In France they were employed in any and every capacity; "as bearers and ammunition carriers they had tasks to carry out that were almost superhuman, but as a band they ceased to exist until May 1917, when they were reconstituted. It was then decided to keep them out of the front line altogether."
The opinion of the officers is that pipers are far too valuable an institution to be employed in action in any capacity. The C.O. considers the band "plays no inconsiderable part in promoting the efficiency of a fighting force."
| REG. NO. RANK. | NAME. | RECORD. | |
| 8248 | Pipe Major | W. Mackenzie, M.M. | Military Medal. |
| 6863 | Sergt. | F. Purgavie | Wounded, Flers, 25/11/16, while in charge of a Dump. |
| 8400 | Corpl. | H. M'Donald | Wounded, Suvla Bay, 10/8/15. |
| 11412 | Piper | Colgan | Wounded, Gallipoli, 4/6/15. |
| 9884 | " | Higginson | Killed while leading bayonet charge, Gallipoli, 26/4/15. |
| 7936 | " | Lillie | |
| 11315 | " | Maitland, M.M. | Killed at Paschendaele, 27/4/17; awarded Military Medal. |
| 8629 | " | R. Scott | Wounded, Gallipoli, 4/6/15. |
| 9545 | " | Turnbull | |
| 10884 | " | Trotter | Wounded, Gallipoli, 1/6/15; Cambrai, 28/11/17. |
2nd Battalion
The officers of the battalion regard the pipers as a most necessary adjunct to a unit on active service, but consider that owing to the difficulty of replacement they should not be employed in action.
4th Battalion
In Gallipoli the pipers were principally employed as messengers and bearers, and most of them became casualties. When the band was reconstituted the pipers were kept out of the front line.
| REG. NO. RANK. | NAME. | RECORD. | |
| 28 | Pipe Major | C. Forbes | |
| 6074 | Piper | J. Young | |
| 179 | " | W. Scott | |
| 729 | " | F. Wood | Wounded. |
| 478 | " | J. Lockhart | |
| 593 | " | B. Mowatt | Wounded. |
| 778 | " | T. Lunham | Died of wounds. |
| 779 | " | J. Kerr | Died of wounds. |
| 306 | " | C. Street | Missing. |
| 822 | " | A. Hendry | Missing. |
5th Battalion