Tag: pipers
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Piper James Cleland Richardson VC in the Great War
Piper James Cleland Richardson died the day after his actions, for which he earned the Victoria Cross. He had inspired his comrades shortly before the bloody capture of Regina Trench. “Things looked very bad and then it was that the piper asked if he would play his pipes—“Wull I gie them wund (wind)?” was what…
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Piper William Lawson in the Great War
The Black Watch Piper William Lawson born 8 March 1888 in Leith, Scotland. Next of kin Mrs B Skivington (sister) of No. 6 Hamilton Street, Leith, Scotland. Son of John and Elizabeth Lawson, of Leith, Scotland. A Mills Inpsector by trade. Previous service with the 5th Royal Highlanders of Canada. Before the Great War, the…
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Piper Archibald Andrew McLellan MM in the Great War
The Royal Canadian Regiment Piper Archibald Andrew McLellan MM 877992 of The Royal Canadian Regiment died on the last day of action during the Great War. Archibald Andrew McLellan born 26 September 1856 in Egypt Road, Nova Scotia. Married to Mary Flora McLellan on 22 January 1915, a farmer from Egypt, Nova Scotia (later Iverness,…