Part 13

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.