" 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
[Illustration: BEN BUIDHE, ARGYLLSHIRE
_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.