PIPE-MAJOR HOWARTH, D.C.M., 6th GORDON HIGHLANDERS
At Neuve Chapelle
From the Painting by J. Prinsep Beadle

7th Battalion

At Loos the battalion was played to the attack, and had 5 pipers killed and 3 wounded. At one time, when the position was very serious, a piper rallied the men with "Cabar Feidh," and produced a tremendous effect. On the Somme, in 1916, a piper was always on duty with the battalion. At Arras, in 1917, the pipers acted as bearers, but in later operations they were kept out of the front line as far as possible.

REG. NO. RANK.NAME.RECORD.
5111Pipe MajorW. TaylorAwarded Croix de Guerre and Meritorious Service Medal.
1536"A. HarleyInvalided.
1689Sergt.W. Fraser, M.M.Military Medal.
7765"W. GordonWounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
8822Corpl.T. JohnstonReceived Commission in Camerons.
711Lance Cpl.A. Urquhart
40417"O'Kain MaclennanKilled, 11/4/17.
6876"M. M'Lean
8134"J. GrantWounded, 12/10/17.
13385PiperP. Calder
6892"W. Cooper
8535"D. Davidson, D.C.M., M.M.D.C.M. and Military Medal; promoted Sergt. in his Coy.
21629"T. Eaton
1456"D. FraserKilled, Loos, 25/9/15.
40177"R. Fraser
4272"W. GalbraithWounded, Loos, and again Arras, 9/4/17.
4181"R. GalbraithKilled, Loos, 25/9/15.
9070"G. GrantDied in hospital.
2177"B. HallidayDied of wounds received at Loos.
4661"B. HamiltonKilled, Loos, 25/9/15.
9859"J. Hinton
10859"A. J. Mackay
9488"J. Mackay
570"A. MackenzieWounded, 10/4/15, Messines; gassed, 23/6/18.
1487"R. Mackenzie, M.M.Wounded, 12/3/18; Military Medal.
7366"D. MacleodInvalided.
201819"M. Montgomery
12597"M. Murray
201991"R. Murray
825"G. ThomsonWounded, Messines, 10/4/15.
3843"K. ThyneKilled, Somme, 14/7/16.

8th Battalion

There were heavy casualties at Loos, September 1915, when 5 pipers were killed and 5 were wounded; on this occasion the gallantry of these men won the wholehearted admiration of all ranks. The companies were played into action by the pipers.

REG. NO. RANK.NAME.RECORD.
8112Pipe MajorAlex. Mackenzie, D.C.M.D.C.M.
"John Haywood
8119Sergt.George GordonTransferred 9th Seaforths as Pipe Major; Belgian Croix de Guerre.
8172Lance Cpl.John Munro
3161PiperAndrew HamiltonWounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
5721"Charles AndersonKilled, Loos, 25/9/15.
6368"Robert ClarkWounded, Loos, 25/9/15, and taken prisoner.
"Andrew ClarkKilled, Loos, 28/9/18.
7519"John Matheson
6567"George SpenceKilled, Loos, 25/9/15.
3503"James CairnsWounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
2897"Robert RobertsonWounded, Loos, 25/9/15, and taken prisoner.
2583"James Morton
"Alexander MackayWounded, Ypres, 31/7/17.
6400"William MackayKilled, Loos, 25/9/15.
"Robert Beaton
6546Lance Cpl.Duncan MacGregorKilled, Loos, 25/9/15.
3307PiperDonald ValantineWounded, Loos, 25/9/15.
"Hugh SutherlandDied of disease, 1917.
Corpl.R. Currant
PiperJames HarveyWounded, Arras, 21/2/18.
"Alexander MacAulay
25812"Alexander MacDonald
25825"Alexander MacDonald
"Malcolm Mackenzie
"Robert Mackenzie
"Donald MacLeod
"George Macmillan
"James Matheson
"James Morton
"Robert Robertson
"Alexander Simpson
"George Spence
PiperP. Stewart
"Henry Sutherland
"J. Tait
Lieut.Hector RossFormerly Piper 6th S.H.; killed, 23/4/17.

9th Battalion