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[[File:Gurkha Band.jpg|thumb|Members of the [[Singapore Police Force]] Gurkha Contingent Pipes and Drums Platoon performing at the Police Week Carnival 2005.]]

The '''Singapore Police Force Gurkha Contingent Pipes and Drums Platoon''' is a 35 strong platoon currently led by [[Inspector]] Bipin Yonjan. The Honorary Band President is [[Superintendent (police)|Superintendent]] Tony Bergin, who is the Deputy Commander of the [[Gurkha Contingent]]. Formed in 1955 out of the Contingent's [[Gurkha]] officers, it includes officers trained as [[Bagpipes|pipers]], [[drummer]]s and [[bugler]]s.

The platoon performs regularly in partnership with the [[Singapore Police Force Band]] and the [[Women Police Pipes and Drums]] in combined performances locally as well as abroad. It has participated in the 1991 [[Edinburgh Military Tattoo]], the 2001 [[Adelaide International Police Tattoo]], the 2002 [[Malaysian Police and Military Tattoo]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and the 2005 [[Musikschau der Nationen]] in [[Bremen (city)|Bremen]], [[Germany]], in recent years either on its own or along with the other bands from the [[Singapore Police Force]]. In June 2014, it performed "Happy Birthday" in honor of the [[Queen's Official Birthday]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/greathomesanddestinations/eden-hall-in-singapore-houses-british-officials-family.html|title=A Slice of British Colonialism in Singapore|first=Jane A.|last=Peterson|newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 11, 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas]]
* [[Deshon Ka Sartaj Bharat]]
* [[Military Music Wing]]
* [[Samman Guard]]
* [[Guard of honour]]
* [[Band and Bugles of The Rifles]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070313135540/http://www.spf.gov.sg/sites/spfband/ensembles/gurkha.htm Official site]

[[Category:Gurkha Contingent]]
[[Category:Singaporean marching bands]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1955]]
[[Category:1955 establishments in Malaya]]


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