In the early part of the war pipers were employed as such, and in many other capacities. Casualties, however, were exceedingly heavy, and it was decided in the later stages to keep them out of action as much as possible. Five pipers were killed and sixteen wounded.
5th Battalion
Pipers in action were employed as orderlies, despatch runners, etc.
| REG. NO. RANK. | NAME. | RECORD. | |
| 2026 | Pipe Major | J. Sutherland | |
| " | A. Harley | Invalided. | |
| 97 | " | W. Grant | |
| 422 | " | G. Ross | Killed, 21/7/15, Fauquissart. |
| 41186 | Corporal | H. Gammack | |
| 450 | Piper | A. M'Leod | |
| 214 | " | W. Trussler | |
| 240082 | " | R. M'Kay | |
| 240578 | " | G. Stewart | |
| 379 | " | R. M'Kenzie, M.M. | Wounded; Military Medal. |
| 599 | " | Donald Mackay | Killed, 13/11/16, Beaumont Hamel. |
| 242179 | " | D. Macinnes | |
| 144 | " | H. Grant | |
| 240137 | " | D. A. Matheson | Wounded. |
| 426 | " | C. Rae | |
| 8971 | " | A. Mackay | |
| 560 | " | R. Mackay | |
| 242212 | " | G. Urquhart | |
| 2266 | " | W. S. Coghill | |
| 3023 | " | A. Keith | |
| 2392 | " | R. Stephen | |
| 24227 | " | J. MacDonald | |
| 2729 | " | A. Taylor | |
| 251 | " | R. Ross | Killed, 21/7/15, Fauquissart. |
| 242094 | " | D. Mackenzie | |
| 669 | " | M. Murray | Wounded. |
| 26 | " | R. Trussler | |
| 25209 | " | J. Munro | |
| 267336 | " | Jas. Sutherland | Transferred to 6th Seaforths; killed, 19/4/17. |
| 42195 | " | D. Morrison | |
| 24284 | " | J. Cullen | |
6th Battalion
At Festubert, June 1915, the pipers did magnificent service as bearers, working day and night, and bringing in 170 wounded men. They were largely employed in the ranks as machine gunners. The casualties among them were heavy—8 killed and 6 wounded.
| REG. NO. RANK. | NAME. | RECORD. | |
| Pipe Major | G. Milton | ||
| Sergt. | W. MacLeod | Killed, May 1916, Labyrinth. | |
| " | C. D. Macdonald | Killed, Beaumont Hamel, 13/11/16. | |
| " | H. Mackie | Killed, Beaumont Hamel, 13/11/16. | |
| " | J. Brown, M.M. | Killed, Arras, May 1917. | |
| " | G. Gilbert, D.C.M. | Wounded, Beaumont Hamel, 13/11/16. | |
| Corpl. | W. Urquhart | ||
| Piper | J. Alexander | Killed, La Bassée, April 1918. | |
| " | J. Bowie | ||
| " | L. Cumming | ||
| " | G. Fraser | ||
| " | J. Gibb | ||
| " | J. Grant | ||
| " | G. M. Grant | ||
| " | D. Grant | ||
| " | D. Geddie | Invalided. | |
| " | J. Logie | ||
| 265172 | " | W. Logie | Wounded, 9/4/17, Roclincourt. |
| " | J. Lumsden, M.M. | Wounded, High Wood, July 1916. | |
| " | A. Jenkins | Invalided. | |
| " | A. Mitchell | ||
| " | W. D. Mill | ||
| " | A. Mackay | Killed, 9/4/17, Roclincourt. | |
| " | W. Mackay | Wounded, Cambrai, Nov. 1917. | |
| " | H. Mackenzie | ||
| " | W. Macdonald | ||
| " | J. Macdonald | Wounded, 9/4/17, Roclincourt. | |
| " | W. Mackay | Invalided. | |
| " | A. Paterson | Invalided. | |
| " | J. Robertson | Killed, July 1915. | |
| " | G. Rose | Wounded, Beaumont Hamel, 13/11/16. | |
| " | W. Shervan | ||
| " | W. Sutherland | Killed, 9/4/17, Roclincourt. | |
| " | A. Thomson | ||