Part 14
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
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.)