Military band

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.

British Library holdings

• Bands of the British Army by W.J. Gordon, illustrated by F. Stansell. 1921. This link says “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
• The History of British Military Bands by Gordon Turner and Alwyn Turner 1994-97
  • Volume 1: Cavalry and Corps 1994; Volume 2 Guards and Infantry 1996; Volume 3:Infantry and Irish 1997

External Links

• John Kerr - Unattached List- Sergeant in the Viceroy’s Band The Asplin Military History Resources
• The Band of the 16th Lancers worldmilitarybands.com
• Photographs of Bands. Scroll down for Hampshire Regiment Band 1909, 80th Staffordshire Band and a Royal Artillery (unit unknown) Brass band in WWI. worldmilitarybands.com