Trailer: Pipers of the Trenches

The story of the brave WWI pipers who played bagpipes for troops going into battle.

11 June 2014

31 seconds

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Pipers of the Trenches

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The regimental piper has long been at the heart of the Scottish military. In the Great War, their role was beyond belief.
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Kevin Laidlaw describes the legendary actions of his Great Grandfather, Piper Daniel Laidlaw, at the Battle of Loos.
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Historian Peter Barton meets Katy Hall at the Somme
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