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38-458: Albion was assigned to collect 200 soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Rifles from Santander , and to fill the remaining space aboard with passengers, arriving on the morning of 20 April. Ocean sailed from her Devonport base on 19 April, being on readiness in the Channel from 20 April. HMS Ark Royal was detached from NATO Exercise Joint Warrior off north-west Scotland (also affected by

76-504: A half-step. As a result of this fact, the band sounds a bugle call followed by a quick drum beat to signal a quick march, which breaks from other military bands that use a regular drum beat for this purpose. The band never performs slow marches except during occasions that require it (i.e. Trooping of the Colour , Presentation of Colours , Changing of the King's Guard ). The Sounding Retreat

114-763: A specific infantry role: The Queen is the Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment, whilst each battalion has its own Royal Colonel: The regular element of The Rifles maintains a single regular regimental band, the Band and Bugles of The Rifles . The band form one of 14 professional bands within the Royal Corps of Army Music . This was formed by renaming the Band and Bugles of the Light Division, which in itself

152-575: Is a 35-member band based in Abingdon , being part of the 7th Reserve Battalion. The Waterloo Band has performed at events across the UK and the world such as the Basel Tattoo in 2014. Sounding Retreat is a ceremony similar to Beating Retreat . The main difference between this ceremony and the regular Beating Retreat is that this is performed by the bugle bands of The Rifles, as well as the former of

190-528: Is an infantry regiment of the British Army . Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions. Each Regular battalion was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light Division (with the exception of the 1st Battalion, which is an amalgamation of two individual regiments). Since formation, the regiment has been involved in

228-759: Is form of the Beating Retreat ceremony of the Household Division that is performed by the Band and Bugles as well as all other rifle bands. The National ceremony (which represents Retreat in the British Army ) has been done on 31 May and 1 June on Horse Guards Parade , with the recent one being held in 2022. Besides the Bugle Band of the Rifles, the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas also takes part in

266-460: The 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot grew to 11 members by 1792. The Standing Orders of the 43rd Foot issued in 1795 make clear how the band was established. In 1958, the Regiment was redesignated the 1st Green Jackets, which was marked by a military parade in Cyprus with the band performing of the marches of all the constituent regiments. With its redesignation, it marked the first time that

304-740: The Band of the General Staff , the Band of the National Guard and the Band of the Ministry of Defence respectively for public performances. On the Georgia visit, the band performed Tbiliso , which is the unofficial anthem of the City of Tbilisi , was also performed during a concert on a bridge in the neighborhood of Metekhi . In April 2016, the first musician to serve as an army vocalist came from The Salamanca Band. The Waterloo Band

342-701: The 60th birthday of King Hassan II , performing a Sounding Retreat at Royal Palaces in Marrakesh and Fez . McElligott wa transferred to the Royal Military School of Music in 1992 and was replaced by Barry Wassell, who at the time of the formation of the Light Division, was moved to the newly formed Band of the Royal Lancers as Bandmaster as a training officer. The Peninsula Band was first led by bandmaster Ian Harding on its formation, remaining on for 8 years. In 1988, it visited Canada as

380-620: The Band and Bugles of the Light Division was formed from a merger of the four regimental bands of the Light Division. The Band and Bugles was one of the various artists featured on Over the Hills & Far Away: The Music of Sharpe , released in 1996 as a companion to the Sharpe television series . At the time of its existence, it was the only 49 piece Army band based outside London. It had recent overseas tours have included Jordan, Greece, Cyprus and much of continental Europe. On 1 February 2007,

418-580: The Band. Ted Jeanes continued as Bandmaster until 1961 when he was succeeded by Stewart Swanwick, formerly a musician in the 3rd King's African Rifles . In May 1969, was succeeded as Bandmaster by Jack Boden, who built on the legacy of his predecessors. In the 70s, the band served in Germany , all while alternating with the UK. Historical highlights include the Wembley Pageants of 1971 and 1973 and public duties at Buckingham Palace in 1972. In 1975,

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456-588: The Battalion and the band had been stationed at back home since it was sent to fight in the Second World War in 1939. The massed bands made their debut performance soon after at Wembley Stadium for an England-Italy football international, though unfortunately the wrong Italian national anthem was played, which must have caused some offence. Stationed in Berlin at the time of the regiment's amalgamation,

494-603: The Battalion was moved to Cyprus, where the Band played during Silver Jubilee Parade in 1977. Between the disbandment of the battalion bands of the Royal Green Jackets in 1985 and the creation of the Band of the Light Division in 1994, the Royal Green Jackets had two regimental bands: the Normandy Band and the Peninsula Band. Bandmaster David Little, formerly a member of the 1st Green Jackets,

532-590: The Corunna Band and the Salamanca Band. When cuts were made to regimental bands in 1984, the Royal Green Jackets decided to have two medium-sized bands rather than three small ones. The 1st Battalion band dates its lineage from the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Band and Bugles. The regiment is noted as having a "Band of Music" as early as 1768. An ensemble which was then part of

570-492: The Light Division was reformed into The Rifles. The traditional names of the regiments that formed the regiment were not retained, which resulted in the band being renamed. The band performs in the musicians also perform in many varied combinations such as: The band provides support for many famous military and civilian events including Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace and the former Royal Tournament as well as making regular television and radio appearances. The section of

608-658: The Nahr i Siraj District of Afghanistan in April 2011, to then be relieved by the 2nd and 5th Battalions in October 2011. In March 2018, the 2nd Battalion returned home after a six-month operational deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Shader . The regiment's 4th battalion was re-subordinated to the Ranger Regiment on 1 December 2021. The regiment has four regular and three reserve battalions, each configured for

646-523: The Territorial Army (TA) as it was then called. However, on 24 November 2005, the Ministry of Defence announced that the four regiments would amalgamate into a single five-battalion regiment. The regular battalions of The Rifles was formed on 1 February 2007 by the amalgamation of the four Light Infantry and Rifle Regiments of the Light Division as follows: The Rifles was formed to serve as

684-554: The band continued its standard round of engagements such as the Queen's Birthday Parade in 1966 as well as foreign trips to locations throughout the world such as Hong Kong to Northern Ireland . The King's Royal Rifle Corps Band dates back to 1783. It served in every war that has occurred since then including both World Wars . In 1958, the KRRC was officially redesignated the 2nd Green Jackets, though this had little immediate effect on

722-689: The band that performs with bugles are known collectively as the Bugle Platoon , which is composed of 20 soldiers from the five regular battalions. Many bugler's complete an 18-week course at the Army School of Ceremonial in Catterick . In June 2016, the Band and Bugles was prohibited from marching in a Sounding Retreat Ceremony at the fields of Bodmin Town F.C. in Cornwall , citing concerns over

760-460: The bands of the Britain's Light Division , rather than using drums, as is the case with other infantry regiments. This traditional ceremony (which represents the sounding of Sunset or Retreat in the British Army ) has been done on 31 May and 1 June on Horse Guards Parade as recently as 1993 and 2016. Besides the Band and Bugles of the Rifles, the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas also takes part in

798-460: The bugle major utilizes a shorter mace that is carried at the side of the torso. When preparing to march, the commander of the guard call out: "Bugle Major!", to which the actual Bugle Major responds with "Sir!" and begins conducting the bugle calls for a quick march. In the case of marching at the double, the guard commander which yell: "Sound the Double!" The Colonel Commandant ’s Annual Inspection

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836-736: The ceremony, alongside other bugle bands and the Bugler's Association. In 2016, the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Band from Canada took part in the ceremony. Prior to 2016, it had been conducted in London on very few occasions, with previous years including 1993, 1987 and 1979. The ceremonial leader of the band is known as the Bugle Major, who stands as a version of the Drum major . Unlike other military drum majors,

874-518: The ceremony. As a rifle regiment, a private soldier in The Rifles is known as a Rifleman and Serjeant is spelt in the archaic fashion; the regiment wears a Rifle green beret. A number of golden threads i.e. distinctive honours have been brought into the new regiment from each of its founder regiments: The following battle honours are a representation of the total honours awarded to the regiments which formed The Rifles. These are inscribed on

912-573: The conditions of the landscape that might be messed up due to the marching. Lance Kennedy, the Mayor of Bodmin , described it as an "unfortunate decision". In October 2017, the band performed for pupils at the Haberdashers' Adams . The Buglers' Association was initially created in 2013 by veteran buglers of The Light Infantry to give former buglers their own association. The Association buglers are now regularly engaged in performing at events across

950-405: The country, the scale of which is growing as of the present. Today, these buglers perform in almost all occasions, including funerals , Remembrance Day ceremonies, parades and concerts with the Band of the Rifles and/or the reserve bands. The Buglers are selected from the regular battalions and are trained to play the bugle and a fast march of 140 paces per minute. In doing this, they march in

988-866: The county regiment of the following counties: The 2nd Battalion, the 3rd Battalion, and the 4th Battalion were all deployed in Basra in Iraq during some of the worst fighting of the Iraq War , including the withdrawal from Basra Palace in September 2007. The 1st Battalion undertook a tour in Afghanistan between October 2008 and April 2009, ground holding and mentoring the Afghan National Army in Helmand Province . The 5th Battalion

1026-618: The director of the band and bugles. The Salamanca Band is a 35-member band based at Exeter , being part of the 6th Reserve Battalion. The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment formed the former Band of the Rifle Volunteers . It formed the backbone of the Salamanca Band. The band also has a detachment in Truro . In the summer of 2017, the band went on a tour of the Caucasus , visiting Armenia , Azerbaijan and Georgia , performing with

1064-494: The grounding of aircraft), reaching the south coast of England on 20 April and sailing from HMNB Portsmouth to join Ocean in the Channel later that day. However due to two leaks, she was stood down and returned to HMNB Portsmouth for a dry dock repair, with her ammunition still embarked. [1] This United Kingdom navy-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . The Rifles The Rifles

1102-610: The largest in the British Army . It is the senior most of three bands in the regiment and is the only one that is part of the regular army. Uniquely, it employs bugles at its front, a tradition that goes back to the conflicts of the 18th century. Major Séan O’Neill is currently serving as the Director of Music (DOM) of the band and bugles. It is part of the Royal Corps of Army Music . The Band and Bugles uphold traditions that date back to as far as 1665. In their early years, drums were abandoned by rifle regiments and were replaced with

1140-646: The later stages of the Iraq War and in the War in Afghanistan . The Rifles was created as a result of the Future Army Structure review. Under the original announcement, the Light Division would have remained essentially unchanged, with the exception of the Light Infantry gaining a new battalion through the amalgamation of two other regiments, and both gaining a reserve battalion from within

1178-724: The official band for the exercise Medicine Man 3, as well as participate in the Calgary Stampede and conduct marching displays at the Olympic Plaza. After four years of being stationed in Germany as part of the British Army of the Rhine , which included tours of Sweden , Austria , Belgium , and France , the Band returned to its British barracks in 1989. They returned in 1989 for the 75th anniversary celebrations of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry , an affiliated Canadian Army regiment. Harding retired in 1992 and

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1216-464: The regiment's belt badge: The regiment's museum is The Rifles Museum at Peninsular Barracks in Winchester. The regiment inherited its alliances from its predecessors, and these alliances are: Bond of Friendship Band and Bugles of The Rifles The Band and Bugles of the Rifles is a military band serving as the regimental band for The Rifles , the sole rifle regiment and

1254-593: The silver bugle. The Rifles pioneered the use of the bugle as a way of communicating on the battlefields as well as giving orders. The use of bugles date back to the Napoleonic Wars as a result of the lessons learned during the American Revolutionary War . The Light Infantry maintained the other half of the lineage of the Band and Bugles. In April 1985, the band was reduced from six to four regular bands. The final two bands consisted of

1292-482: The stand some time before and seemed to be designed to cause minimal harm to bystanders. The seven fatalities from the RGJ Band included the following: The band was regrouped five weeks later with just nine men under the direction of David Little. In 1983, a concert on a rebuilt bandstand was held by the band to commemorate the unveiling of a memorial plaque by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher . In August 1994,

1330-485: Was an amalgamation of four separate bands: In addition, the two Army Reserve Battalions maintain their own bands: The Band and Bugles of The Rifles is the most senior band in the regiment based in the Rifles. The central Band of The Rifles are based at Sir John Moore Barracks in Winchester . The band is notable in that buglers accompany the band in the front rank. Since 2016, Major Jason Griffiths has served as

1368-627: Was one of the last British Army units to leave Iraq in May 2009. B and R Company, 4th Battalion, the Rifles provided reinforcement cover for the elections in Afghanistan and took part in Operation Panther's Claw in the Summer of 2009. At the same time, the 2nd Battalion was deployed to Sangin and was relieved in due course by 3 Rifles Battle group supported by A company and S Company, 4th Battalion, The Rifles. The 1st battalion returned to

1406-659: Was succeeded by Ian Macpherson. Seven band members were killed on 20 July 1982 alongside four soldiers of the Blues and Royals by an improvised bomb by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) at a public concert in Hyde Park and Regent's Park . The RGJ concert in the latter featured music from Oliver! to 120 people at the bandstand in Regents Park. The bomb had been hidden under

1444-521: Was to remain for only just over a year before retiring, after which he was succeeded in December 1985 by trumpeter and percussionist Ian McElligott. Major events forte band took place in 1987 and 1988, during which the band took part in events, such as the Royal Bath and an inspection of Kneller Hall. 1989 saw the band being posted to Gibraltar , from which a tour was undertaken to Morocco to honour

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