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, D.C.M., M.M. | Wounded, 1918. | |
| 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.
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.