Chapter VIII: Introduction (5)

The casualties among the pipers of this battalion have been very heavy. At Richebourg in November 1914, 2 pipers were killed and 6 wounded, and the pipe major, Matheson, was awarded the D.C.M. for great gallantry in carrying messages. In December 1914, and again at Neuve Chapelle in May 1915, 3 more were killed and 4 wounded. Some of them were employed as pipers, others as bearers and in the ranks. At Neuve Chapelle the companies were played into action in May 1915, and Piper Pratt was killed while playing.

The battalion went to Mesopotamia, and in the action at Sheikh Saad on 7th January, 1916, Pipe Major M'Kechnie played the regimental charge at a most crucial moment and continued until he fell wounded. In this and other subsequent engagements pipers played their companies into action. Some of them did excellent work bringing up ammunition, and 529 Piper Colin M'Kay was specially promoted for this. This duty was particularly dangerous as the Turkish barrage was generally late.

The casualties continued to be heavy. Altogether 11 pipers have been killed.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

8391 Pipe Major D. B. MATHIESON, D.C.M.; wounded "Port Arthur,"
D.C.M. 7/11/14.
10169 Lance Cpl. J. TULLOCH Wounded in trenches, "Port
Arthur," 6/11/14.
9158 Sergt. J. MACLELLAN Wounded, "Port Arthur," 9/5/15;
subsequently killed, 21/4/17.
7900 Piper W. F. COWANS Killed, 7/11/14, "Port Arthur."
9291 " J. PRATT Died of wounds, Neuve Chapelle,
9/5/15.
479 " D. BLACK Killed, 3/11/14, "Port Arthur."
766 Lance Cpl. Lance Sgt. J. Wounded, "Port Arthur,"
MACKENZIE 9/5/15.
216 Piper, Actg. P.M. W. PATON Wounded, Givenchy, 6/4/15.
10457 Lance Sgt. J. STEWART Transferred to 2nd Batt.;
killed, 1917.
412 Piper WILLIAM BARRY Despatches.
311 Lance-Cpl. DONALD CAMPBELL Wounded, Givenchy, 4/11/14;
killed, Mesopotamia, 1917.
9458 " JOHN DUNBAR Wounded, Mesopotamia, 7/1/16,
while performing duties in
attack.
9628 " ALEXANDER HAY Transferred to R.E.
444 " ROBERT HILL Wounded, "Port Arthur," 9/5/15.
262 " A. M'DONALD
264 " ALEXANDER M'GILL
433 " ANDREW MACKAY Wounded, Mesopotamia, 21/4/17.
435 " JOHN M'VEAN Wounded, Mesopotamia, 7/1/16;
invalided.
564 " N. MORRISON Wounded, Givenchy, 4/12/14.
366 " T. MUIR Wounded, "Port Arthur,"
invalided.
284 " D. MURRAY Wounded, Givenchy, 6/4/15;
invalided.
768 " ADAM ROSS Wounded, Givenchy, 17/11/14.
9419 " D. SKINNER Wounded, Givenchy, 20/12/14
invalided.
10183 Lance Cpl. J. HERON
645 Piper D. SMITH Killed in France.
661 " J. STEIN Wounded in trenches; invalided.
788 " T. URQUHART Killed, Givenchy, 20/12/14.
Corpl. A. VINCE Wounded, Neuve Chapelle,
9/5/15; transferred to R.S.F.
9446 Corpl. Actg. P.M. NEIL ACTING PIPE MAJOR WHEN
M'KECHNIE battalion went to
Mesopotamia; wounded, 7/1/15;
mentioned in despatches,
25/8/15.
10056 Piper JOHN SHAND Wounded, Mesopotamia, 21/4/17;
and again Palestine.
7214 Lance Cpl. JAMES HARDY
543 Piper NEIL MORRISON
529 Sergt. Piper COLIN M'KAY Died of wounds, Baghdad.
Lance Cpl. ALEX. ROBERTSON Severely wounded, Sheikh Saad;
pipes smashed, 7/1/16.
Piper JAMES ROBERTSON
7184 Lance Sgt. JAMES DUNCAN
Lance Cpl. HEARNE Died at home.
200300 Piper WILLIAM M'DONALD
16360 " J. CUTHILL
9526 " GEORGE PATERSON
" WILLIAM M'LELLAN
" ALLAN
709 " J. WILKINSON Killed, France.
" COOK Killed, Mesopotamia.
204786 " A. HART
8338 " J. WILSON
7208 " J. KNOX
22602 " REID
8337 " M. JOHNSTONE

2ND BATTALION

The pipers were largely employed as runners, orderlies, etc., and suffered very heavy casualties. On several occasions during the open fighting they were employed in the attack as pipers. Of 23 pipers who went to France with the battalion 6 were killed and 10 wounded in the first year of the war. The opinion of the officers is that only the difficulty of reinforcements limits the employment of pipers in action.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

6731 Pipe Major JOHN HAYWOOD Invalided, Dec. 1914.
577 " JAMES MACKENZIE Wounded, 25/1/17.
6171 Corpl. ANGUS MACLEAN Wounded, May 1915.
9106 Lance Cpl. WILLIAM ROSS Killed, June 1915.
9223 " JOHN GRANT Killed, October 1914.
283 " DOUGAL MACMILLAN Died of disease, Feb. 1915.
9454 " JAMES RENNIE Wounded, August 1914; killed,
Loos, Oct. 1915.
70 Piper HUGH KEIL Gassed, May 1915.
625 " GEORGE THOMSON Wounded, March 1915.
" DAVID MACRAE Killed, February 1915.
3 " ROBERT HALL Killed, July 1916.
" ALEXANDER THORNTON
570 " ALEXANDER MACKENZIE Wounded, February 1915.
" RONALD MACKENZIE
711 " JAMES URQUHART Invalided, Dec. 1914.
Piper FREDERICK COOK Wounded, 13/10/14.
" ALBERT HUNTER
" ALEXANDER MACANGUS
1096 " GREGOR MACKENZIE Gassed, 2/5/15.
" KENNETH MACKENZIE Killed, May 1915.
" ALEXANDER ANGUS Wounded, April 1915.
" ROBERT RENNIE Killed, May 1915.
" ALEXANDER CLARK, Killed, May 1915.
10670 " ALEXANDER MACINTOSH Wounded, August 1914; prisoner
of war.
10457 Lance Sgt. JAMES STEWART Transferred from 1st Batt.;
wounded, 1/7/16, Maillet
(Somme); killed, 1917.
7635 Lance Cpl. A. ROSS
8666 Corpl. W. LOWLANDS
7838 Piper A. CALDER
9132 " N. JOHNSTONE Wounded, 25/4/15; killed,
26/1/17.
4255 " J. ROBERTSON Wounded, Nov. 1916.
10169 " J. TULLOCH Wounded, 20/11/14.
189 " A. STEIN
24729 " J. MURDOCH
" A. MILNE
21630 " D. MACLEOD
7366 " D. MACLEOD
" N. MACLEAN
7126 " W. MACLEAN
7603 " J. MACKAY
7206 Lance Cpl. M. MACLEAN
2886 Piper G. BELL Gassed, April 1915.
8134 " J. GRANT Wounded, April 1915 and August
1917.
204612 " P. LAMONT
9607 " J. MACARTHUR Wounded, April 1917.

4TH BATTALION

In the early part of the war pipers were employed as such, and in many other capacities. Casualties, however, were exceedingly heavy, and it was decided in the later stages to keep them out of action as much as possible. Five pipers were killed and sixteen wounded.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major MURDO MACKENZIE Discharged, 1918.
" JOHN M'KENZIE Wounded, Neuve Chapelle.
Piper D. M'KENZIE Died of wounds in Germany.
Piper J. KEMP Died of wounds at Neuve
Chapelle, 1915.
" A. M'AULAY Died of wounds at
Valenciennes, 1918.
" J. M'KENZIE Died of wounds at Neuve
Chapelle, 1915.
" J. M'DONALD Wounded at Cambrai, 1917;
discharged.
" A. J. M'KENZIE Wounded at Neuve Chapelle,
1915; discharged.
201307 " P. STEWART, M.M. Wounded at Cambrai, 1917;
discharged.
" J. STEWART Wounded at Marne, 1918.
" W. M'KENZIE Discharged, 1916.
" M. SANDISON Wounded at Cambrai, 1917.
" H. FORBES Wounded and gassed at Arras,
1918.
" J. URQUHART Wounded at Cambrai, 1918;
\ discharged.
" W. MARSHALL Wounded and gassed at Cambrai,
1917.
" D. M'RAE Discharged.
Lance-Sgt. D. THOMSON Invalided home.
" F. FINDLAYSON Invalided home.
Piper J. M'DONALD Wounded at Aubers Ridge, 1915.
" A. M'LENNAN Killed at Neuve Chapelle, 1915.
" W. ROSS Transferred to Home Service.
" H. ROSS Transferred to Home Service.
" H. M'LENNAN Wounded at Aubers Ridge, 1915.
" D. WILLIAMSON Wounded and gassed, Arras and
Cambrai.
" W. M'DONALD
" W. CORBET Wounded at Aubers Ridge, 1915.
" W. M'LEOD Wounded at Neuve Chapelle,
1915, and discharged.
" H. R. M'KENZIE Wounded.
" R. HIGGINS Invalided, 1918.
" J. M'DONALD Discharged.
" J. M'LENNAN
" N. ROSS Discharged.
" J. ROSS Wounded at Cambrai.
" E. LEAMAN Wounded at Cambrai.
L/C. Piper W. GRAY
Piper J. M'KENZIE
" J. GUMM
" M. SANDISON
Piper W. MARSHALL
" J. A. AIRD
" H. FORBES
" A. M'LEOD
" J. BAIRD
" D. M'MILLAN
" W. RICHARDSON

5TH BATTALION

Pipers in action were employed as orderlies, despatch runners, etc.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

2026 Pipe Major J. SUTHERLAND
" A. HARLEY Invalided.
97 " W. GRANT
422 " G. ROSS Killed, 21/7/15, Fauquissart.
41186 Corporal H. GAMMACK
450 Piper A. M'LEOD
214 " W. TRUSSLER
240082 " R. M'KAY
240578 " G. STEWART
379 " R. M'KENZIE, M.M. Wounded; Military Medal.
599 " DONALD MACKAY Killed, 13/11/16, Beaumont
Hamel.
242179 " D. MACINNES
144 " H. GRANT
240137 " D. A. MATHESON Wounded.
426 " C. RAE
8971 " A. MACKAY
560 " R. MACKAY
242212 " G. URQUHART
2266 " W. S. COGHILL
3023 " A. KEITH
2392 " R. STEPHEN
24227 " J. MACDONALD
2729 " A. TAYLOR
251 " R. ROSS Killed, 21/7/15, Fauquissart.
242094 " D. MACKENZIE
669 " M. MURRAY Wounded.
26 " R. TRUSSLER
25209 " J. MUNRO
267336 " JAS. SUTHERLAND Transferred to 6th Seaforths;
killed, 19/4/17.
42195 " D. MORRISON
24284 " J. CULLEN

6TH BATTALION

At Festubert, June 1915, the pipers did magnificent service as bearers, working day and night, and bringing in 170 wounded men. They were largely employed in the ranks as machine gunners. The casualties among them were heavy--8 killed and 6 wounded.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major G. MILTON
Sergt. W. MACLEOD Killed, May 1916, Labyrinth.
" C. D. MACDONALD Killed, Beaumont Hamel,
13/11/16.
" H. MACKIE Killed, Beaumont Hamel,
13/11/16.
" J. BROWN, M.M. Killed, Arras, May 1917.
" G. GILBERT, D.C.M. Wounded, Beaumont Hamel,
13/11/16.
Corpl. W. URQUHART
Piper J. ALEXANDER Killed, La Bassée, April 1918.
" J. BOWIE
" L. CUMMING
" G. FRASER
" J. GIBB
" J. GRANT
" G. M. GRANT
" D. GRANT
" D. GEDDIE Invalided.
" J. LOGIE
265172 " W. LOGIE Wounded, 9/4/17, Roclincourt.
" J. LUMSDEN, M.M. Wounded, High Wood, July 1916.
" A. JENKINS Invalided.
" A. MITCHELL
" W. D. MILL
" A. MACKAY Killed, 9/4/17, Roclincourt.
" W. MACKAY Wounded, Cambrai, Nov. 1917.
" H. MACKENZIE
" W. MACDONALD
" J. MACDONALD Wounded, 9/4/17, Roclincourt.
" W. MACKAY Invalided.
" A. PATERSON Invalided.
" J. ROBERTSON Killed, July 1915.
" G. ROSE Wounded, Beaumont Hamel,
13/11/16.
" W. SHERVAN
" W. SUTHERLAND Killed, 9/4/17, Roclincourt.
" A. THOMSON

AT NEUVE CHAPELLE

_From the Painting by J. Prinsep Beadle_]

7TH BATTALION

At Loos the battalion was played to the attack, and had 5 pipers killed and 3 wounded. At one time, when the position was very serious, a piper rallied the men with "Cabar Feidh," and produced a tremendous effect. On the Somme, in 1916, a piper was always on duty with the battalion. At Arras, in 1917, the pipers acted as bearers, but in later operations they were kept out of the front line as far as possible.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

5111 Pipe Major W. TAYLOR Awarded Croix de Guerre and
Meritorious Service Medal.
1536 " A. HARLEY Invalided.
1689 Sergt. W. FRASER, M.M. Military Medal.
7765 " W. GORDON Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
8822 Corpl. T. JOHNSTON Received Commission in
Camerons.
711 Lance Cpl. A. URQUHART
40417 " O'KAIN MACLENNAN Killed, 11/4/17.
6876 " M. M'LEAN
8134 " J. GRANT Wounded, 12/10/17.
13385 Piper P. CALDER
6892 " W. COOPER
8535 " D. DAVIDSON, D.C.M. and Military Medal;
D.C.M., M.M. promoted Sergt. in his Coy.
21629 " T. EATON
1456 " D. FRASER Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
40177 " R. FRASER
4272 " W. GALBRAITH Wounded, Loos, and again Arras,
9/4/17.
4181 " R. GALBRAITH Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
9070 " G. GRANT Died in hospital.
2177 " B. HALLIDAY Died of wounds received at
Loos.
4661 " B. HAMILTON Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
9859 " J. HINTON
10859 " A. J. MACKAY
9488 " J. MACKAY
570 " A. MACKENZIE Wounded, 10/4/15, Messines;
gassed, 23/6/18.
1487 " R. MACKENZIE, M.M. Wounded, 12/3/18; Military
Medal.
7366 " D. MACLEOD Invalided.
201819 " M. MONTGOMERY
12597 " M. MURRAY
201991 " R. MURRAY
825 " G. THOMSON Wounded, Messines, 10/4/15.
3843 " K. THYNE Killed, Somme, 14/7/16.

8TH BATTALION

There were heavy casualties at Loos, September 1915, when 5 pipers were killed and 5 were wounded; on this occasion the gallantry of these men won the wholehearted admiration of all ranks. The companies were played into action by the pipers.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

8112 Pipe Major ALEX. MACKENZIE, D.C.M.
D.C.M.
" JOHN HAYWOOD
8119 Sergt. GEORGE GORDON Transferred 9th Seaforths as
Pipe Major; Belgian Croix de
Guerre.
8172 Lance Cpl. JOHN MUNRO
3161 Piper ANDREW HAMILTON Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
5721 " CHARLES ANDERSON Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
6368 " ROBERT CLARK Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15, and
taken prisoner.
" ANDREW CLARK Killed, Loos, 28/9/18.
7519 " JOHN MATHESON
6567 " GEORGE SPENCE Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
3503 " JAMES CAIRNS Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
2897 " ROBERT ROBERTSON Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15, and
taken prisoner.
2583 " JAMES MORTON
" ALEXANDER MACKAY Wounded, Ypres, 31/7/17.
6400 " WILLIAM MACKAY Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
" ROBERT BEATON
6546 Lance Cpl. DUNCAN MACGREGOR Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
3307 Piper DONALD VALANTINE Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
" HUGH SUTHERLAND Died of disease, 1917.
Corpl. R. CURRANT
Piper JAMES HARVEY Wounded, Arras, 21/2/18.
" ALEXANDER MACAULAY
25812 " ALEXANDER MACDONALD
25825 " ALEXANDER MACDONALD
" MALCOLM MACKENZIE
" ROBERT MACKENZIE
" DONALD MACLEOD
" GEORGE MACMILLAN
" JAMES MATHESON
" JAMES MORTON
" ROBERT ROBERTSON
" ALEXANDER SIMPSON
" GEORGE SPENCE
Piper P. STEWART
" HENRY SUTHERLAND
" J. TAIT
Lieut. HECTOR ROSS Formerly Piper 6th S.H.;
killed, 23/4/17.

9TH BATTALION

Pipers were frequently employed as despatch runners. In the advance of the 26th Brigade at Longueval on 14th July, 1916, the battalion was played into action under very heavy fire. When attacking the village they met with a stout resistance and came under heavy machine gun fire from a flank as well as from the front. The pipers rallied the men who were thrown momentarily into confusion, and, at their head, charged down the street and over the wires into the German trenches.

The casualties were heavy throughout, 4 killed and 15 wounded.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

8119 Pipe Major G. GORDON Belgian Croix de Guerre.
4422 Lance Sgt. D. M'NIVEN
5745 Lance Cpl. C. M'LELLAN, M.M. Military Medal, Loos, 1915.
261949 Piper JAMES LUMSDEN, M.M. Wounded, Somme, 1916; Military
Medal.
240018 " ROBERT ROSS Killed, 11/4/18.
267336 " JAMES SUTHERLAND Killed, 19/4/17.
4394 " M. ROSS Wounded.
8264 " D. MACKENZIE Wounded.
4858 " J. MACDONALD Wounded.
5011 " A. CHEYNE
3949 " H. ARNOTT Wounded.
9394 " W. M'MAHON Killed.
4657 " W. GRAY Wounded.
5693 " D. HUNTER Wounded.
40497 " A. MACKENZIE
40502 " R. WATT Wounded.
40547 " G. DAVIDSON
267049 " J. MACLEOD
13286 " J. AITKEN Wounded.
23879 " W. DUNCAN Killed.
23889 " J. M'LELLAN Wounded.
26416 " P. MACDONALD
26426 " D. M'KINNON Wounded.
5943 Piper R. LAWSON Wounded and gassed.
24518 " A. BUCHANAN
261313 " A. MACKENZIE
5570 " J. BARCLAY Wounded three times.

THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS

1ST BATTALION

The battalion took out 18 pipers, and at the roll call at Cambrai on 26th August, 1914, only two remained. For a long time pipers had to be employed in the ranks. On several occasions in the Somme fighting they took their place at the head of their companies and played them into action.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major J. HENDERSON
Sergt. J. JOHNSTON Wounded, 25/9/15.
Piper GEO. CRUICKSHANK Prisoner, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
" DAVID COPLAND Prisoner, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
" A. THOMPSON Prisoner, Le Cateau, 26/8/14, but
escaped and returned to duty;
again captured, 24/10/14.
" F. PATERSON Killed, Mons, 26/8/14.
" J. WATT Gone to 2nd Batt.
Corpl. F. ROBERTSON Prisoner, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
Lance Cpl. W. M'FALL Killed, October 1914.
Piper W. FRASER Prisoner, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
" GEO. MITCHELL Prisoner, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
" GEO. ANDERSON Prisoner, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
" N. WATT
" D. WEIR Prisoner, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
" P. CRAN Invalided.
" F. GRANT Invalided.
" P. HAIR Prisoner, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
" W. CROMARTY Wounded, 26/9/15.
" W. HARVIE Killed, 24/10/14.
Corpl. A. GARDEN
Piper A. M'KAY Died of wounds, Jan. 1915.
" W. ALLAN Killed, 14/12/14.
" J. COUTTS
" W. PATON
" EADIE
Piper HAY
" M'KAY Wounded.
" GILLIES Wounded.
" HECTOR ROSS Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15; killed,
March, 1916.

2ND BATTALION

This battalion took 32 pipers out to France; by the end of the first year of the campaign 10 had been killed and 20 wounded. At Loos and in the Somme fighting the pipers of the 2nd Gordons repeatedly played the battalion into action and suffered heavily. The pipers were also employed as runners, bearers, etc., and in the ranks.

In March 1915, the battalion was played to the attack on the Aubers Ridge under heavy fire, and again at Mametz and Guichy.

In the Italian field of operations they did most excellent work in getting the wounded back across a swift river, work which their C.O. considered it would have been impossible to accomplish without their enthusiastic assistance.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

6349 Pipe Major C. ANDERSON Wounded; Military Medal,
Loos, 1915.
10655 Piper R. GRANT Killed, Loos, 1915.
10639 " J. GRANT Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
110 " R. WILSON Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
219 " W. BRUCE Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
10653 Corpl. J. M'KENZIE Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
205 Piper J. LEDINGHAM Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
" J. RAMAGE Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
" A. CASSIE Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
" J. BISSETT Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
10296 " W. SINCLAIR Died of wounds, Loos, 25/9/15.
311 Lance Cpl. A. M'DONALD Wounded, Ypres, 1/11/14;
invalided.
10113 Piper J. GILLIES Wounded, Ypres, 30/10/14.
175 Lance Cpl. J. LIVINGSTONE Wounded; prisoner of war,
30/10/14.
10243 Piper J. MURRAY Wounded, Ypres, 30/10/14.
8699 " C. MUNRO Despatches; wounded, Loos,
1915.
349 " J. CRUICKSHANKS Wounded, Neuve Chapelle, 1915.
10219 " J. TOPP Wounded, Ypres, 30/10/14.
297 Piper J. GRANT Wounded and invalided.
120 " H. ADAMS Wounded, Ypres, 1/11/14.
10072 " G. TENNENT Wounded, Ypres, 30/10/14.
233 " J. WATT Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
7569 Sergt. W. SMITH Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
606 Piper A. BRUCE Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
192 " W. HINNIE Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
429 " T. MACINTOSH Wounded, Ypres, 1/11/14;
invalided.
" FRASER Wounded; invalided.
543 " A. HOLMES Wounded, Ypres, 5/10/17.
10256 " B. M'KAY Wounded, Ypres, 30/10/14.
430 " J. ROBERTSON Killed, Ypres, 30/10/14.
206 Lance Cpl. J. DUGUID
6853 Sergt. R. STEWART, D.C.M. Killed, Loos, 1915; awarded
D.C.M.
7641 Piper J. M'DONALD
10486 " C. TAYLOR Wounded, Somme, July 1916.
5614 " JAMES RITCHIE, M.M. Military Medal, Somme.
7375 Corpl. A. SMITH Killed, Loos, 1915.
8390 Piper J. SCOTT Killed, Somme, 1916.
335 " J. M'CRIMMON Wounded, Ypres, 1914; killed,
Loos, 1915.
10139 " D. WHITE Killed, Loos, 1915.
747 " J. LORIMER Wounded, Somme, 1916.
6994 Sergt. A. HORNE Invalided.
7288 Piper C. ORCHARD
5495 " J. WHITE
10264 " D. BOWIE
7383 " P. BROWN Killed, Ypres, 5/10/17.
235745 " R. INNES
240455 " J. GOW
43479 " J. GRAHAM
2595 " D. WILLIAMS

4TH BATTALION

During the trench fighting the pipers were mostly used behind the front line, and in marching the battalion to and from rest billets. Subsequently, in open fighting, the company pipers took their place at the heads of their companies. At the Marne, Pipers P. Paterson, R. Prentice, P. Bowie and G. Davidson played their companies into action, and their action immensely stimulated the troops "and enabled them to gain a great victory on that day"; at Ypres on 31st July, 1917, Piper P. Bowie "rallied the men at a time when fighting was very fierce," and was awarded the Military Medal; on 17th November, 1917, Piper G. Paterson also got the Military Medal for playing the battalion through three successive charges and into Cantaing under heavy fire. The pipers were also employed as ammunition carriers.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major A. CHISHOLM
201290 Piper JOHN WEBSTER, M.M. Military Medal.
Lance-Cpl. W. CRUICKSHANK
Piper T. WATSON Invalided.
200347 " G. PATERSON, M.M. Wounded; Military Medal.
" N. PATERSON
" W. M'KAY Invalided.
" E. EWEN Wounded.
" P. PATERSON Wounded.
" D. ROBBIE Wounded (twice).
" G. DAVIDSON Gassed, Ypres, 31/10/17.
" J. WYCH Prisoner.
" C. LAWSON Prisoner.
" J. GRAY
" J. GRAY Wounded.
" R. SIM Wounded.
" P. BOWIE, M.M. Military Medal.
" E. MATHER
" R. PRENTICE
" J. OSWALD
" F. WRIGHT
" J. FOOTE
" A. THOMSON Killed.

5TH BATTALION

The pipers were principally employed in the ranks and as observers, but in the attack on High Wood on the Somme front company pipers played at the head of their units. On this occasion Piper Willox was killed as he led his company, and several others became casualties. It was thereafter decided not to employ pipers in action again.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

302 Pipe Major J. H. CLARK
1596 Cpl.-Piper J. HARVEY
760 Piper A. STEWART
1985 " G. THOMSON
1586 " A. WILLOX Killed, 31/7/16, High Wood.
1156 Piper W. GRAHAM Killed, 3/6/15, Festubert.
" W. ALLAN
" J. BIRNIE
" H. LUNAN
" J. M'DONALD
" G. MIDDLETON Wounded, Bullecourt.
" A. ROBINSON
" J. A. SCOTT
" J. STEWART
" R. WYNESS
" ANDREW BROWN, M.M. Military Medal; killed,
31/7/16, High Wood.
" G. LINDSAY Wounded, Sept. 1917, Ypres.

6TH BATTALION

At Neuve Chapelle the pipers headed the charge of the battalion on the Moulin du Piètre, losing one piper killed and four wounded.

Pipers were mostly employed in action as stretcher bearers or in the ranks, and, while suffering heavily, won the highest reputation in their battalion. At Neuve Chapelle in March 1915 they lost one killed and six wounded; on this occasion Pipe Major Howarth won the D.C.M. At Loos in the following September, the casualties were again heavy, and the pipe major won a bar to the D.C.M. In later operations pipers were kept, as much as possible, out of the front line.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

10115 Pipe Major J. HOWARTH, D.C.M. Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
and Bar
161 Corpl. G. LOGIE Wounded, Neuve Chapelle,
25/3/15.
728 Piper A. SMITH Wounded, Neuve Chapelle,
25/3/15.
62 " G. MILTON Killed, Neuve Chapelle,
25/3/15.
1257 Lance-Cpl. G. M'PHERSON
104 Piper A. COUTTS Wounded, Neuve Chapelle,
25/3/15.
117 " G. GRANT Wounded, Neuve Chapelle,
25/3/15.
10604 " A. MILNE
967 Lance-Cpl. J. BIRNIE
10700 Piper W. BANNERMAN
806 " R. SCOTT
961 " J. BIRNIE
1561 " R. M'CAY Wounded, Festubert.
" H. DAVIDSON Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
Lance-Cpl. T. KNOWLES

8TH BATTALION

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major W. J. GRANT Wounded.
Corpl. G. FLOCKHART

9TH BATTALION

The great value of the pipers in action is recognised by the whole battalion, but it is considered it sometimes happens that the men get so overkeen under the influence of the music that they are liable to exceed orders. The employment of pipers as bearers, etc., is deprecated as resulting in casualties which cannot be replaced.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major K. MACLEOD Invalided, Dec. 1914.
S/7747 " G. FINDLATER, V.C. Invalided, Dec. 1915.
S/4212 " D. MACLEOD
S/6827 Piper A. M'DONALD
S/2772 " M. MURRAY
S/9023 " C. CAMPBELL Killed in action, Somme,
10/7/16.
S/3068 " T. TURNER Invalided.
S/4057 " J. MILLER
S/4058 " H. HEEPS
S/4560 " J. CRAIG Wounded, Somme, 1916.
S/9364 " J. AITKEN
348 " J. M'DONALD Wounded, Neuve Chapelle, 1915;
Loos, 25/9/15; Somme, 1/7/16.
560 " W. WATT Wounded, Ypres, 1914.
S/17640 " H. MACLACHLAN
9283 Lance-Cpl. H. ADAMS Wounded, Ypres, 1914.
S/3052 Pte. J. SHARKEY

10TH BATTALION

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major HORNE
Corpl. ORCHARD Wounded.
5614 Piper JAMES RITCHIE, M.M. Transferred to 2nd Gordons;
Military Medal.

THE QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS

"A chlanna nan con
A chlanna nan con
Thigibh an so
S'ghaibh sibh feoil."

1ST BATTALION

Pipers were not employed as such, but, during the early part of the war, they were in the ranks. At the battle of the Aisne and Ypres the casualties were heavy.

The value to the battalion of their pipe band is considered so great that the officers would like the establishment doubled.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

6720 Pipe Major G. SELBY Killed, 22/10/14.
6718 " W. CRUICKSHANKS
5210 Corpl. W. KINNEAR Wounded, 5/11/14, Ypres.
5173 Piper H. BARRIE Killed, 5/11/14, Ypres.
8445 " C. MACLACHLAN
7671 " A. HENDERSON, D.C.M. Taken prisoner, 11/11/14;
D.C.M.
8535 Lance-Cpl. G. M'CALMAN Wounded, Langemarck, Oct.
1914; died after discharge.
8072 Piper D. ROSS
8475 " M. CAMPBELL Wounded, Aisne, 14/9/14.
9575 " L. JOHNSTONE Wounded, Aisne, 14/9/14.
6726 " D. COOK Wounded, Aisne, 14/9/14.
9345 " L. M'BEAN Died of wounds, Arras, Aug.
1918.
9444 " J. COYLE Wounded, Aisne, 25/8/14.
14059 " J. PEDERS
18921 " N. ROSS
5859 " A. MACDONALD
30748 " N. SMITH

2ND BATTALION

There were heavy casualties among the pipers, who were employed in many ways throughout the war,--largely in the ranks. One, Lance-Corporal Johnstone, was awarded the D.C.M. and M.M. for his gallantry as a guide in 1915 and subsequently as scout sergeant. Throughout the war the pipers went into action with their companies. The opinion of the commanding officer is that they have been invaluable to the battalion. At the time of the advance into Bulgaria sickness had caused the disappearance of the band.

Altogether 14 pipers were wounded and 7 died or were killed during the war.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major DOUGALL MATHESON Wounded, 1915, and in 1916.
" JOHN STEELE Wounded, 15/2/15.
Sergt. JAMES JOHNSON, Wounded, 1918.
D.C.M., M.M.
Corpl. ALEX. M'LEOD
" ALEX. THOMSON
8479 Piper DONALD DYCE Wounded, Salonika, 30/9/16.
Lance-Cpl. ARCHIBALD ROBERTSON
Piper WILLIAM BORTHWICK
" PETER EASSON Wounded, 1915, Ypres.
" JOSEPH ELLIOT Wounded, 1916.
" DONNACHIE Killed, 1915.
" ARCHIBALD FULTON Prisoner of war, 1915;
invalided.
Lance-Cpl. JAMES GILLON Wounded, 10/5/15, St. Eloi.
Piper KEEBLE Wounded.
" JOHN LUMSDEN Wounded, Struma, 1/10/16.
" JAMES M'DOUGALL Wounded, Hill 60; invalided.
" JOHN M'CABE Died, 1917.
" DONALD M'RAE
" JOHN M'ASKILL Killed, Hill 60, April 1916.
" THOMPSON Died.
" ALEXANDER THOMPSON Invalided.
" WILLIAM HOPE Wounded, Ypres, 1918.
" HUGH CONNER Wounded, 30/9/16, St. Eloi;
invalided.
" DONALD CAMPBELL Wounded, 10/5/15, St. Eloi.
" ARCHIBALD M'KENZIE Killed, Hill 60, April 1916.
" MURDOCH SCOTT Wounded, Aug. 1915.
" LACHLAN M'BEAN Died of wounds, St. Eloi,
10/5/15.
" MURDOCH SCOTT Wounded, Aug. 1915.
" ARCHIBALD LINDSAY
" ROBERT FERGUSON Invalided.
" WILLIAM STEWART Died, Salonika, 18/10/17.
" JOHN SMART
" JAMES CARSWELL
" ARCHIBALD SMITH

4TH BATTALION

At Festubert on 17th May, 1915, the companies were played to the attack by their pipers, and these men came through unscathed but with their pipes rendered useless by mud and water. Of those who were serving in the ranks several were killed and wounded at Festubert.

Again at Loos the pipers were employed in action as such.

They were often employed as bearers. The battalion was disbanded as a separate unit.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

56 Pipe Major J. S. ROSS
275 Lance Cpl. J. SHIRRAN Wounded, Fanquinart, 9/5/15.
1090 Piper A. FULLARTON
44 " W. FRASER Wounded.
519 " R. MUNRO
988 " C. MILNE
528 Lance Cpl. G. FORSYTH
53 Piper K. LOGAN Wounded.
1395 " W. F. MACDONALD Wounded, Richebourg, 17/7/15.
1120 " J. CHEYNE Killed, Festubert, 17/5/15.
1100 " J. MUNRO
645 Lance Cpl. D. PATERSON Killed, Festubert, 17/5/15.
2670 " T. D. MACKAY Wounded, Neuve Chapelle,
12/3/15.
200120 Piper W. MACDONALD Died of wounds, 14/10/17.
" W. MACLEAN Transferred as Pipe Major to
5th Camerons.

5TH BATTALION

At Loos the battalion was played into action, and practically all the pipers became casualties. Subsequently they were employed as bearers.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

4424 Pipe Major A. BEATTIE (Now Quartermaster.)
" JOHN MACMILLAN
" WILLIAM MACLEAN
3/5497 Piper ALEX. MACEACHEN Died of wounds received 25/9/15.
3/5113 Lance Cpl. A. J. M'DONALD Killed at Fosse 8, 27/9/15.
3/5096 " DONALD M'LEAN Wounded, Festubert, 1915.
3/5059 Piper ALEXANDER BOYD
S/14504 " DONALD M'INTYRE
3/3931 " NEIL WILSON Killed, 27/9/15.
S/11755 Piper JAMES BUTLER Wounded, 27/9/15; Loos, and
again subsequently.
3/5636 " J. A. MACASKILL
3/3541 " ANGUS M'DONALD Wounded, 27/9/15, Loos.
3/5621 " ALEX. M'LENNAN Wounded, 27/9/15, Loos.
S/10510 " JOHN M'LACHLAN Wounded, 27/9/15, Loos; killed,
Sorel, 21/3/18.
S/10311 " J. M'GREGOR Invalided.
S/12582 " ANGUS M'PHERSON Gassed, 25/9/15, Loos.
S/11605 " JOHN ROSS Wounded, 25/9/15, Loos.
S/10026 " JOSEPH SCOTT Wounded, 25/9/15, Loos.
" DONALD MACPHEE
Corpl. DONALD CAMPBELL
Piper WILLIAM STRACHAN Invalided.
" ANGUS ROBERTSON
" MALCOLM MACGREGOR
" ALEX. CLUNIE Killed, 3/5/17, Arras.
" JAMES HENDERSON
" LACHLAN MACLEAN
" JAMES MACDONALD Invalided.
" DUNCAN MACLENNAN
" ARCHIBALD CRAWFORD Killed, Sorel, 21/3/18.
" JOHN MACLENNAN
" DONALD MACLENNAN
" D. BOWES
" T. FYFFE Invalided.
" C. GRANT Invalided.
" ALLAN CAMERON Invalided.
" CHARLES MILNE
" JOHN STAVERT
" NORMAN M'KILLOP
" JAMES PORTEOUS Killed, Oct. 1918.
" JAMES INNES
" FINLAY MARTIN
" JAMES FERGUSON
" JAMES RICHARD

6TH BATTALION

During trench fighting the pipers were employed behind the line. In the Loos attack, when they played the battalion into action, there were many casualties. On this occasion, when the 44th Brigade had to fall back, the men rallied on an extemporised flag of Cameron tartan at the foot of which stood the pipers of several battalions.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

5161 Pipe Major A. MATHIESON
MACDONALD Gassed, 25/9/15.
12643 Lance Cpl. WILLIAM FRASER Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
11347 Piper WILLIAM WHITEHEAD
12629 " THOMAS MACCULLOCH
10101 " DUGALD DOW Gassed, Loos, 25/9/15.
10210 " JAMES PITCAIRN
10297 " WILFRED MORRIS
12070 " J. LECKIE MACLEAN
14831 " DAVID ROY ROBERTSON
27434 Sergt. CAMPBELL From 1st Lovat's Scouts.
43268 Lance Cpl. M'NEILL From 2/4th Cameron Highlanders.
10256 " M'READY Wounded, Somme, Oct. 1916.
40971 Piper MACLENNAN From 2/4th Cameron Highlanders.
43267 " MACNEIL From 2/4th Cameron Highlanders;
wounded, Oct. 1916.
43318 " JOHNSTONE From 2/4th Cameron Highlanders.
40715 " MACCORMICK
43311 " M. M'LENNAN From 2/4th Cameron Highlanders.
22461 " JAMES WALKER Killed, 26/4/17.

7TH BATTALION

In the historic attack at Loos the pipers took a prominent part, and helped to rally the men subsequently. They lost heavily, and in subsequent actions pipers were only employed singly in the attack.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

13845 Pipe Major R. MACDOUGALL
Piper J. MACLEAN Wounded, Loos.
14356 " J. RAEBURN Wounded, Loos, 25-27/9/15.
13291 " DUGALD SCOULAR
14059 " PEDEN
Corpl. ROSS
" R. M. DEWAR Gassed.
Lance Cpl. J. LEVACK
200104 " H. R. MUNRO
Piper G. ALVES Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
21487 " G. COWIE Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
9444 " J. COYLE Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
" A. DUNCAN
" J. FINDLAY
" T. FRASER Gassed.
14055 " W. HENDERSON Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
200252 " J. HUNTER
201253 Piper A. M'DONALD
5545 " J. M'DONALD
" J. M'INTOSH Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
13294 " R. M'KENZIE
" M. M'KILLOP Invalided.
" M. MACKINNON
43209 " J. MUNRO
13442 " A. SHAND
" A. SMART Killed, Loos, 25/9/15.
" F. STEWART Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
14369 " W. WILLIAMSON

THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS

1ST BATTALION

Early in the war pipers were used in action, but, on account of casualties being very heavy among them, the practice was given up.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major R. MACFARLANE
Piper M'KAY Wounded.
" KENEALY Wounded.
" CAMPBELL Wounded.
" WOODSIDE Killed, St. Eloi, 16/2/15.
Corpl. F. ROSS
Piper W. M'INTOSH
" C. HAY
" J. BEATTIE
" W. WADDEL
" STEVENSON
" LYNCH
Lance-Cpl. STRUTHERS
" WILSON
" BIRRELL
Piper M'FADYEN
" HANLISON
" BELL
" HARDIE
" M'DONALD
Piper CAMPBELL
" FRASER
570 " ROBERT KENNEDY Killed, 30/7/16, Somme.

2ND BATTALION

During the first year of the war 3 pipers were killed, 3 were wounded and 3 were taken prisoner, and the band was broken up, the survivors being returned to the ranks. Throughout the war pipers have been employed as orderlies, ammunition and ration carriers.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major WILLIAM GRAY
" JOHN MACKINTOSH
10719 " LAWRIE
672 " JOHN GRAY
8157 Piper L. A. PLANNER Killed, Oct. 1918.
" ALEXANDER STEVEN
188 " ALEXANDER SINCLAIR
10313 " J. BLACK
10295 Corpl. J. P. M'DONALD Invalided.
522 Piper HENRY JONES Invalided.
Lance-Cpl. MILNE Missing.
567 Piper PETER M'LINTOCK Killed, Armentières, 27/11/15.
90 " M'KAY Killed, Armentières, 27/11/15.
" J. GARDNER Wounded, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
974 Lance-Cpl. A. PATERSON Wounded, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
Piper PETER MURRAY Wounded, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
1153 Sergt. P. DEAN, D.C.M. D.C.M.
9901 Lance-Cpl. A. MILLER Prisoner of war; wounded, Le
Cateau, 26/8/14.
660 Piper R. SCOTT Prisoner of war; wounded,
Armentières, 27/11/15.
58 " S. DUFF Prisoner of war; wounded, Le
Cateau, 26/8/14.
9279 " ROBERT ORMISTON Wounded, Somme, 13/7/16.
" WILLIAM BLACK
" JOHN WATT
" DAVID BLAIR
" RICHARD ANSELL Wounded, 19/11/15 and 21/6/15.
" DONALD ANDERSON
" ALEXANDER M'DONALD
" JOHN MACCULLOCH
Piper ALEXANDER GRAY
" GORDON INNES
" DUNCAN MACKELLAR

_From the Water-colour Drawing by George Houston, A.R.S.A._]

5TH BATTALION

When in Gallipoli the full pipers were chiefly employed as messengers and ammunition carriers. In the latter capacity they did excellent work in the fighting on 12th July, 1915. The acting pipers were employed as stretcher bearers. On the occasion of the 12th July attack a piper mounted the parapet and played the battalion over. The pipers have been kept out of action as far as possible.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

201471 Pipe Major C. HAY Wounded, 24/11/17.
" JAS. SMITH
Piper ROBERT SMITH
" THOMAS MACDONALD
" ROBERT MACLACHLAN
200129 " JAMES BLAIR
200043 Lance-Cpl. FRED BRANWHITE
Piper ROBERT MACLEOD Wounded, 25/12/15.
200300 Lance-Cpl. ANGUS MACARTHUR
300620 Piper JOHN MACLEOD
200359 " JAMES MURRAY
" MALCOLM STEWART
" GEORGE STIRRAT
325764 " W. HENDRY Wounded, 29/7/18.
200325 " WILLIAM LEPICK
201062 " J. M'CALLUM
200357 " DONALD MATHESON
202708 " WILLIAM MATHESON
43040 " JOHN MYLES
200780 " A. NEILSON
200855 " J. OLIVER
201925 " W. PONTON

6TH BATTALION

While in the trenches were employed as orderlies, messengers, etc.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

362 Pipe Major JOHN M'CONNACHER Transferred as C.Q.M.S.
275321 " D. FINLAYSON
35 Corpl. ANDREW FERGUSON
538 Lance-Cpl. THOMAS DOURNIE Wounded, Richebourg, May 1915.
1704 Piper WILLIAM HENDERSON
1365 " ROBERT M'AULAY Gassed, 25/4/18.
1560 " DAVID GAULT
1507 " HENRY MURRAY
1506 " WILLIAM PARK Wounded, Festubert, 18/6/15.
1890 " JOHN CRAIG Killed, Longueval, 27/7/16.
3037 " JAMES PRINGLE Killed while trying to bring
in wounded man, 18/6/15.
3042 " JOHN M'ALLISTER Killed, Festubert, 18/6/15.
1653 " JAMES GILLAN Invalided.
3256 " JOHN M'FARLANE
3162 " WILLIAM CARLYLE Killed, Festubert, 16/6/15;
despatches.
3166 " WILLIAM GANSON
" THOMAS MYRON
250989 " A. M'LINTOCK Wounded, 23/11/18.
250962 " H. ARMSTRONG
8016 Lance-Cpl. J. STEWART
251957 Piper A. M'ASKILL
202120 " N. CAMPBELL
252567 " F. M'PHERSON
250018 " W. CORSAN
252028 " J. LANG
300099 " N. CRAWFORD
250919 " A. GRAY
325262 " M. THOMSON

7TH BATTALION

Pipers were employed as runners and orderlies.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Piper JOHN WALLS, M.M. Military Medal, 24/7/16.
277167 " HUGH M'DONALD Killed, Aug. 1917, Ypres.

8TH BATTALION

Until the Somme fighting the pipers went into the trenches but did not play. The battalion had a pipe band composed of officers, Capt. Alastair M'Laren, Lieuts. Graham Campbell, Yr. of Shirvan, and Leslie Smith. The drummers were the Adjutant, Major Lockie, the Quartermaster Lieut. Disselduff and Lieut. Clark.

As far as possible pipers were kept out of the trenches.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major W. LAWRIE Invalided home, and died of
illness contracted on
service.
" J. WILSON Received Certificate from Div.
Comdr. for gallant conduct,
May 1916.
Lance-Cpl. C. JEFFREY Wounded at Richebourg, May
1915.
Piper J. M'LELLAN, D.C.M. Awarded D.C. Medal for
gallantry at Magersfontein,
Dec. 1899; wounded at
Laventie, 1915.
" N. CRAWFORD Invalided, August 1916.
" A. CURRIE
" R. FERGUSON Time expired.
" F. FRASER Wounded.
" D. FERGUSON Invalided, 1917.
" D. JOHNSTONE Invalided, 1915.
" A. LAUDER
" J. M'CALLUM Wounded, Somme, July 1916.
" J. M'DOUGALL
" J. M'DONALD
" J. M'FARLANE Invalided, 1915.
" J. M'INTYRE
" R. M'LELLAN, M.M. Wounded, Somme, July 1916;
awarded Military Medal.
" J. ORR Wounded, La Boiselle, August
1915.
" J. RISK Time expired.
" J. SHIRLAW Gassed.
" J. WOODROW
" N. FLETCHER
" T. STRATHEARN
" R. MORRISON Wounded, Ypres.
" J. MACLEOD
" D. ROBERTSON Invalided.
" D. WOODS Wounded twice.
" T. SHEARER Wounded.
" D. MACINNES Invalided.
" J. MACWILLIAMS
" T. MOFFAT
" J. HANNON

9TH BATTALION

Pipers were principally utilised, when in action, as stretcher-bearers, orderlies, etc.

Great bravery was shown by pipers when acting as bearers.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major J. R. GARSEWELL
324 Corpl. ALEXANDER M'ALLISTER Missing since 10/5/15; 2nd
Battle Ypres.
1790 Piper DAVID PANTON Wounded, 10/5/15, Ypres.
266 " GEORGE SHEARER, D.C.M. Awarded D.C.M.
1711 " ALEXANDER RUSSELL Killed, 8/4/15.

10TH BATTALION

During the trench fighting the pipers were kept in the reserve lines in order to avoid casualties. At Loos and on the Somme, however, they were employed with their companies, and at the taking of Longueval they behaved with quite remarkable gallantry. On this occasion Pipe Major Aitken, a man of sixty years of age, was awarded the D.C.M., and Pipers Wilson and Dall were commended for playing through heavy machine gun fire. At the same time Piper Donnachie greatly distinguished himself carrying despatches.

The commanding officer says the casualties on the Somme have led him to keep them out of action as far as possible, as he regards them as invaluable to a regiment. It was, in the later stages, only under dire necessity, that pipers were occasionally used as bearers.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major T. AITKEN, D.C.M. Superannuated; D.C.M.
" J. WRIGHT
9263 Lance-Sgt. J. MACKENZIE
1720 Corpl. J. DONNACHIE
Piper MACNEILL Killed, Longueval, Oct. 1916.
Corpl. W. LAURIE Wounded, Dickebusch; invalided.
8860 Lance-Cpl. D. CAMPBELL
569 " J. GAMACK, M.M. Military Medal.
4512 Piper W. ANDERSON Invalided.
3205 " J. CULLEN
9835 " J. HEATHERINGTON Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
3014 " J. KENNEDY
1375 " J. M'DONALD Wounded, Longueval; invalided.
2011 " W. M'GILLIVRAY
8656 " D. M'RAE
6153 Lance-Sgt. D. D. M'SPORRAN Wounded, Longueval.
10390 Piper J. SMITH Wounded, Ypres, Nov. 1915.
9339 " W. PIRRIE
2616 " D. WILSON Despatches.
570 " R. KENNEDY Died of wounds, Longueval.
9256 Piper A. M'LEAN Invalided.
6191 " J. DALL Wounded, Longueval.
5091 " J. PATERSON Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
Sergt. J. F. SWORD
8051 " ALEX. MACLEAY Killed, 12/10/17, Ypres.
300583 " JOHN SINCLAIR Severely wounded, Oct. 1917.
302955 Piper WALTER NAPIER Killed, 12/10/17, Ypres.
" WILLIAM SINCLAIR
" JOHN CLARK
" ANDREW THOMSON

11TH BATTALION

When the battalion was in support of the 44th Brigade at Loos the pipers took a very prominent share in the glory and the losses of the day. One, Charles Cameron, stood out in the open and played as a rallying point, and the battalion called him "The Piper of Loos." Other pipers were employed as runners, or in the ranks.

The casualties during this part of the campaign were so heavy that the pipe band was kept, as far as possible, out of the front line.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major DONALD MACFARLANE Wounded, Loos, 25-27/9/15.
Sergt. JAMES RITCHIE Killed, Loos, 26/9/15.
" JOHN M'MILLAN, D.C.M. D.C.M., 25/9/15, Loos.
Piper CHAS. CAMERON
" CHAS. HOEY
" J. BARNETT Killed on Hill 70.
" T. WALLACE
" A. GILLESPIE
" F. M'DIARMID Wounded, July 1915; killed,
July 1916.
Corpl. M. W. M'CALLUM
Piper D. WOOD Wounded, May 1916.
" D. MACPHERSON Wounded.
" F. HARPER Wounded, Somme.
" J. BENNET
" A. M'DIARMID
" HAMILTON
" CAMPBELL
" FERGUSON Died Dec. 1916.
" M'KELLAR
Corpl. J. GRAY

12TH BATTALION

Were often employed as runners. When the battalion was due to go into support the pipers were sent on to meet the companies and bring them in. The officers value the band so highly that they consider they should not be sent into the front line if it can possibly be avoided.

During actual offensive operations pipers were also employed as runners or on forward trench dumps, etc., and sometimes in the ranks.

Marches in Macedonia were often very arduous "and the pipers made an amazing difference on the men's spirits."

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

4492 Pipe Major J. DOUGLAS
275286 " J. M'EWAN Wounded.
598 Sergt. R. STEVENSON, M.M. Twice wounded; Military Medal.
6829 Piper JOHN M'COLL Died of disease, Salonika,
16/2/17.
284 Corpl. J. BEATTIE Wounded.
" W. STIRLING Killed, Oct. 1916.
5660 " D. ROBERTSON Killed, 8/5/17.
409 " W. M'KAY
10138 Piper D. WILSON, D.C.M. D.C.M.
20022 " W. NORRIE
203267 " W. PIRRIE
4564 " M. CONNELLY
5808 " A. DONNELLY
4738 " F. HINTON
6468 " J. TRAILL
5388 " A. DAVIDSON
5896 " J. LINTON
14389 " D. KELLY
5705 " M. HARPER
279048 " T. PHILLIBAN
" T. HILL
4927 " L. M'CON Killed in action, 8/5/17.
5813 " A. STRATHEARN
5706 " J. M'KERROW

14TH BATTALION

Owing to their value to the battalion the pipers were not employed in the front line.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major HENRY FORSYTH
" DONALD CAMERON
Piper PHILIP MELVILLE
" WILLIAM ADAMS
" DAVID DEAN
" WILLIAM M'DONALD
" JOHN M'DONALD
" DAVID GIBSON
" JOSEPH THOMSON
" JOHN KENNEDY
" JAMES M'ISAAC
" CHARLES BURNESS
" ALEX. M'KENZIE
" JAMES M'ARTHUR
" DAVID BLYTH
" ALEXANDER YULE
" WILLIAM CORSON
" WILLIAM CAMPBELL
" WILLIAM MAXWELL
" DUNCAN GRANT

THE LONDON SCOTTISH

1ST BATTALION

During the earlier part of the war the pipers served in the ranks and suffered heavy casualties. In the fighting at Messines on 31st October, 1914, and the subsequent operations at Zillebeke, 4 were killed and 2 were wounded, and of the original pipe band only one remained after six months. All these casualties occurred while the men were acting as observers. Several pipers were subsequently given commissions in other regiments.

Owing to the great difficulty of replacement every effort has been made, during the last two years of the war, to keep pipers out of the front line.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major K. GREIG Lt. Army Ordnance Dept.
142 Corpl. J. CAREY Killed at Messines, 1/11/14,
when acting as observer.
139 Lance-Cpl. M. G. LATHAM Despatches; killed at
Zillebeke, while sniping,
16/11/14.
Piper NICOL
Piper R. PORTEOUS Wounded at Messines,
31/10/14-1/11/14.
1145 " W. PORTEOUS Wounded at Messines,
31/10/14-1/11/14.
1341 " D. PARKYN Missing since Messines,
31/10/14-1/11/14.
" C. W. D. MACKAY Lieut. 5th Camerons; wounded
and missing, 17/8/16.
1870 " J. F. BENNIE Killed at Zillebeke, 9/11/14.
" R. F. GORDON FORBES Lieut. Army Ordnance Dept.
" G. ORAM
" A. JOSS
4167 " D. S. PINNINGTON Wounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
" J. HENDERSON
" A. SUTHERLAND-GRAEME
" W. GORDON
3599 " A. A. CORNELL Died of wounds, Somme, 2/10/16.
" ROBERT MORRISON Transferred to R.E.; got D.C.M.
and Military Medal.
" A. CAIRNS WILSON Formerly piper; 2nd Lieut.;
killed; Military Cross.
" SIMON CAMPBELL Killed, 13/5/17, Arras.
510531 " A. B. PATON Killed, 13/5/17, Arras.
511874 " M. W. DAVIDSON Wounded.
" R. S. D. GRANT Transferred to A.O.D., Lieut.
CRAWFORD

2ND BATTALION

The pipers of this battalion have served in three theatres of war. They have played through Flanders and France, across the desert and in Palestine. They led the battalion into Jerusalem on 9th Dec., 1917, and thereafter on across the Jordan, through the hills of Gilead, and in Jericho, and Bethlehem. Again in Salonika and among the Macedonian hills they carried the music of the Highlands. In the desert difficulties were experienced with the reeds and with the drought; and the men often had to keep the bags going out of their own scanty ration of water.

From the nature of the operations against the Turks, in which surprise played so important a part, pipers had no opportunity of playing their companies into action. So invaluable were they in keeping the men up in the long desert marches that they were, as far as possible, reserved for that duty.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major D. C. WILLS Invalided.
510021 " J. A. M'GILVRAY
510013 Corpl. C. ORAM
Piper C. W. CUMMINS Invalided.
513953 " D. K. PULLAR
510759 " E. J. HORNIBLOW
" M. MILLS
511170 " D. A. MATHESON
511450 " C. A. STEWART
510264 " O. MACHELL-VARISE
513865 " J. W. MACMILLAN
513650 " D. HAY Invalided.
S/18941 " F. A. W. GILLIES
S/41114 " A. MACFADYEN
290381 " A. EWEN

THE TYNESIDE SCOTTISH

1ST BATTALION

In the Somme fighting on 1st July, 1916, the battalion was played into action by its pipers and had 5 killed and 2 wounded; the survivors, Pipe Major John Wilson and Piper George Taylor, were awarded the Military Medal.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

290 Pipe Major JOHN WILSON, M.M. Military Medal.
237 Lance-Cpl. GARNET W. FYFE Killed, 1/7/16.
Piper ALEX. BOYD Wounded, 1/7/16.
223 " E. BOYCE Killed, ? 1/7/16.
" E. SCOTT Wounded, 1/7/16.
" STEPHENS Wounded, 1/7/16.
1585 " WILLIAM FELLOWS Missing.
154 " JAMES DOWNIE Missing.
840 " CHARLES M'LEAN Wounded, 1/7/16.
1594 " ROBERT DAVIDSON Missing.
1485 " WILLIAM INGLIS Wounded, 1/7/16.
1525 " GEORGE TAYLOR, M.M. Military Medal.

2ND BATTALION

On the same occasion this battalion was played into action by its pipers. 1525 Piper James Phillips was mentioned in despatches.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

1147 Pipe Major MUNRO STRACHAN
1149 Piper JOHN STRACHAN Wounded, 1/7/16.
1150 " ALEX. SCOTT
1230 " WILLIE SCOTT Killed, 1/7/16.
1188 Lance-Cpl. W. CLARK
558 Piper G. C. GRIFFITHS
1151 " JAMES PHILLIPS Killed, 1/7/16.
1225 " J. M. PHILLIPS, M.M. Military Medal.
1228 " JAMES CARNEGIE Wounded, 28/6/16.

3RD BATTALION

On the same occasion this battalion was played into action, but the whole of the pipers were killed or wounded.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Piper A. BOYD Wounded, 1/7/16.
" J. STEPHENS Wounded, 1/7/16.
" D. STEELE Missing, 1/7/16.
" E. FINLEY Killed, 1/7/16.
" R. GREAVES Died of wounds, 1/7/16.
" T. WILSON Wounded and missing, 1/7/16.

THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT

16TH BATTALION

This was the first English regiment to have a pipe band, the men being recruited for the purpose from Glasgow.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

1152 Pipe Major CHARLES STEWART
1149 Corpl. THOMAS GIBSON
1144 Piper JOHN GRANT
2530 " WILLIAM SLOAN Wounded, Oct. 1916, Somme.
1145 " FRED CARRUTHERS
1148 " NORMAN M'DONALD
1350 " DUGALD M'FARLANE
1154 " HENRY MITCHELSON
1151 " THOMAS LATHAM Killed, 1/7/16, Somme.
1930 " JAMES GILCHRIST
1153 " JOHN KERR

THE LIVERPOOL SCOTTISH

At Bois Grenier, Piper Thomas Wilson played his company over the top. Mostly employed as stretcher-bearers, but in 1914 the pipers of 1st Batt. also served in ranks. Piper Sydney Wilson was three times awarded certificate of gallantry.

1ST BATTALION

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major JOHN STODDART Killed, Poperinghe, July 1917.
" JOHN STODDART (Junior)
Lance-Cpl. JOHN WHITE Invalided.
Sergt. E. J. OGILVIE
Piper JAMES ROGERS
" JOHN GRAHAM
" THOMAS WILSON
" SYDNEY WILSON Twice wounded.
" WILLIAM BARCLAY
" CHARLES COPLAND

2ND BATTALION

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

358269 Piper THOMAS WILSON Wounded (gas).
" JAMES GILFILLAN Twice wounded.
" HENRY FORRESTER
" ROBERT JOHNSON Twice gassed.
" THOMAS CARLYLE Wounded.
" STANLEY RAE
" ARCHIBALD SERVICE
" DON. FOWLER Twice wounded.
" JAMES MARTIN
" SYDNEY ROGERS Wounded.

THE ROYAL FUSILIERS

23RD BATTALION

(1st Sportsman's Batt.)

The pipers, during the period of trench warfare, were employed behind the lines. The C.O. considers they were of the greatest value in keeping up the men's morale, on marches and in bringing companies out of the trenches.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

1339 Pipe Major D. F. ROBERTSON
Lance-Cpl. T. M'CLUNIE Wounded.
Piper W. JOHNSTONE
" W. FOREMAN
" W. F. SUTTIE Killed, 16/3/16.
" ALEX. M'LENNAN
" DAVID SEATH
" JOHN ADAMSON
" WILLIAM MACKENZIE Killed, 16/3/16.
" D. LEATH

THE ARGYLLSHIRE MOUNTAIN BATTERY

The pipers in this Battery all served as gunners.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

Pipe Major WILLIAM MACNEILL Died, pneumonia, 18/8/15.
Corpl. NEIL SMITH Accidentally killed, 1/3/16.
" JAMES MACPHEE

THE ROSS AND CROMARTY BATTERY

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

4403 Piper JOHN MACDONALD Wounded, 14/5/15; died of
wounds.
5035 " JAS. MACKAY Wounded, 14/5/15.
4323 " ANGUS MACDONALD Wounded, 23/6/15.

MISCELLANEOUS

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

318411 Pte. WILLIAM SCOTT 11th F.A., R.A.M.C.; Military
Medal.
93110 Piper ANDREW M'INTOSH 2/2nd Lothian Field Ambulance;
severely wounded.

THE PIPE BAND OF THE 52ND (LOWLAND) DIVISION

This band was formed in Gallipoli in October, 1915.

It was understood then that a dull and dreary winter campaign was in front of the troops. A committee of officers was formed to find some sort of entertainment to keep the men as cheery as possible. It was decided that both a Military and a Pipe Band should be raised. This job was left entirely in the hands of Colonel C. A. H. MACLEAN of Pennycross, a critical and enthusiastic lover of music, who, being a Highlander and an accomplished piper, naturally insisted on the Pipe Band being a good one.

Practically all that was left of the pipers in the different regiments of the Division were used to form the band, which consisted of twelve pipers and six drummers, all having taken part in the severe fighting prior to this duty. Good players and members of some of the finest bands in Scotland, under the leadership of Pipe-Major Wm. Fergusson, 1/7th Battn. Highland Light Infantry, a well-known piper and exponent of "Ceol Mhor," the band made steady progress, and soon was in grand fettle. The way both bands were appreciated testifies to the sound judgment of the committee and the able management of the Colonel.

The Division, being entirely composed of Scots, hailed with delight the skirl of the pipes, which had been heard but too seldom since the Division landed.

The band had exceptional luck while on Gallipoli, never having had a casualty after it was raised, although often playing under heavy shell fire. They played and warmed the hearts of all true Scots, and must have given the wily Turk quite a shock with "Hey Johnnie Cope," which could be heard quite distinctly on a quiet morning in the firing-line, right up till within a few days of the final evacuation of the peninsula.

After sojourning for a month on the Island of Mudros, they sailed with the rest of the Division for Egypt. From Abbassia (Cairo) they moved to the desert front, and have been with the Division in the trek across Sinai.

From El Arish the band accompanied the Division right into Palestine, and is believed to be the first pipe band to play in the "Holy Land."

PRISONERS OF WAR BAND

One of the most remarkable of military pipe bands was one organised in the British prisoners' internment camps in Holland. At one time this band consisted of 13 pipers of different units, including two pipe majors, under Pipe Major Duff, 2nd Royal Scots.

OVERSEAS BATTALIONS

PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY

The pipers were mainly employed as bearers.

In the attack on the Vimy Ridge on 9th April, 1917, the battalion was played over by the nine pipers.

Pipers were also employed as runners.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

667 Pipe Major JOHN COLVILLE Invalided; despatches.
12942 " W. CAMPBELL
Sergt. JOHN MACDONALD, D.C.M. Died of wounds, 17/9/16;
D.C.M.
262 " H. LAING Wounded, 8/5/15; despatches.
672 Corpl. D. M'INTOSH Invalided.
1770 Lance-Cpl. J. HUNTER Wounded, Oct. 1918.
264 Piper J. RITCHIE Wounded, 22/3/15.
676 " J. M'LOY Wounded, 28/2/15.
265 " W. ROBERTSON Died of wounds, 25/3/15.
1296 " J. M. ROBERTSON,
D.C.M. Wounded, 8/5/15, D.C.M.
679 " J. WOOD Wounded, 17/5/15.
1772 " G. MILLER Invalided.
266 " C. M'LEAN
1771 " G. HARVEY
1174 Piper H. LOGAN Wounded, 15/3/15.
21499 " A. G. M'DONALD
432938 " J. LAING
432013 " R. RITCHIE
432966 " W. ADAMSON Wounded, March, 1916.
432862 " L. SMITH
432137 " J. WOOD
432812 " G. DUNBAR
433130 " G. THOMSON
432312 " G. MURRAY

THE ROYAL HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA

13TH BATTALION

In the Ypres fighting in April 1915 the pipers suffered heavily, 3 of them being killed and 5 wounded. Some of them were employed as runners, others in the ranks.

At the recapture of Hill 70 in August 1917 the companies were led to the attack by their pipers.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

24002 Pipe Major D. MANSON
24962 Piper D. A. M'ARTHUR
24010 " J. BURNS Wounded, Ypres, 23/4/15.
24011 Lance-Cpl. J. DYCE Wounded, Ypres, 23/4/15.
24012 Piper W. LAWSON Died of wounds, Fleurbaix,
16/3/15.
24013 " A. J. MACDONALD Killed, 24/4/15.
24014 " N. SINCLAIR
24015 " A. SINGER Wounded, 3/5/15, Ypres.
24392 " H. ROBERTSON Killed, Ypres, 2/5/15.
24155 " N. MACDONALD Killed, Ypres, 24/4/15.
24704 " D. CAMPBELL Wounded, 22/4/15.
25045 " J. W. MACDONALD
8004 " C. S. MACDONALD
11095 " A. EDEN
12942 " W. CAMPBELL
46636 " J. CONNACHER
14536 " G. B. MACPHERSON

THE 48TH HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA

15TH BATTALION

The battalion took out 19 pipers. At the battle of Amiens, 5th-8th August, 1918, their pipers played in the front line. They were fortunate as regards casualties during the war, having lost only one man killed.

REG. NO. RANK. NAME. RECORD.

27221 Pipe Major A. R. KEITH, M.M.
27386 Lance-Sgt. A. A. NEWLANDS
27548 Corpl. J. THOMPSON Died of disease.
27925 Lance-Cpl. A. M'DONALD
27659 Piper K. CROSBIE Obtained commission in R.A.
27058 " F. A. COWEN Gassed, Ypres, 22/4/15;
invalided.
27883 " A. DONALDSON
27023 " K. MILLER
2709 " W. H. WICK
13611 " D. BRAIDWOOD Obtained commission.
30207 " A. GORDON
152 " J. A. MACKINNON, M.C. Obtained commission.
43212 " A. STURROCK
37451 " W. MACDONALD
41587 " N. A. ROSS
58456 " G. C. HENDERSON
135514 " A. M. MACDONALD
192071 " D. MACDONALD
193489 " J. HINSHELWOOD
799915 " A. MACDONALD
1045162 " T. HAMILTON
1045069 " J. M'NEILL
1045923 " H. E. MATHEWS
1045177 " R. B. MACWILLIAM
192170 " T. MARTIN
1045779 " W. HYND
192270 " W. MAIR
799627 " R. SMITH
799248 " R. ANDERSON
799041 " W. G. WATSON
799255 " W. LAWRIE
799704 " A. MACLACHLAN
799258 " D. MACPHERSON
799256 " P. T. LAMB
2393381 " F. M'DOWALL
2393526 " J. CANT

THE CANADIAN SCOTTISH

16TH BATTALION