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48th Highlanders of Canada
Unit Open House
University Avenue Armouries
Friday, February 24, 1950
at 2000 Hours.
Lt Col M.E. George
Commanding Officer
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Information- Any physically fit man between the ages of 18 and 40 who would be interested in joining this well know Canadian Highland Regiment may obtain all the required information by visiting the Bn Orderly Room this evening (Room 132 at the South East end of the main floor) or on any Tuesday or Friday evening or during the day by calling WA. 7509. Come down with your friends and join up together in th 48th Highlanders of Canada, wear a Davidson Kilt and march with our famed Pipe and Brass Bands.
Program Unit Open House
- Selection by the Regimental Brass Band
- Demonstration by Anti Tank Platoon
- Selection by the Regimental Pipe Band
- Ceremonial Parade – Fall In, March on the Colours, March Past, March off the Colours, The King
- Presentation of Baseball Cup to D Coy
- Inter Coy Bren Gun Stripping Competition
- Tug of War – Officers vs Sergeants
- Inter Coy Drill Competition (Final)
- Selection by Regimental Brass Band
- Demonstration by 3″ Mortar Platoon
- Inter Coy Obstacle Race
- Retreat by Regimental Pipe Band
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48th Highlanders of Canada
Colonel In Chief Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh
Honorary Lt Col Colonel K.R. Marshall MG DSO VD ADC
Origin Gazetted in 1891 as Toronto’s first Highland Regiment
Motto DILEAS GU BRATH.. Faithful unto death
Tartan Davidson Tartan in honour of the first Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel John I. Davidson
Pipers Tartan Stewart of Fingask
Battle Honours South Africa
Ypres ’15 ’17 Hill 70
Festubert 1915 Passchendaele
Mount Sorrel Amiens
Somme 1916 Drocourt-Quant
Vimy 1917 Canal du Nord
(Note- The Battle Honours for the last war not yet awarded).
First Great War
On mobilization Regiment was designated as 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) serving in the 3rd Brigade, 1st Canadian (Red Patch) Division. In addition to the home Bn, two additional Bns were recruited for overseas service, namely the 92nd and 124th Bns. Theatre of operations FRANCE.
Second World War
1st (Overseas) Bn of the 48th Highlanders of Canada served in the 1st Brigade of the 1st Canadian Infantry (Red Patch) Division. 2nd (Reserve) Bn was the home BN and the source of many reinforcements for the Overseas Bn.
Theatre of operations SICILY (8TH Army)
ITALY (8th Army)
North West EUROPE (Cdn Army)
Regimental Pipe Band
Pipe Major – Pipe Major James R. Fraser for the past 37 years. This famous Band during 1949 competed against a total of 37 Pipe Bands in open competition with the following excellent results – 11 firsts, 3 seconds, 1 third.
Regimental Brass Band
Bandmaster – WO11 Albert Dobney
The distinction of being the first kilted Brass Band in Canada. This well known Toronto Band every year plays at numerous events and functions in and around Toronto.
Parades
Every Tuesday – Administration Night
EVery Friday – Training Night
