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48th Highlanders of Canada

2006-05-26T01:58:43Z

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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental HQ: Moss Armoury, Toronto, Ontario </div>
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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Colonel in Chief: H.M Queen Elizabeth the Second</div>
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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Current Role: Reserve infantry battalion.</div>
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'''The 48th Highlanders of Canada''' are Canada's thirtieth most senior Reserve [[Infantry]] regiment, and comprises of one battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.
==Motto==
''Dileas Gu Brath'' (Gaelic: Faithful forever)

==Battle Honours (49)==

[[image:48th_colours_q_clrsm.gif|300px]]
[[image:48th_colours_regtlsm.gif|320px]]

Battle Honours presented in all caps are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour of each Battalion of the Regiment. 
 

===Early History===
SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900 

===First World War===
[[image:The_48th_Highlanders,_1915_Neuve_Chappelle.jpg|right|400px]]
YPRES, 1915,'17 
Gravenstafel 
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, 1915-1918 

===Second World War===
[[image:48thww2a.jpg|right|400px]]
LANDING IN SICILY 
Valguarnera 
ASSORO 
Agira 
Adrano 
Regalbuto 
Sicily, 1943 
Landing at Reggio 
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, 1943-1945 
APELDOORN 
North-West Europe, 1945 

==Source of Work==
http://army.ca/inf/48th.php

[[Category: Infantry Regiments|48th Highlanders of Canada, The]]

File:48th colours regtlsm.gif

2006-05-26T01:44:38Z

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48th Hilghalnders Regimenatl Colours

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2006-05-26T01:40:55Z

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48th Highlanders Queen's Colours

48th Highlanders of Canada

2006-05-23T02:32:02Z

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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental HQ: Moss Armoury, Toronto, Ontario </div>
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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Colonel in Chief: H.M Queen Elizabeth the Second</div>
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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental Birthday: October 16th, 1891</div>
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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Current Role: Reserve infantry battalion.</div>
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'''The 48th Highlanders of Canada''' are Canada's thirtieth most senior Reserve [[Infantry]] regiment, and comprises of one battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.
==Motto==
''Dileas Gu Brath'' (Gaelic: Faithful forever)

==Battle Honours (49)==
Battle Honours presented in all caps are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour of each Battalion of the Regiment. 
 

===Early History===
SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900 

===First World War===

[[image:The_48th_Highlanders,_1915_Neuve_Chappelle.jpg|400px]]

YPRES, 1915,'17 
Gravenstafel 
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, 1915-1918 

===Second World War===

[[image:48thww2a.jpg|400px]]

LANDING IN SICILY 
Valguarnera 
ASSORO 
Agira 
Adrano 
Regalbuto 
Sicily, 1943 
Landing at Reggio 
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, 1943-1945 
APELDOORN 
North-West Europe, 1945 

==Source of Work==
http://army.ca/inf/48th.php

[[Category: Infantry Regiments|48th Highlanders of Canada, The]]

File:The 48th Highlanders, 1915 Neuve Chappelle.jpg

2006-05-23T02:30:34Z

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48th Highlanders of Canada

2006-05-23T02:20:11Z

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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental HQ: Moss Armoury, Toronto, Ontario </div>
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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Colonel in Chief: H.M Queen Elizabeth the Second</div>
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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental Birthday: October 16th, 1891</div>
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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Current Role: Reserve infantry battalion.</div>
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'''The 48th Highlanders of Canada''' are Canada's thirtieth most senior Reserve [[Infantry]] regiment, and comprises of one battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.
==Motto==
''Dileas Gu Brath'' (Gaelic: Faithful forever)

==Battle Honours (49)==
Battle Honours presented in all caps are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour of each Battalion of the Regiment. 
 

===Early History===
SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900 

===First World War===
YPRES, 1915,'17 
Gravenstafel 
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, 1915-1918 

===Second World War===

[[image:48thww2a.jpg|400px]]

LANDING IN SICILY 
Valguarnera 
ASSORO 
Agira 
Adrano 
Regalbuto 
Sicily, 1943 
Landing at Reggio 
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, 1943-1945 
APELDOORN 
North-West Europe, 1945 

==Source of Work==
http://army.ca/inf/48th.php

[[Category: Infantry Regiments|48th Highlanders of Canada, The]]

File:48thww2a.jpg

2006-05-23T02:16:49Z

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48th Highlanders of Canada

2006-05-23T01:09:40Z

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|align="center"|[[image:48thcapbadge.jpg|150px]]
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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental HQ: Moss Armoury, Toronto, Ontario </div>
|-
|<div style="font-size: 80%">Colonel in Chief: H.M Queen Elizabeth the Second</div>
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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental Birthday: October 16th, 1891</div>
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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Current Role: Reserve infantry battalion.</div>
|}
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'''The 48th Highlanders of Canada''' are Canada's thirtieth most senior Reserve [[Infantry]] regiment, and comprises of one battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.
==Motto==
''Dileas Gu Brath'' (Gaelic: Faithful forever)

==Battle Honours (49)==
Battle Honours presented in all caps are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour of each Battalion of the Regiment. 
 

===Early History===
SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900 

===First World War===
YPRES, 1915,'17 
Gravenstafel 
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, 1915-1918 

===Second World War===
LANDING IN SICILY 
Valguarnera 
ASSORO 
Agira 
Adrano 
Regalbuto 
Sicily, 1943 
Landing at Reggio 
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, 1943-1945 
APELDOORN 
North-West Europe, 1945 

==Source of Work==
http://army.ca/inf/48th.php

[[Category: Infantry Regiments|48th Highlanders of Canada, The]]

48th Highlanders of Canada

2006-05-23T00:54:29Z

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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental HQ: Moss Armoury, Toronto, Ontario </div>
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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Colonel in Chief: H.M Queen Elizabeth the Second</div>
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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental Birthday: October 16th, 1891</div>
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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Current Role: Reserve infantry battalion.</div>
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'''The 48th Highlanders of Canada''' are Canada's thirtieth most senior Reserve [[Infantry]] regiment, and comprises of one battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.
==Motto==
''Dileas Gu Brath'' (Gaelic: Faithful forever)

==Battle Honours (49)==
Battle Honours presented in all caps are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour of each Battalion of the Regiment. 
 

===Early History===
SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900 

===First World War===
YPRES, 1915,'17 
Gravenstafel 
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, 1915-1918 

===Second World War===
LANDING IN SICILY 
Valguarnera 
ASSORO 
Agira 
Adrano 
Regalbuto 
Sicily, 1943 
Landing at Reggio 
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, 1943-1945 
APELDOORN 
North-West Europe, 1945 

==Source of Work==
http://army.ca/inf/48th.php

[[Category: Infantry Regiments|48th Highlanders of Canada, The]]

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2006-05-22T22:14:16Z

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2006-05-22T22:07:22Z

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2006-05-22T21:31:22Z

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Operations

2006-05-20T21:21:06Z

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== Arabian Gulf Region & Southwest Asia ==
*[[OP ARCHER]]-''Afghanistan''- Canadian contribution to Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
*[[OP FOUNDATION]]- ''Tampa, Florida/Bahrain''
*[[OP IOLAUS]]-''Iraq''-United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)

== Balkans ==
*[[OP BRONZE]]-''Bosnia''-Herzegovina-NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR)
*[[BOREAS]]-''Bosnia''-Herzegovina-European Union Force (EUFOR)

== Caribbean==
*[[OP HAMLET]]-''Hati''-CF Contribution to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti Headquarters (MINUSTAH HQ)

== Middle East ==
*[[OP GLADIUS]]-''Golan Hights''-United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
*[[OP CALUMET]]-''Sinai''-Multinational Force and Observers (MFO)
*[[OP JADE]]-''Jerusalem''-UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
*[[OP PROTEUS]]-''Jerusalem''
*[[OP SNOWGOOSE]]-''Cyprus''-UN Forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP)

== Africa ==
*[[OP CROCODILE]]-''Democratic Republic of the Congo''-UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
'''CF Operations in Sudan'''
:*[[OP SAFARI]]-United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
:*[[OP AUGURAL]]-Darfur: Western Sudan (African Union)
*[[OP SCULPTURE]]-''Sierra Leone''-International Military Advisory Training Team (IMATT)

Operations

2006-05-20T21:11:31Z

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== Arabian Gulf Region & Southwest Asia ==
*[[OP ARCHER]]-''Afghanistan''- Canadian contribution to Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
*[[OP FOUNDATION]]- ''Tampa, Florida/Bahrain''
*[[OP IOLAUS]]-''Iraq''-United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)

== Balkans ==
*[[OP HARMONY/CAVALIER]]- United Nations Protection Force (Yugoslavia) - UNPROFOR
*[[OP BRONZE]]-''Bosnia''-Herzegovina-NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR)
*[[BOREAS]]-''Bosnia''-Herzegovina-European Union Force (EUFOR)

== Caribbean==
*[[OP HAMLET]]-''Hati''-CF Contribution to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti Headquarters (MINUSTAH HQ)

== Middle East ==
*[[OP GLADIUS]]-''Golan Hights''-United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
*[[OP CALUMET]]-''Sinai''-Multinational Force and Observers (MFO)
*[[OP JADE]]-''Jerusalem''-UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
*[[OP PROTEUS]]-''Jerusalem''
*[[OP SNOWGOOSE]]-''Cyprus''-UN Forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP)

== Africa ==
*[[OP CROCODILE]]-''Democratic Republic of the Congo''-UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
'''CF Operations in Sudan'''
:*[[OP SAFARI]]-United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
:*[[OP AUGURAL]]-Darfur: Western Sudan (African Union)
*[[OP SCULPTURE]]-''Sierra Leone''-International Military Advisory Training Team (IMATT)

Tescione

2006-05-20T20:48:36Z

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John Tescione Served with the 48th Highlanders of Canada from December 8, 1988 until November 1st, 2006 (His official release date). He reached the rank of Sergeant and held many leadership positions including that of platoon warrant of his beloved 1st platoon. He created the legendary unit within the unit known as the "Regulators" that was born on a recce exercise which eventually developed into the first platoon of Alpha company of the 48th. Their call to arms was "Regulators, Mount up"

In 1994 John Tescione volunteered for a tour overseas with the United Nations. He served with the First Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment, Charles company 9 platoon. On the 31st of December, 1994 he was involved in an ambush. After an intense day of arrests and Mexican standoffs, John volunteered to ride shotgun in the lead vehicle, an iltis, to escort engineers who would fortify a new observation post that had recently been threatened. He rode with Phil Badanai, a member of 1 RCR and the driver, back from the drop off. On their return from the mission, they were surrounded by 25 to 30 belligerents in the town of Kolerina, and were fired upon at point blank range. Badanai received 3 gunshot wounds, Tescione seven, mostly to the head and upper body. The Iltis took over 100 rounds, 54 counted to the rear of the vehicle.

Both Badanai and Tescione survived to continue serving. The iltis is now on display in the National War Museum located in Ottawa, Canada.

48th Highlanders of Canada

2006-05-20T20:44:23Z

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|<div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental HQ: Moss Armoury, Toronto, Ontario </div>
|-
|<div style="font-size: 80%">Colonel in Chief: H.M Queen Elizabeth the Second</div>
|-
|<div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental Birthday: October 16th, 1891</div>
|-
|<div style="font-size: 80%">Current Role: Reserve infantry battalion.</div>
|}
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|}
'''The 48th Highlanders of Canada''' are Canada's thirtieth most senior Reserve [[Infantry]] regiment, and comprises of one battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.
==Motto==
''Dileas Gu Brath'' (Gaelic: Faithful forever)

==Battle Honours (49)==
Battle Honours presented in all caps are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour of each Battalion of the Regiment. 
 

===Early History===
SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900 

===First World War===
YPRES, 1915,'17 
Gravenstafel 
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, 1915-1918 

===Second World War===
LANDING IN SICILY 
Valguarnera 
ASSORO 
Agira 
Adrano 
Regalbuto 
Sicily, 1943 
Landing at Reggio 
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, 1943-1945 
APELDOORN 
North-West Europe, 1945 

==Source of Work==
http://army.ca/inf/48th.php

[[Category: Infantry Regiments|48th Highlanders of Canada, The]]

Tescione

2006-05-17T02:52:19Z

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John Tescione Served with the 48th Highlanders of Canada from December 8, 1988 until November 1st, 2006 (His official release date). He reached the rank of Sergeant and held many leadership positions including that of platoon warrant of his beloved 1st platoon. He created the legendary unit within the unit known as the "Regulators" that was born on a recce exercise which eventually developed into the first platoon of Alpha company of the 48th. Their call to arms was "Regulators, Mount up"

In 1994 John Tescione volunteered for a tour overseas with the United Nations. He served with the First Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment, Charles company 9 platoon. On the 31st of December, 1994 he was involved in an ambush. After an intense day of arrests and Mexican standoffs, John volunteered to ride shotgun in the lead vehicle, an iltis, to escort engineers who would fortify a new observation post that had recently been threatened. He rode with Phil Badanai, a member of 1 RCR and the driver, back from the drop off. On their return from the mission, they were surrounded by 25 to 30 belligerents in the town of Kolerina, and were fired upon at point blank range. Badanai received 3 gunshot wounds, Tescione seven mostly to the head and upper body. The Iltis took over 100 rounds, 54 counted to the rear of the vehicle.

Both Badanai and Tescione survived to continue serving. The iltis is now on display in the National War Museum located in Ottawa, Canada.