Regular, Reserve and Regimental Music Groups as at 2018 by location and establishment
(establishment meaning workforce requirement) for the Army.
Location changes since 2018 (changed in 2019) are as follows:
-
The Prince of Wales Band (St Athan to Brecon)
-
The Band and Bugles of the Rifles (Winchester to Worthy Down)
-
The Band of the King’s Division (Weeton to Catterick)
-
The Band of the Queen’s Division (Henlow to Colchester)
-
The Band of the Adjutant General’s Corps (Worthy Down to Tidworth)
-
The Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers (Chatham to Tidworth)
-
The Band of the Royal Logistic Corps (Deepcut to Sandhurst)
-
The Band of the Royal Corps of Signals (Cosford to Sandhurst)
In terms of ‘command’:
-
Regular Army Bands came under Regional Command in 2018. In 2019, this changed to
London District.
-
Reserve Army Bands came under their respective cap-badges in 2018. In 2019, this
changed to London District.
Regimental Music Groups are commanded by their respective cap-badges.
In terms of disbandment, there has been no disbandment of any Regular or Reserve Army band
since 2018.
Regular Army Bands
Ser
Band
2018
2018
Location
Establishment
1
The Band of the Household Cavalry
Windsor
63
2
Band of the Grenadier Guards
London
46
3
Band of the Coldstream Guards
London
46
4
Band of the Scots Guards
London
46
5
Band of the Irish Guards
London
46
6
Band of the Welsh Guards
London
46
7
The Countess of Wessex’s String Orchestra
Woolwich
20
8
The Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Edinburgh
46
9
The Band of the Royal Armoured Corps
Catterick
35
10
The Band of the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Catterick
14
11
The Band of the Parachute Regiment
Colchester
35
12
The Army Air Corps Band
Colchester
15
13
The Prince of Wales Band
St Athan
32
14
The Royal Artillery Band
Tidworth
35
15
The Band and Bugles of the Rifles
Winchester
35
16
The Band of the King’s Division
Weeton
32
17
The Band of the Queen’s Division
Henlow
34
18
The Band of the Adjutant General’s Corps
Worthy Down
15
19
The Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers
Chatham
35
20
The Band of the Royal Logistic Corps
Deepcut
35
21
The Band of the Royal Corps of Signals
Cosford
32
22
The Band of The Brigade of Gurkhas
Folkestone
35
Army Reserve Bands
Ser
Band
Location
Establishment
1
Honourable Artillery Company Regimental Band
London
35
2
The Band of The Royal Yeomanry
London
35
3
Highland Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
Perth
21
4
Lowland Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
Edinburgh
21
5
The Band of the Royal Irish Regiment
Holywood
35
6
The Band of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Newcastle upon Tyne
21
7
The Royal Signals (Northern) Band
Darlington
35
8
The Lancashire Artillery Band
Bolton
35
9
The Band of The Yorkshire Regiment
Huddersfield
21
10
The Band of The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment
Liverpool
21
11
The Band of 150 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
Hull
21
12
The Nottinghamshire Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers
Nottingham
35
13
The Band of the Mercian Regiment
Wolverhampton
21
14
The Band of The Royal Anglian Regiment
Peterborough
21
15
The Regimental Band and Corps of Drums of The Royal Welsh Newport
21
16
The Band of The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
Canterbury
21
17
The Army Medical Services Band
Camberley
35
18
The Salamanca Band and Bugles of The Rifles
Exeter
21
19
The Waterloo Band and Bugles of The Rifles
Abingdon
21
21
The Band and Corps of Drums of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment Gibraltar
29
Regimental Music Groups
Ser
Band
Location
1
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards Corps of Drums
Aldershot
2
1st Battalion Coldstream Guards Corps of Drums
Windsor
3
1st Battalion Scots Guards Corps of Drums
Aldershot
4
1st Battalion Irish Guards Corps of Drums
Hounslow
5
1st Battalion Welsh Guards Corps of Drums
Windsor
6
1st Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Corps of Drums
Paderborn
7
1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Corps of Drums
Tidworth
8
1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment Corps of Drums
Woolwich
9
2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment Corps of Drums
Dhekelia
10
1st Battalion Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment Corps of Drums
Chester
11
1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment Corps of Drums
Catterick
12
2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment Corps of Drums
Catterick
13
1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment Corps of Drums
Bulford
14
2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment Corps of Drums
Cyprus
15
1 Royal Welsh Corps of Drums
Tidworth
16
1 Rifles Bugle Platoon
Chepstow
17
2 Rifles Bugle Platoon
Lisburn
18
3 Rifles Bugle Platoon
Edinburgh
19
4 Rifles Bugle Platoon
Aldershot
20
5 Rifles Bugle Platoon
Bulford
21
1st Battalion Scots Guards Pipes and Drums
Aldershot
22
1st Battalion Irish Guards Pipes and Drums
Hounslow
23
Scots Dragoon Guards Pipes and Drums
Leuchars
24
Royal Dragoon Guards Pipes and Drums
Warminster
25
Queens Royal Hussars Pipes and Drums
Paderborn
26
Royal Tank Regiment Pipes and Drums
Tidworth
27
19 Regiment Royal Artillery Pipes and Drums
Tidworth
28
Royal Signals Pipes and Drums
Edinburgh
29
2 Scots Pipes and Drums
Edinburgh
30
3 Scots Pipes and Drums
Inverness
31
4 Scots Pipes and Drums
Catterick
32
1 Royal Irish Pipes and Drums
Tern Hill
33
1 Royal Gurkha Rifles Pipes and Drums
Shorncliffe
34
2 Royal Gurkha Rifles Pipes and Drums
Brunei
35
10 Queens Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment Pipes and Drums
Aldershot
36
3 Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Corps of Drums
Canterbury
37
3 Royal Welsh Corps of Drums
Cardiff
38
The Honourable Artillery Company Corps of Drums
London
39
6 Rifles Bugle Platoon
Exeter
40
7 Rifles Bugle Platoon
Reading
41
71 Engineer Regiment Pipes and Drums
Leuchars
42
32 Signals Regiment Pipes and Drums
Edinburgh
43
7 Scots Pipes and Drums
Perth
44
2 Royal Irish Pipes and Drums
Lisburn
45
152 Fuel Supply Regiment Pipes and Drums
Belfast
46
154 Transport Regiment RLC Pipes and Drums
Dunfermline
47
102 Battalion REME Pipes and Drums
Newton Aycliffe
