The sobriquet "Piper of Loos" was commonly applied to Piper Laidlaw; though, in fairness to two other men, it must be admitted that he only shared that distinction with them.
Pipe Major Douglas Taylor, 7th K.O.S.B.
During the attack on Loos when Piper Laidlaw got the V.C., the other pipers were chiefly employed in bringing in the casualties. There were large numbers of men lying about who had been gassed. Pipe Major Taylor, though himself wounded in the hand, continued bringing in these men for thirty-six hours, until he was himself shot down with a bullet in the heart. He recovered ultimately—one of the surgical miracles of the war.
Pipe Major W. Robertson, 2nd Scottish Rifles.
Was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry in the field.
Pipe Major Neil Macleod, 8th Scottish Rifles.
Greatly distinguished himself in the Dardanelles fighting in attending on the wounded. He was killed in the attack on 12th July, 1915.
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In a daylight raid at Arras in February, 1917, these two men played their companies over, standing on the parapet, and then followed them up to the German position.
Pipe Major J. M'Coll, 10th Scottish Rifles.