Military band

Military Band of the Hampshire Regt

A Military Band is conducted by a Bandmaster and attached to an army unit.

Members of the Viceroy's Band

These were generally seconded from British Army Units. If an ancestor is shown on a record as being in the Viceroy's Band then one should look for him on the Unattached List for that year. Here, besides his name and former regiment , will be found his enlistment details, physical description and other personal information.

External Links

• John Kerr - Unattached List- Sergeant in the Viceroy’s Band The Asplin Military History Resources
• This link contains Photographs of the Band 1/6th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment TF, Agra, April 7th 1918 and also 1916 queensroyalsurreys.org.uk
• This link contains a Photograph of the Band 1st Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, Lahore 1932. queensroyalsurreys.org.uk
• This link refers to Bands of the British Army by W.J. Gordon, illustrated by F. Stansell. 1921. It mentions “it is particularly interesting in that it portrays all of the drum horses of the cavalry regiments as well as a representative selection of bandsmen from the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, the foot guards & the infantry of the line - in total, 68 figures”, which may be viewed in this link
• Kidnapped by the Afghans! 72nd Highlander 1874/75 The kidnap of the bandmaster. Victorian Wars Forum
• History of British Military Bands. military-bands.co.uk is a site intending to present an online version of the 3 volume book History of British Military Bands by Gordon Turner & Alwyn W Turner (pub Spellmount 1994-97). Some regiments that saw service in India are already mentioned and it will be worth checking back from time to time as the undertaking progresses.
• 8 photographs of the Calcutta Servicemen's Band, 1945 (scroll down to India) from “Vintage Brass Band Pictures - Other Countries” from IBEW (Internet Bandsman's Everything Within)
• Madras Infantry Band no date. Either Madras Army or Indian Army. From IBEW, see link above.

Historical books online

• Trumpet and Bugle Sounds for the Army: with instructions for the training of trumpeters and buglers, published 1914 archive.org

Drummer and Buglers