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[Photo from the collection of Thomas McGuinness No 4 Cdo., courtesy of his son Tom].
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[Photo from the collection of Thomas McGuinness, No 4 Cdo. courtesy of his son Tom].
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[Photo from the collection of Thomas McGuinness No 4 Cdo., courtesy of his son Tom].
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[Photo from the collection of Thomas McGuinness No 4 Cdo., courtesy of his son Tom].
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Photo from the collection of Joannes Lodewijk 'Loek' Bouman, No 10(IA) Cdo 2 'Dutch' troop, courtesy of his son Hans Bouman who adds "Best friend of my father at Achnacarry. Alas no name."
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Commando Depot/CBTC Pipes and Drums. St Annaland is near Bergen op Zoom. Photo from the collection of Capt. Murdoch McDougall, No.4 Cdo., courtesy of his family.
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[Commando Depot/CBTC Pipes and Drums. St Annaland is near Bergen op Zoom. Photo from the collection of Capt. Murdoch McDougall, No.4 Cdo., courtesy of his family].
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Photo from a collection at Inverary Castle and courtesy of the Duke of Argyll. My thanks to Jim Brown (Inverary Castle Esates Office) for his help, and to Pete Dunlop who photographed their collection for this archive.

Notes
Surname seen spelt elsewhere as McLoughlin.
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Note the inscription on the drum. Photo from a collection at Inverary Castle courtesy of the Duke of Argyll. My thanks to Jim Brown (Inverary Castle Esates Office) for his help, and to Pete Dunlop who photographed their collection for this Archive. Posted by Pete R
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The Pipes and Drums band was based at the Commando Depot, later known as the Commando Basic Training Centre (CBTC) at Achnacarry. Major James Dunning, No.4 Cdo and later on the staff at the CBTC wrote about the training at Achnacarry in his book It Had To Be Tough "A lot of our Instruction hinged on demonstrations by both my two NCO's and the Achnacarry Demonstration Troop. The latter had a busy time for it not only gave demonstrations, but doubled as the Pipe Band". Pipe Major MacLauchlan was in charge.

This Archive has been granted permission to display this photo by Denis Muir, the curator of the Clan Cameron Museum, My thanks to my nephew Pete Dunlop who took this photograph of the original picture on our visit on the 7th April 2010. The original remains in the museum. Pete R.

1/11/11 Update from Graham Corbett : My Father, Cyril Corbett, is seated on the front row 1st position on the left as you view the image. He his holding his drum sticks across his knees. Maybe the gentleman standing to his right shoulder, drum sticks across the drum skin, is his buddy, Vic Hanson.

1/11/11 Update from Pete R. Pipe Major T.A. Maclauchlan is seated front row 3rd from the left next to Colonel Charles Vaughan, the Commandant of the CBTC.
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