There were a number of army pipes & drums in the NZEF during WW1.
Included were the pipe bands of the 1st New Zealand Expeditionary Force, that of the 14th 'reinforcements', the Auckland Regiment, Canterbury Regiment and the Otago Regiment.
There were also 'military' pipes & drums in New Zealand prior to WW1 including those of the Watanganui Highland Rifles, the Thames Scottish Volunteers, the Dunedin Highland Rifle Volunteers and the Canterbury Scottish Rifle Volunteers. On top of that, the Naval Brigade also had a pipe band of its own.
One of the Pipe-Majors of the Otago Regiment did not return in WW1 having been killed-in-action in 1916, namely PTE 8/2619 Neil MacDonald.
Last edited by HKPiper; 25-12-18 at 02:03 PM.
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