1914 Mons Star To Piper Alexander Ross, Seaforth Highlanders

1914 Mons Star
7635 Pte A Ross, 2/ Sea Highrs
Together with copy of medal index card to
Pte Alexander Ross, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
also with details from Pipes of War listing Ross as a Piper
The Pipers were largely employed as runners, orderlies, etc; and suffered very heavy casualties. On several occasions during the open fighting they were employed in the attack as pipers. Of 23 pipers who went to France with the battalion 6 were killed and 10 wounded in the first year of the war.

Code: 56371