Biography

The Royal Tank Regiment
Effective period / Period of releases: 1977
Members: Desmond Walker (2), The Alamein Band Of The Royal Tank Regiment, The Cambrai Staff Band, The Rhine Staff Band Of The Royal Tank Regiment, The Three Staff Bands Of The Royal Tank Regiment, The Pipes And Drums Of The Royal Tank Regiment, J. Elder, Gordon Turner (3), W. G. Lemon
The Regiment has had 3 Staff Bands, A & B were formed from the former RTR Staff Band in 1947.The 'A' Band - Regimental Band of the 1st RTR, later called The Cambrai Staff Band.
The 'B' Band - Regimental Band of the 2nd RTR, later called The Alamein Staff Band.
The 'C' Band - Formed 1950, Later called Rhine Staff Band, Became Regimental Band of the 3rd RTR in 1984, Amalgamated into 1 RTR and 2 RTR in 1993.
The 4th RTR based in Scotland, has it's own Pipe Band 'The Pipes and Drums of 4th Royal Tank Regiment'