George Findlater, awarded the Victoria Cross, India, Tirah Campaign, from Heroes of the United Service, published 1904. On 20 October 1897, Findlater, then a junior piper in the Gordon Highlanders, was shot in the ankles during an advance against opposing defences at the Battle of the Dargai Heights; unable to walk, and exposed to enemy fire, he continued playing, to encourage the battalion's advance.

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