The Pipes of War: A Record of the Achievements of Pipers of Scottish and Overseas Regiments During the War, 1914-18 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Bruce Seton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331130654 ISBN 13: 9781331130659

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from The Pipes of War: A Record of the Achievements of Pipers of Scottish and Overseas Regiments During the War, 1914-18

This record of the achievements of pipers during the war of 1914-18 is not intended to be an appeal to emotionalism. It aims at showing that, in spite of the efforts of a very efficient enemy to prevent individual gallantry, in spite of the physical conditions of the modern battlefield, the pipes of war, the oldest instrument in the world, have played an even greater part in the orchestra of battle in this than they have in past campaigns.

The piper, be he Highlander, or Lowlander, or Scot from Overseas, has accomplished the impossible - not rarely and under favourable conditions, but almost as a matter of routine; and to him not Scot land only but the British Empire owes more than they have yet appreciated.

In doing so he has sacrificed himself and Scotland - and the world must face the fact that a large proportion of the men who played the instrument and kept alive the old traditions have completed their self imposed task. With 500 pipers killed and 600 wounded something must be done to raise a new generation of players it is a matter of national import ance that this should be taken in hand at once, and that the sons of those who have gone should follow in the footsteps of their fathers.

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Brevet Colonel Sir Bruce Gordon Seton (1868 – 1932), C.B., the ninth Baronet of Abercorn was both the son and grandson of soldiers. He entered the Indian Medical Service as a Surgeon Lieutenant in 1892. He served on the North-West Frontier in the Waziristan campaign of 1894-95 where he was severely wounded. He also received a medal in the Tochi campaign of 1897-98. During his time in India Seton rose to hold the appointment of Deputy Director-General of the Indian Medical Service in a career that spanned over 20 years. He became a Brevet Colonel on June 13, 1913 and during the War served as the commanding officer in charge of the Kitchener Indian Hospital at Brighton. Colonel Seton eventually retired from the Army in May 1917.

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1331130654
• ISBN 13: 9781331130659
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 325