*1863 GB
Piper from Scotland (b. 02-Jul-1863 : d. 09-Nov-1909) P/M Robb was born in Stirling and won the Gold Medal at Oban in 1893 and the Marches at the same gathering. In his Army service he was Pipe Major of the 1st & 2nd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. In addition to composing ‘When the Battle’s O’er’, Pipe Major Robb also wrote the well-known competition march, ‘The 91st at Modder River’.
William Robbins, Jr. |