NEWS
Members of the 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Family,
We are pleased to report that funding for...
The Presentation of the medals of Brigadier General John P. Girvan CBE, DSO, MC, VD
Brigadier Girvan...
GREETINGS HIGHLANDERS – SERVING SOLDIERS, FORMER SERVING MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF OUR EXTENDED REGIMENTAL...
GREETINGS HIGHLANDERS – SERVING SOLDIERS, FORMER MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENTAL FAMILY –
What...
The 48th Highlanders Regimental Association
Regimental Remembrance Activities
Weekend of Nov. 05 – 06,...
COLONEL-IN-CHIEF: THE MOST HONOURABLE OF HONORARY MILITARY APPOINTMENTS
GREETINGS HIGHLANDERS – SERVING SOLDIERS, FORMER SERVING MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF OUR EXTENDED REGIMENTAL...
By: Sgt Al Kowalenko, OMC (Retd), 48th Veterans Services Coordinator
Greetings to our 48th Highlanders...
June 3-20, 1916: The 15th Battalion Fallen
In the early morning of June 3rd 1916 the 14th and 15th Battalions...
Following the chlorine gas attack and heavy defensive fighting in the Ypres salient in April 1915, the...
We are thrilled to officially launch our new website
48TH HIGHLANDERS
MUSEUM ONLINE
Check it out!
Be...
Fellow Highlanders, Supporters and Friends,
As part of our ongoing efforts to build the Regimental Association,...
On April 22, 1915 the German 26th Reserve Corps launched the opening attack of the battle of 2nd Ypres ...
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Born: 21 April 1926 • Age 96
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Colonel-in-Chief: 48th Highlanders of Canada...
Fellow Highlanders and friends of the Regiment,
Happy New Year to you all, and best wishes for a better...
A number of years ago at the annual regimental dinner in December, MWO Mark McVety CD (Ret’d) gave a...
By: Sgt Al Kowalenko, OMC (Retd), 48th Veterans Services Coordinator
Greetings to our 48th...
Like the Somme in 1916, the offensive at Passchendaele was launched to relieve pressure on the French...
During The Great War 1914-1918 the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) lost 61 Officers and 1,406 Non Commissioned...
Time for a catch up on the situation here in France.
403 Squadron RCAF at Vimy Ridge
It has been an interesting...
LCol Alkema
Hello Highlanders –
It’s a great day to be a Highlander!
Tomorrow, 16 October...
Among my favourite photos in the Regiment’s vast archives are those of war time weddings. Each photo...
“They were on The Somme”
Between September 1st and October 14th, 1916 the 15th Battalion...
Good day fellow Highlanders,
As I write this blog, we are quickly approaching our 130th Regimental Birthday...
Virtual Change of Command Ceremony
DILEAS GU BRATH
HCol John MacIntyre
Building bridges through inclusion
This blog begins in the midst of the High Holidays, which is an important...
LCol Alkema
Greetings Highlanders –
It’s a great day to be a Highlander!
As I’m enjoying...
Today is the 103rd anniversary of the battle for the Drocourt-Queant Line and more specifically for the...
This is the 104th anniversary of the battle of Hill 70 during which the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders)...
The battle of Amiens was the beginning of Canada’s 100 Days on the road to final victory in The Great...
Hello Highlanders –
It’s hard to believe that we’re at the August Long Weekend already – the mid-point...
As the old joke goes, Canada has only two seasons: winter and July.
This July will find me on a busman’s...
Hello Highlanders,
As I write this blog, we are closing out another training year and beginning to look...
“What is our legacy?”
GREETINGS HIGHLANDERS – SERVING SOLDIERS, FORMER SERVING MEMBERS AND MEMBERS...
Hello Highlanders –
We’re well into May now – and finally the weather has caught up with the calendar!...
GREETINGS HIGHLANDERS – SERVING SOLDIERS AND FORMER ACTIVE AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENTAL FAMILY...
Due to Covid-19, the 48th Highlanders of Canada conducted a small ceremony to enable our regiment to...
Our 48th Highlanders Regimental Association Group page on Facebook continues to attract a lot of users....
Today is the 106th anniversary – to the exact day – of the gas attack against the Canadians during...
LCol Alkema
Hello Highlanders –
I trust this finds you well – or as well as you can be, in the...
Have your days merged to the point where you look at the rubbish bin in the kitchen and think, “half...
As I write this, many of us are marking Easter week and I can’t help but note that it was on an Easter...
As I write this first blog from the RSMs desk, I am reflecting on what has happened over the past year....
This Day in History
1st Commanding Officer of 48th Highlanders Confirmed on 25 March 1892
Lt. Col...
Highlanders,
Latha math to our active unit and cadets, our veterans/former serving members, and our...
Greetings Highlanders –
We’re now four weeks into our weekly blog, and we’ve had blogs written by...
By: Sgt Al Kowalenko, OMC (Retd)
I am pleased to write this blog about our 48th Veterans...
GREETINGS HIGHLANDERS – SERVING SOLDIERS, FORMER SERVING MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE EXTENDED REGIMENTAL...
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