Voices from the Past: Daniel Laidlaw VC, Piper of Loos
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Daniel Laidlaw discusses with Sir John Hammerton the circumstances in which he won his Victoria Cross. He then plays the famous "Pipes of Loos".
This clip is from the 1934 film "Forgotten Men: The War As It Was".
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For all the commentors below, the pipe tune he's playing is "Blue Bonnets Over the Border". This name is taken from a poem/ lyrics to the tune by Sir Walter Scott (though the pipe tune itself would appear to predate the poem by some time).
The reason Piper Laidlaw played that tune in particular is it was the Regimental Quick March of the King's Own Scottish Borderers (he was serving with the 7th Battalion). As such, the lads in his company would have easily recognised it and rallied to the sound.
It is one of several tunes used extensively by military pipe bands, The Black Bear is another, because they are good marching music (I used to play in a military pipe band).
To your enemy these are the pipes of Death, to your men these are the pipes of courage, Forever may the pipers bravely play the pipes of courage!
There are no superlatives available to describe this man's courage !
Blue Bonnets...grabs you by the guts...I can't believe what courage that piper showed leading his battaliom over the top.
The Scots have always been fighters and the backbone of the British Army and long may it continue 😎 form Glasgow 🇬🇧
True Warrior
Incredible man.🇬🇧
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🇬🇧 British Army
They do not make men like him anymore. Hero.
Yes they do. There are enough in the Armed Forces.
Wasn't Piper Laidlaw VC in an unmarked grave until a few years ago-I think theres a memorial now. Ive got another photo of him in older age-actually most likely from this time. So moving to hear him play that-a national hero of the first order. The German called the Scots the Ladies From Hell.
A real live male. A genuine man. What a blessing!
My great-grandmother's cousin.
He is my Great x3 Uncle!
My mother was a Laidlaw. He was my grandfather's cousin.
@@NickLaidlaw33 There’s a few of us about then
@@NickLaidlaw33 same hes my great great great uncle
i am a man of peace and not raised in Britain but I think I would go to war along this man.
Amazing man, what an inspiration for any piper!
The tune is “Blue Bonnets, Crossing the Border”.
Bonnie Blue Bonnets O'er the Border 6/8 tune 👍
My history teatcher was talking about this and as soon as she dose it plays threw my headphones
Proud to be related to this Guy
+Kg51Edelweiss same! he was my great, great grandad.
+World Of Emily yes small world
A relative too. My mother was Laidlaw
Literally just found out moments ago that I'm related to him through his father. Distantly, but still counts.
It looks like he is playing with the original fingering, which didn't close off on the C note. So I guess closing off on D and High A are just place holders? Old videos like this really are a treasure. Thanks.
Sadly this was a film about the forgotten heroes of the 1st world war, VC winner's who were against. Another war.
Stimmgeräte waren eine wirklich gute Erfindung.
Daneil played himself in this movie :)
The old front line podcast sent me here. There are no words. Where can we watch this entire documentary anyone?
I believe the film can be viewed online on Amazon Prime Video, for a fee. Which episode of the old front line podcast was it that mentioned this footage? We'd like to check it out.
@The Scottish Military Research Group think I found a version to watch on here! Podcast is full of knowledge of a battlefield historian tour guide, Forgotten Battlefields: the lone tree Loos 13:20 May 30th 2020
aMAZING MAN
😢❤
SALUTE
when the word British evoked the very best
His grave is next to my grandads
What an honour to your grandad!
The Germans would never fire at a piper for fear of hitting the bag and making the noise even worse.
Makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up.
What is the name of the song?
+pletiplot All the Bluebonnets Are Over the Border.
It seems to be one of the most often played pipe tunes to go over the top with although pipers often played whatever came to mind at the time.
@@erikjleiken thank you
@@jazzman1626 Pipers would most often lay a Regimental quick march, as in this case the KOSB Regimental march.
The pipes look far too nice (silver and ivory mounted) to be taken onto the battlefield!
neil5568 those were not the pipes he played on the field. He had an ordinary ivory or half ivory set of bagpipes he played. As you’re correct, far too expensive to have been taken on active service.
@@yahyahussein425 hes probably had them buffed up over the years.
Typical sets of pipes which were made for the army at the time were made by makers like R.G.Lawrie, Glasgow. They were made for battalions like the 11th btn. A&SH.
The 11th Argylls were formed in 1914 and the few that survived, merged into other battalions in 1918. They were often wood and nickel mounted with the only ivory on them being the ring caps. They travelled through Paris and the history of them that I could find says they were played at Loos
Piper Charles Hoey, 11th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Piper J. barnett, 11th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Piper T. wallace, 11th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
In the attack at Loos these men all played their companies into action. Piper Barnett was killed while doing so.
Piper Charles Cameron, 11th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
When the battalion attacked Hill 70 on 25th September, 1915, the pipers led their companies and suffered heavy casualties. The 15th Division hung on to the slope of the hill until next day, but ultimately had to fall back, being heavily counter-attacked. The men of different units got mixed up in the hand to hand fighting which ensued, and it was necessary to rally them in their own units. Piper Cameron stood under heavy fire playing, and rallied the men of the 11th. His bravery resulted in his being known in the division as "The Piper of Loos."
An old piper who survived the war said he was too concerned with playing as well as he could to think too much about being killed.