chemical engineer and inventor. He invented both the alkaline battery and lithium battery while working for the Eveready Battery company. Urry was born in Pontypool, Ontario and graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Toronto in 1950, having previously spent time serving in the Canadian army. He went to work for Eveready a few months after graduating.

Major-General Sir Colin John Mackenzie, KCB (26 November 1861-7 July 1956) was a British soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1910 until 1913. He was the eldest son of Major-General Colin Mackenzie.

Lieutenant-General John Carl Murchie CB CBE CD (1895-1966) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 27 December1943 until 3 May1944.

Lieutenant-General Sir Willoughby Garnons Gwatkin, KCMG CB (August 11, 1859 - February 2, 1925) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1913 until 1 January 1923.

Lieutenant-General Ernest Charles Ashton CB CMG VD (1873-1957) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1935 until 21 November1938. He retired from the Canadian Army in 1941.

Major-General Herbert Cyril Thacker, CB CMG DSO (16 September 1870 - 2 June 1953) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1927 until 1929. Born in Poona, India, in 1870, Herbert Cyril Thacker received his early education at Upper Canada College in Toronto before entering the Royal Military College in 1887. Commissioned in the Royal Canadian Artillery in 1891, …

Lieutenant-General Geoffrey Walsh CBE, DSO, CD (19 August 1909 - 3 April 1999) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1961 until Unification in 1964.

General Sir Percy (Henry Noel) Lake, KCB, KCMG (29 June 1855-17 November 1940) was a senior commander of the British Indian Army, serving during World War I, and a Canadian soldier.

Lieutenant-General Samuel Findlay Clark, CBE, CD was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1958 until 1961.

Adrian Norton Knatchbull-Hugessen (5 July 1891-30 March 1976) was a Canadian lawyer and senator. Knatchbull-Hugessen was born in Ashford, Kent, England on 5 July 1891, the son of Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne and Ethel Mary Walker, daughter of Sir George Gustavus Walker. He was educated at Eton College, but emigrated to Canada to study law at McGill University in Montreal. He was called to the Canadian Bar in 1914.

Henry Rainald Gage, 6th Viscount Gage, KCVO, (December 30 1895 - February 27 1982) was Viscount Gage of Firle Place during much of the 20th century. He was born to Henry Charles Gage and Leila Georgina Peel. His father died in 1912, leaving to him the title Viscount Gage when he was only 16. Gage served in World War I as a Captain of the Coldstream Guards, seeing action in both France and Belgium.