Commanding Officer 48th Highlanders of Canada 2005 – 2008

Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Paterson first joined the 48th Highlanders Cadet Corps  as a piper in 1978.  In 1984 he enrolled in the 48th Highlanders as an officer cadet and was later commissioned as a Second-Lieutenant (2Lt) and went on to serve as platoon and company commander. In 1992 LCol Paterson took a leave of absence to complete post graduate studies and Queen’s University in Kingston. During this period he was selected for an international exchange to Helsinki, Finland. In 1993 he returned to the Regiment and was appointed Deputy Commanding Officer in 2002.  In 2005 he took command of the Regiment.  Following command he worked at 4 Canadian Division Headquarter and served a tour as a staff officer on Operation Athena’s Task Force Kandahar before retiring  from the Army Reserve.