Heraldry: Motto: Nec Temere Nec Timide Translation: (Latin) Neither rashly nor timidly Reverse: On a wreath of or and gules, a demi-lion rampant, holding in its paws a Bezant-Roundles, on a field of or Obverse: 48th Highlanders Buckle Badge, proper, on a field of azure Culture: English

Service: Commanding Officer, 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) 1916 – 1919; 17th Bn (Nova Scotia) 1914 – 1915; 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) 1915 – 1919 – Pl Commander – Festubert 28 April 1915; promoted Major August 1915; promoted to command May 1916 after Lt. Col. W. R. Marshall DSO was killed in action; OC at The Somme, Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, wounded at Amiens, returned to command in 1918 and took 15th Bn home to Toronto in 1919; 1940 – 1943  – Colonel  as Commanding Officer,  3rd Pioneer Battalion and 3rd (Reserve) Bn, Canadian Engineers. Home is Paradise, Nova Scotia.

In the 48th Highlanders of Canada it is the custom that all Field Officers (Company Commander, usually a Major) or higher have a Pipe Banner that is carried by their Piper on parade. It is tied by ribbons to the base drone of a set of bagpipes.   On the obverse side the Regimental Badge is displayed, normally on a field of Royal Blue. On the reverse the personal arms of the Officer is displayed. When not on parade Pipe Banners are hung in the Officers’ Mess.