3162 Piper William Carlyle, 6th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
After a bayonet charge at Festubert on 16th June, 1915, the battalion was lying on the ground under heavy fire. Near the enemy's line was a wounded man. Piper Carlyle crept out on hands and knees to try and bring him in; just as he reached the man and had started to lift him, he was killed. Piper Carlyle was mentioned in despatches.
Piper John Walls, 7th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Was awarded the Military Medal for devotion to duty as battalion runner through the barrages on 23/24th July, 1915.
Pipe Major J. Wilson, 8th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
On the 8th April, 1916, a German raiding party of considerable strength entered our trenches in the Labyrinth after the explosion of several mines which inflicted heavy casualties. Pipe Major Wilson at once organised a counter attack and drove out the enemy. He received a Divisional certificate of gallant conduct.
266 Piper George Shearer, 9th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
When employed as a bearer on 24th May, 1915, brought in a wounded man out of No Man's Land under particularly difficult circumstances, and was awarded the D.C.M.
4627 Pipe Major Thomas Aitken, 10th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
During the fighting at Longueval in July, 1916, although a man of sixty years of age, Pipe Major Aitken, at his own request, acted as orderly to the commanding officer for the whole day; he was ultimately wounded. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal "for conspicuous gallantry on this and many other occasions."