Pipers during the first part of the war were chiefly in the ranks, and the casualties among them were so heavy they had to be withdrawn. The band was reconstituted, and the pipers were then kept out of the front line. In March 1918 they again had to be employed as rifles.
| REG. NO. RANK. | NAME. | RECORD. | |
| Pipe Major | W. Robertson, M.M. | Military Medal; gassed, Lens, Sept. 1918. | |
| " | D. Macdougall | ||
| " | A. Cameron | Killed, 4/2/15, Laventie; acting platoon sergeant. | |
| Corporal | A. Wyllie | Wounded, 10/3/15, Neuve Chapelle. | |
| " | J. Campbell | Killed, La Bassée, 16/5/15, while leading section. | |
| " | A. Horne | Killed, 31/7/17. | |
| " | D. M'Culloch | Wounded; promoted P.M. 13th Scottish Rifles. | |
| 6703 | Piper | Ian Macpherson | Wounded, Nesle. |
| " | A. Macdonald | Killed, Laventie, Jan. 1915. | |
| " | Forsyth | Killed, Bois Grenier, July 1915. | |
| " | Nicol | Invalided. | |
| " | Fleming | Wounded, 23/10/16. | |
| " | Ferguson | Wounded, Dec. 1914. | |
| " | Parker | Invalided. | |
| " | Stark | Wounded, 10/3/15; Neuve Chapelle; invalided. | |
| " | Clark | Killed, 10/3/15, Neuve Chapelle. | |
| " | E. O'Neil | Invalided. | |
| " | Lauder | Died of wounds, March 1918. | |
| " | A. M'Donald | ||
| " | C. Barclay | ||
| " | J. Ingram | ||
| " | C. Robertson | ||
| " | G. Latham | ||
| " | W. Campbell | ||
5th Battalion
The original pipers served in the ranks and became casualties, and from early in 1915 to the end of 1916 the band ceased to exist. Since the reconstitution the men have been employed behind the front line as far as possible. In April 1917 they played the battalion back out of the Hindenburg line which had just been captured. During the last phase of the war they had to be employed in the ranks.
| REG. NO. RANK. | NAME. | RECORD. | |
| 5476 | Pipe Major | C. G. Taylor | Invalided, 1/10/15. |
| " | Paterson | Accidentally killed. | |
| 5515 | Piper | D. M'Phee | |
| 5474 | " | C. Robertson | |
| 6408 | " | J. Sloan | Wounded 3 times; invalided |
| 6240 | " | F. Watt | Invalided. |
| 6471 | " | A. Mackay | Invalided. |
| 6595 | " | M. Dunbar | |
| 6572 | " | K. Sutherland | |
| 6696 | " | R. M'Gregor | |
6th Battalion
This battalion was merged into the 5th in July 1916. The pipers were employed in the ranks.
| REG. NO. RANK. | NAME. | RECORD. | |
| 201124 | Pipe Major | J. C. Purdie | Killed. |
| Lance-Cpl. | Jas. Kirk | Wounded, Festubert, 16/6/15. | |
| 202159 | Cpl. | D. M'Dougall | |
| Lance-Cpl. | A. M'Donald | Transferred to 2nd S.R. | |
| 202140 | " | D. Gardiner | |
| 201213 | Piper | H. M'Gregor | Wounded, 24/2/16; invalided. |
| 240869 | " | J. Begg | |
| 6435 | " | D. M'Gregor | Wounded; invalided. |
| 202162 | " | J. Graham | |
| 202161 | " | L. M'Dougall | |
| 202051 | " | M. M'Intyre | Invalided. |
| 202160 | " | T. Pollock | |
| 240024 | " | J. Potter | |
| 202164 | " | W. Sweeten | |
| 240653 | " | R. Kerr | |
| 290665 | " | P. MacCulloch | |
| 39875 | " | A. Ferguson | |
| 54252 | " | S. Bell | |
| 291284 | " | D. Lamont | |
| 39693 | " | A. M'Phee | |
7th Battalion