The Singapore Police Force Gurkha Contingent Pipes and Drums Platoon is a 35 strong platoon currently led by Inspector

Inspector

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 Buddhi Gurung. The Honorary Band President is Superintendent

Superintendent (police)

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 Tony Bergin, who is the Deputy Commander

Deputy Commander

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 of the Gurkha Contingent

Gurkha Contingent

The Gurkha Contingent is a line department of the Singapore Police Force. Members of the GC are trained to be highly-skilled and are selected for their display of strong discipline and dedication in their tasks...

. Formed in 1955 out of the Contingent's Gurkha

Gurkha

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 officers, it includes officers trained as Pipers

Bagpipes

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, Drummer

Drummer

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s and Buglers.

The platoon performs regularly in partnership with the Singapore Police Force Band and the Women Police Pipes and Drums in combined performances locally as well as abroad. It has participated in the 1991 Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Edinburgh Military Tattoo

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, the 2001 Adelaide International Police Tattoo, the 2002 Malaysian combined Police and Military Tattoo in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

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 and the 2005 Musikschau der Nationen in Bremen, Germany

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, in recent years either on its own or along with the other bands from the Singapore Police Force

Singapore Police Force

The Singapore Police Force is the main agency tasked with maintaining law and order in the city-state. Formerly known as the Republic of Singapore Police , it has grown from an 11-man organisation to a 38,587 strong force...

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