Battle Honours
The 48th Highlanders has been awarded 50 battle honors!
A battle honour is an award of a right by the Government of Canada to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its colours (“flags”) as official acknowledgement for their achievements.
The 48th have been awarded 50 battle honours from South Africa, World War 1 and 2, and from more recent UN and NATO commitments. Only 22 of these are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour. (See image above.) Click on the titles below for more info:
SOUTH AFRICA 1899 - 1990
SOUTH AFRICA
| Wars and Operations | Battle Honour | Date |
| South African War | SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1900 | |
Remarks THE REGIMENT CONTRIBUTED VOLUNTEERS TO THE 2ND (SPECIAL SERVICE) BATTALION, ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT. (G.O. 60 OF 1933) | ||
Campaign Medals Awarded to 48th Highlanders serving in South Africa
FIRST WORLD WAR 1914 - 1918
WORLD WAR 1
| Wars and Operations | Battle Honour | Date |
| Summer Operations, 1915. (March-October) | YPRES, 1915 | 22 April – 25 May 1915 |
| 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) | MONT 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 |
| 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 | 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 | ||
| Remarks Perpetuates the 15th, 92nd and 134th battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force.
15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada), 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 (48th Highlanders of Canada), C.E.F.– “The Great War, 1916-17” (G.O. No. 123 of 1929)
134th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada), C.E.F.– “The Great War, 1916-18” (G.O. No. 110 of 1929) | ||
Campaign Medals Awarded to 48th Highlanders serving in the First World War.
SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945
WORLD WAR 2
| Wars and Operations | Battle Honour | Date |
| LANDING IN SICILY | LANDING IN SICILY | July 9-July 12, 1943 |
| Valguarnera | July 17-July 19, 1943 | |
| Assoro | July 20-July 22, 1943 | |
| Agira | 24-28 Jul 43 | |
| ADRANO | ADRANO | July 29-August 7, 1943 |
| 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 |
| Gustav Line | 11-18 May 44 | |
| LIRI VALLEY | LIRI VALLEY | 18-30 May 44 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| Remarks
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) | ||
BATTLE HONOURS IN CAPITAL LETTERS ARE EMBLAZONED ON THE REGIMENT`S COLOURS
Campaign Medals Awarded to 48th Highlanders serving in the Second World War.
UN AND NATO
UN AND NATO
Campaign Medals awarded to 48th Highlanders serving with Canada’s UN and NATO commitments.
KOREAN WAR
COLD WAR OR NATO
SOMALIA
PEACEKEEPING
AFGHANISTAN
| Wars and Operations | Battle Honour | Date |
| Afghanistan War | AFGHANISTAN | |
| Remarks The 48TH HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA DEPLOYED 30% OF ITS AUTHORIZED STRENGTH TO AFGHANISTAN OVER A DECADE AS PART OF THE NATO LED INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISSTANCE FORCE | ||
Campaign Medals Awarded to 48th Highlanders serving in Afghanistan
