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Sep 11, 2016 · Hmm, well, there are a number of contemporary accounts of pipers in the Jacobite army, not only at Culloden, but during the entire campaign. There are also surviving muster rolls of Jacobite units that clearly list men as "piper". I think pipes are even mentioned in the battle orders for Culloden.
Apr 8, 2020 · His subject was James Reid, the only piper who lost his life because he was a piper. Reid, a native of Angus in the east of Scotland, was executed on November 15, 1746 at York, England. In November 2007 an event was held in York to commemorate the memory of 22 Jacobites, including Reid, executed for their part in the 1745-46 Jacobite Rising.
Oct 12, 2016 · A small but resolute crowd paid tribute to the shining memory of James Cleland Richardson VC, known as 'Jimmy' to his family. The event is proof the piper's courageous heart has stood the test of time.
- Jennifer Feinberg
Canadian Pipers were men who were often part of a Pipe Band prior to the start of WWI, who enlisted to fight in the war overseas. Many of the Pipers would play the bagpipes, as they marched their fellow troops to battle. One of Canada's most famous Wartime Pipers is Private James Cleland Richardson, who died in 1916, at Regina Trench, Somme ...
Mar 19, 2019 · James Reid, a piper in Ogilvy’s, was not so fortunate. At his trial his prosecutor pointed out that the bagpipes were an instrument of war, and, despite the jury’s recommendation of clemency, Reid was found guilty of treason and executed at York on December 15, 1746.
In Vancouver, James joined the cadet corps of the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada and became a Piper in the regiment's famous pipe band. At the outbreak of World War I, he voluntarily enlisted and was taken on strength on 23 September 1914 as a private/piper with the Seaforths.
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Oct 7, 2016 · Piper James Cleland Richardson, VC, 16th Battalion, CEF. ( MIKAN 3192331 ) Born in Bellshill, Scotland, on November 25, 1895, Richardson immigrated to British Columbia where he served as a piper in the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada.
