Early in the war pipers were used in action, but, on account of casualties being very heavy among them, the practice was given up.
REG. NO. RANK.
NAME.
RECORD.
Pipe Major
R. Macfarlane
Piper
M'Kay
Wounded.
"
Kenealy
Wounded.
"
Campbell
Wounded.
"
Woodside
Killed, St. Eloi, 16/2/15.
Corpl.
F. Ross
Piper
W. M'Intosh
"
C. Hay
"
J. Beattie
"
W. Waddel
"
Stevenson
"
Lynch
Lance-Cpl.
Struthers
"
Wilson
"
Birrell
Piper
M'Fadyen
"
Hanlison
"
Bell
"
Hardie
"
M'Donald
Piper
Campbell
"
Fraser
570
"
Robert Kennedy
Killed, 30/7/16, Somme.
2nd Battalion
During the first year of the war 3 pipers were killed, 3 were wounded and 3 were taken prisoner, and the band was broken up, the survivors being returned to the ranks. Throughout the war pipers have been employed as orderlies, ammunition and ration carriers.
REG. NO. RANK.
NAME.
RECORD.
Pipe Major
William Gray
"
John Mackintosh
10719
"
Lawrie
672
"
John Gray
8157
Piper
L. A. Planner
Killed, Oct. 1918.
"
Alexander Steven
188
"
Alexander Sinclair
10313
"
J. Black
10295
Corpl.
J. P. M'Donald
Invalided.
522
Piper
Henry Jones
Invalided.
Lance-Cpl.
Milne
Missing.
567
Piper
Peter M'Lintock
Killed, Armentières, 27/11/15.
90
"
M'Kay
Killed, Armentières, 27/11/15.
"
J. Gardner
Wounded, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
974
Lance-Cpl.
A. Paterson
Wounded, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
Piper
Peter Murray
Wounded, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
1153
Sergt.
P. Dean, D.C.M.
D.C.M.
9901
Lance-Cpl.
A. Miller
Prisoner of war; wounded, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
660
Piper
R. Scott
Prisoner of war; wounded, Armentières, 27/11/15.
58
"
S. Duff
Prisoner of war; wounded, Le Cateau, 26/8/14.
9279
"
Robert Ormiston
Wounded, Somme, 13/7/16.
"
William Black
"
John Watt
"
David Blair
"
Richard Ansell
Wounded, 19/11/15 and 21/6/15.
"
Donald Anderson
"
Alexander M'Donald
"
John MacCulloch
Piper
Alexander Gray
"
Gordon Innes
"
Duncan Mackellar
BEN BUIDHE, ARGYLLSHIRE From the Water-colour Drawing by George Houston, A.R.S.A.
