Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

48th Highlanders of Canada

Highlighted Battle Honours are approved for emblazonment on the Regimental Colour. Capitalized Battle Honours indicate the name of a group of battles, actions or engagements. Where common names but separate year dates created a combined battle honour title authorized as a single name for emblazonment, both have been highlighted.

Wars and Operations	Battle Honour	Date	Remarks
South African War	South Africa 1899-1900		The Regiment contributed volunteers to the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment. (G.O. 60 of 1933)
First World War
Summer Operations, 1915. (March-October)	Ypres, 1915	22 April – 25 May 1915	Perpetuates the 15th, 92nd and 134th battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force. 15th Bn, C.E.F - "Ypres, 1915, '17, Gravenstafel Ridge, St Julien, Festubert, 1915, Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Pozieres, Thiepval, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Arleux, Scarpe, 1917, '18, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Pursuit to Mons, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18" (G.O. No. 110 of 1929) 92nd Bn, C.E.F- "The Great War, 1916-17" (G.O. No. 123 of 1929) 134th Bn, C.E.F- "The Great War, 1916-18" (G.O. No. 110 of 1929) The 48th Regiment (Highlanders) - "Ypres, 1915, '17, Gravenstafel Ridge, St Julien, Festubert, 1915, Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Pozieres, Thiepval, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Arleux, Scarpe, 1917, '18, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Pursuit to Mons, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18" (G.O. No. 110 of 1929)
	Gravenstafel Ridge	22-23 April 1915
	St Julien	24 April – 4 May 1915
	Festubert, 1915	15-25 May 1915
Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive)	Mount Sorrel	2-13 June 1916
Operations on the Somme. (1 July – 18 November, 1916)	Somme, 1916	1 July – 18 November 1916
	Pozieres Ridge	23 July – 3 September 1916
	Thiepval Ridge	26-29 September 1916
	Ancre Heights	1 October – 11 November 1916
The Arras Offensive (9 April – 15 May, 1917	Arras, 1917	9 April – 4 May 1917
	Vimy, 1917	9-14 April 1917
	Arleux	28-29 April 1917
	Scarpe, 1917	3-4 May 1917
	Hill 70	15-25 August 1917
The Flanders Offensive (7 June – 10 November, 1917)	Ypres, 1917	31 July – 10 Nov. 1917
The Flanders Offensive (7 June – 10 November, 1917)	Passchendaele	12 October 1917 and/or 26 October – 10 November 1917
The Advance in Picardy (8 August – 3 September, 1918)	Amiens	8-11 August 1918
The Breaking of the Hindenburg Line (26 August – 12 October, 1918)	Arras, 1918	26 August – 3 September 1918
	Scarpe, 1918	26-30 August 1918
	Drocourt-Queant Line	2-3 September 1918
	Hindenburg Line, Battles of	12 September – 9 October 1918
	Canal du Nord	27 September – 2 October 1918
Picardy (17 October – 11 November).	Pursuit to Mons	11 November 1918
	FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18
Second World War
LANDING IN SICILY	LANDING IN SICILY	9-12 Jul 43	48th Highlanders of Canada - "LANDING IN SICILY, Valguarnera, Assoro, Agira, ADRANO, Regalbuto, SICILY 1943, Campobasso, Torella, San Leonardo, The Gully, Ortona, San Nicola-San Tommaso, CASSINO II, Gustav Line, LIRI VALLEY, Hitler Line, GOTHIC LINE, LAMONE CROSSING, Misano Ridge, RIMINI LINE, San Martino - San Lorenzo, Fosso Vecchio, ITALY 1943-45, Apeldoorn, NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945" (Cdn Army Orders, Issue No. 545, 27 May 1957) 48th Highlanders of Canada - "Landing at Reggio" (Cdn Army Orders, Issue No. 611, 1 September 1958)
	Valguarnera	17-19 Jul 43
	Assoro	20-22 Jul 43
	Agira	24-28 Jul 43
ADRANO	ADRANO	29 Jul – 7 Aug 43
ADRANO	Regalbuto	29 Jul - 3 Aug 43
SICILY 1943	SICILY 1943	9 Jul 43 – 17 Aug 43
	Landing at Reggio	3 Sep 43
	Campobasso	11-14 Oct 43
	Torella	24-27 Oct 43
	San Leonardo	8-9 Dec 43
	The Gully	10-19 Dec 43
	Ortona	20-28 Dec 43
	San Nicola-San Tommaso	31 Dec 43
CASSINO II	CASSINO II	11-18 May 44
CASSINO II	Gustav Line	11-18 May 44
LIRI VALLEY	LIRI VALLEY	18-30 May 44
LIRI VALLEY	Hitler Line	18-24 May 44
GOTHIC LINE	GOTHIC LINE	25 Aug 22 Sep 44
	Misano Ridge	3-5 Sep 44
RIMINI LINE	RIMINI LINE	14-21 Sep 44
RIMINI LINE	San Martino – San Lorenzo	14-18 Sep 44
LAMONE CROSSING	LAMONE CROSSING	2-13 Dec 44
	Fosso Vecchio	16-18 Dec 44
ITALY 1943-45	ITALY 1943-45	3 Sep 43 – 22 Apr 45
	Apeldoorn	11-17 Apr 45
	NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945
South-West Asia
South-West Asia	Afghanistan		Announced 9 May 2014

Dileas Gu Brath

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Regimental website

Histories:

Dileas: history of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, 1929-1956 / by Kim Beattie. Toronto: 48th Highlanders of Canada, 1957. 847 p.
Family of volunteers: an illustrated history of the 48th Highlanders of Canada / by George Beal. Toronto: Robin Brass Studio, 2001. 176 p.
The Red Watch: with the First Canadian Division in Flanders / by John Allister Currie. Toronto: McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart, 1916. 294 p.
The 48th Highlanders of Toronto, Canadian Militia: the origin and history of this regiment and a short account of the Highland regiments from time to time stationed in Canada / by Alexander Fraser. Toronto: E.L. Ruddy, 1986 (c1900).

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