Regimental 'row' going into WWI trenches

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The First World War is really the last time that that the pipes were an integral part of Scottish soldiers in battle. As such I'd suspect that all the regiments - and the Canadians as well - would have done this kind of thing, so pinpointing which particular regiment this family story refers to would be hard I think. There is a lot of strong feeling still around about this in Scotland, even though the old soldiers have long gone. It was by no means a short-lived trend and it doesn't take much searching online to find the stories. The casualty rate for pipers was very high, they were brave men.

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryU...er-War-Heroes/

There is a TV program in the UK called The Repair Shop where skilled craftspeople restore items of sentimental value. A family brought in an old set of pipes - the episode caused quite a stir. The restorer was of the opinion that they had been used in the trenches. The set was mismatched - pipers took spares from the sets of their fallen comrades to keep their own sets going. Hopefully you can see this;

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=858062464561734

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