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Band of the Royal Armoured Corps

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Band of the Royal Armoured Corps
Active 1 April 2014 – 1 April 2019
Country Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Flag of the British Army British Army
Type Military Band
Role Musical and Medical Support
Size 35 musicians
Part of Corps of Army Music
Garrison/HQ Piave & Bapaume Lines, Catterick Garrison
Representing Royal Armoured Corps

The Band of the Royal Armoured Corps was a military band of the Corps of Army Music (CAMUS) within the British Army representing the regular Royal Armoured Corps. The band was the last of its kind to be formed in 2014 following the 2010 Army 2020 reforms, but was later merged just five years later into the new British Army Band Catterick. Following the band's merging in 2019, only one band now exists in the Royal Armoured Corps, The Band of the Royal Yeomanry (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry).

History[]

The band was formed in 2014 when the two former bands representing the Royal Armoured Corps were merged. These two bands represented the different capabilities of the corps, Light Cavalry Band representing the Hussars, Lancers, and Light Dragoons and the Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band representing the Dragoon Guards, Dragoons, and Royal Tank Regiment. The new band was designated as a "35 piece multi-capability band" with a strength of just 35 musicians.[1][2][3]

From 22–24 June of 2014 the band participated in a small tour through Austria, Germany, and finally The Netherlands. The band along with members of the Queen's Dragoon Guards participated in the march in remembrance of Kaiser Franz Joseph, who was Colonel-in-Chief of the 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards. Their final stop was in Bad Ischl where they had a small parade commemorating the centenary of World War I.[1][4]

On 18 July 2014 the band participated in the re-designation parade of the 1st (United Kingdom) Division and participated in a small parade.[5] In early November of 2014 the band along with members of the Band of the Princes of Wales' Division went to the Falkland Islands to participate in the local Remembrance commemorations.[6] The second part of the band deployed to Afghanistan on an eight day tour. Three members played Reveille and the Last Post for the US troops stationed in New Kabul Compounds Camp.[7][8]

On 10 May 2019 the band performed in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey to support the island's liberation day during World War II.[9] On 13 May 2019 the band performed in Berlin for the 70th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift.[10]

As part of the 2019–20 reorganisation of the then Corps of Army Music, the band joined the Band of the King's Division and Band of the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers to form the new larger British Army Band Catterick.[2][3][11][12][13][14]

The band was last located at Piave & Bapaume Lines, Catterick Garrison.[3][14][15]

Organisation[]

Today the band is separated into five "sections":[1]

  • Wind Ensemble
  • Brass Ensemble
  • Fanfare Teams
  • Marching Band
  • Show Band

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Band of The Royal Armoured Corps - British Army Website". 2017-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912062120/http://www.army.mod.uk/music/23609.aspx. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Regimental Music" (in en-GB). https://royaltankregiment.com/the-regimental-history/regimental-music/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Elderton, Clive (2020). "The Corps of Army Music (CAMUS) and the bands of the Regular Army 2020". https://rmhistorical.com/files/content/The%20Corps%20%20of%20Army%20Music%20%28CAMUS%29%20and%20the%20Bands%20of%20the%20Regular%20Army%202020.pdf. 
  4. ↑ "Bad Ischl 22-24 June 2014 - British Army Website". 2017-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20170205155919/http://army.mod.uk/music/35041.aspx. 
  5. ↑ "Herford parade - British Army Website". 2017-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20170915150811/http://army.mod.uk/music/35042.aspx. 
  6. ↑ Falkland Islands 2014
  7. ↑ "Falkland Islands 2014 - British Army Website". 2017-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20170206014726/http://www.army.mod.uk/music/36068.aspx. 
  8. ↑ "Afghanistan 2014 - British Army Website". 2017-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20170205144858/http://www.army.mod.uk/music/36065.aspx. 
  9. ↑ Band Celebrates Liberation Day
  10. ↑ "The band are currently on their way back to the UK following yesterday's very successful performance in Berlin to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Berlin airlift.". 13 May 2019. https://www.facebook.com/BABCatterick/posts/1744265462385687?__tn__=%2CO*F. 
  11. ↑ "Forthcoming Events". http://www.armymusicfriends.co.uk/forthcoming-events.html. 
  12. ↑ "Bands of the Corps". Ministry of Defence. 
  13. ↑ "Bands of the Corps". Ministry of Defence. https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/corps-of-army-music/. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "British Army Band Catterick". https://www.facebook.com/BABCatterick/. 
  15. ↑ "Contact us - Band of the Royal Armoured Corps". 2017-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20170915180707/http://army.mod.uk/music/23613.aspx. 
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