Part 12

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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