Pipes and drums, 46th Canadians



James Smith of Canada kindly provided me with the above image (and information), showing the pipes and drums of the 46th battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (more fully: 46th Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)). The image was taken between 4th and 24th July 1917 at Hersin-Coupigny, France. The pipeband played there for the King on 11 July 1917. They are wearing the Royal Stewart tartan. Two pipers are from Lewis: John Smith of 15 Melbost and William Finlayson of 24 Aird Tong.



The 46th was known as the Suicide Battalion, as it lost 1,433 killed and 3,484 wounded - a casualty rate of 91.5 percent



I list the names and details of the men, shown in the picture.



BACK ROW (left to right)

1. Private piper William McGeachin

Reg. no: 426555

Born: Bridge of Allan, 1894

Trade / occupation: Teamster

Enlisted: 9 April 1915 at Regina

Left regiment, wounded: August 1918



2. Private piper James Logan 

Reg. no: 427723

Born: Shotts, Lanarkshire, 1888

Trade / occupation: Milkman

Enlisted: 2 October 1915, at Camp Hughes



3. Private drummer John Nelson

Reg. no: 427497

Born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire, 1881

Trade / occupation: Teamster

Enlisted: 18 August 1915 at Sewell, Manitoba



4. Corporal drummer Joseph Mcqueen

Reg. no: 427724

Born: Falkirk, 1887

Trade / occupation: Police constable

Enlisted: 2 October 1915, at Camp Hughes



5. Private drummer G Wilson

Attestation not entirely certain

Reg. no: 426129

Born: Edinburgh, 1881

Trade / occupation: Leather worker

Enlisted: 21 December 1914, at Moose Jaw



6. Private drummer Archibald Savage

Reg. no: 427136

Born: Lanark, 1886

Trade / occupation: Labourer

Enlisted: 13 May 1915, at Regina



7. Private drummer Daniel Campbell Carnegie

Reg. no: 426569

Born: Glasgow, 1886

Trade / occupation: Commission Agent

Enlisted: 13 April 1915, at Regina



SECOND ROW

8. Sergeant piper George Mcintosh

Reg. no: 426214

Born: Montrose, 1891

Trade / occupation: Labourer

Enlisted: 17 February 1915, at Moose Jaw

Awarded Military Medal in 1917, awarded bar in 1918, wounded in October 1917



9. Piper Charles Mclaughlin

Reg. no:  426401

Born: Glasgow

Trade / occupation: Teamster

Enlisted: 9 August 1915, at Shorncliffe

Left regiment in September 1918, wounded



10. Private piper John Smith



Reg. no: 427715

Born: 15 Melbost, Lewis, 1887

Trade / occupation: Farmer

Enlisted: 30 September 1915, at Camp Hughes

Left regiment in August 1918, wounded



11. Corporal piper James Hogg

Reg. no: 427503

Born: Hawick, 1871

Trade / occupation: Hosiery maker

Enlisted: 4 September 1915, at Sewell, Manitoba

Left regiment in June 1918, as over-aged.



12. Piper William Finlayson

Reg. no: 420589

Born: 24 Aird Tong, Lewis, 1884

Trade / occupation: Labourer

Enlisted: 31 December 1914, at Winnipeg

Left regiment in September 1918, as over-aged.



13. Sergeant piper James Grant Fraser

Reg. no: 427713

Born: Glasgow

Attestation not available

Left regiment in August 1917 due to wounds



14. Private piper George Allan

Reg. no: 426676

Born: Edinburgh, 1880

Enlisted: 19 March 1915, at Regina

Died of wounds 21 August 1917

Interred: Villers Station Cemetery, grave VIII. F. 16.



FRONT ROW

Major J. S. Rankin, 2nd in command

Lt Col H. J. Dawson, Commanding Officer

Major J. A. Hope, Adjutant



NOT IN PICTURE

15. Private piper David Robb

Reg. no: 435039

Born: Alyth, Perthshire, 1883

Trade / occupation: Teamster

Enlisted: 26 March 1915, at Calgary

Died of illness 3 March 1917

Interred: Barlin Communal Cemetery ext, grave I. F. 86.



16. Private piper Peter William Baggett

Reg. no: 1009590

Born: Leith, Edinburgh, 1877

Trade / occupation: Farmer

Enlisted: 3 March 1916

Left regiment in August 1918 as 'wounded'



17. Private piper William Patterson

Reg. no: 1039416

Born: Aberdeenshire, 1876

Trade / occupation: Tinsmith and plumber

Enlisted: 14 August 1916, at Arcola

Comments

  1. UnknownJuly 24, 2018 at 7:37 PM

    John Smith, my maternal grandfather, was born 18 October 1883 and Not 1887 as listed. Thanks!

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