Pipe-Major G S Allen



The most famous pipe-major of the Royal Scots was G S Allen who held the post for 23 years from 1907 to 1930, in the 1st Battalion, then the 2nd. 'He was placed in the Highland Society of London's Competition and was a regimental winner of the Gold Medal at Oban. 'The photo shows him at Bareilly in 1910.



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