This plaque commemorates the battle of Ortona 20-28 Dec 43 for which the 48th was awarded the battle honour “Ortona.” It was erected in Ortona’s Canadian Heroes Square on 24 December 2021. A bulletin, entitled Project Blue Puttees, describing the event, the committee members and donors was issued to the Regimental family early in 2022. The 48th Highlanders of Canada’s 1st Battalion earned the Battle Honour “Ortona”, one of 28 Battle Honours received for its WWII actions.