Forty Eighth Highlanders Regimental Memorial | Part 2
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The monument was erected on the 11th of November in 1923. It was called Armistice Day back then, it has now become known as Remembrance Day. It was a place of honour given the number of people who served with the 48th Hylanders from Toronto and made their mark. The opening on the 11th of November was attended by about 50,000 citizens. It was incredible how they came and surrounded the streets, and Toronto wasn't that large at that time. But the citizenry still remembered the First War and almost everyone knew a 48th Hylander.
On the north side is the regimental motto and a phrase that was placed there in 1923. The regimental motto is "Dileas gu brath", which is the Gaelic for "Faithful Forever". But underneath it in script is written, "To the glorious memory of those who died, and to the undying honour of those who served, this is erected to their regiment, The 48th Hylanders of Canada".
If you hear the pipes coming in the distance it really sends a thrill through you. "Hyland Laddie" is the regimental march, and when we're here marching past the Regimental Memorial we always play "Hyland Laddie" and it's always a sharp "eyes left" as the regiment goes past. And you can see the young men and women of today's regiment, standing taller, and they reflect every citizenry of Toronto that exists today. And their names go from Quok to Dibi-Irani to all the names that you would expect in downtown Toronto. So, as we reflected the city in 1891, so we reflect the city today.
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