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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:Gurkha Band.jpg|thumb|Members of the [[Singapore Police Force]] Gurkha Contingent Pipes and Drums Platoon performing at the Police Week Carnival 2005.]]<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Singapore Police Force Gurkha Contingent Pipes and Drums Platoon&#039;&#039;&#039; 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&#039;s [[Gurkha]] officers, it includes officers trained as [[Bagpipes|pipers]], [[drummer]]s and [[bugler]]s.<br /> <br /> 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 &quot;Happy Birthday&quot; in honor of the [[Queen&#039;s Official Birthday]] in the [[United Kingdom]].&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas]]<br /> * [[Deshon Ka Sartaj Bharat]]<br /> * [[Military Music Wing]]<br /> * [[Samman Guard]]<br /> * [[Guard of honour]]<br /> * [[Band and Bugles of The Rifles]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070313135540/http://www.spf.gov.sg/sites/spfband/ensembles/gurkha.htm Official site]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Gurkha Contingent]]<br /> [[Category:Singaporean marching bands]]<br /> [[Category:Musical groups established in 1955]]<br /> [[Category:1955 establishments in Malaya]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Singapore-stub}}</div>

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