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HIGHLIGHTS

Overseas Participants Full List

YEAR

PARTICIPANT

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

TYPE OF EVENT

1952

1st Canadian Highland Pipe Band

Canada

Pipe Band

1952

La Garde Republicaine a Cheval

France

Mounted Band

1952

Netherlands Royal Military Band

Netherlands

Military Band


1953

Brigade of Gurkhas

Nepal

Pipe Band


1955 8th Punjab Regiment Pipe Band India Pipe Band
1955 Armoured Car Regiment Band New Zealand  
1955 Band of Gurkhas Pipe Band Nepal Pipe Band
1955 Black Watch of Canada Pipe Band Canada Pipe Band
1955 Cameron Highlanders from Western Australia Pipe Band Western Australia Pipe Band
1955 Kimberley Regiment of South Africa Pipe Band South Africa Pipe Band
1955 Witwatersrand Rifles Pipe Band South Africa Pipe Band

1956 Malay Police Band Malaysia Pipe Band & Military Band

1957 Brigade of Gurkhas Nepal Pipe Band
1957 The Corps of Janissaries - Turkish Army Turkey Military Band
1957 The King’s African Rifles Kenya Dancing Display
1957 The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Canada Mounted Band
1957 The Royal Danish Life Guards Denmark Mounted Band

1958 US Marine Corps Band, Drums and Bugles Display Team USA Display Team

1959 The 7th Spahis Algeria/France Mounted Band
1959 The Canadian Guards Canada Pipes and Drums

1960 The Brigade of Gurkhas Nepal Pipe Band & Military Band

1960

The Greek Royal Guard

Greece

Drill & Dancing Display

1960

The Lorne Scots, Canada

Canada

Pipe Band


1961

HM Kongens Garde

Norway

Drill Team & Military Band

1961

Royal Canadian Engineers

Canada

Display Team

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1962

61st Cavalry Regiment

India

Mounted Band

1962

Black Watch

Canada

Pipe Band

1962

Queen’s Own Rifles

Canada

Fanfare Trumpeters

1962

The Sikh Regiment

India

Military Band


1963

The Gurkha Rifles

Nepal

Pipe Band & Buglers

1963

The Gurkhas

Nepal

Display of Modern Jungle Warfare, Pipes & Drums

1963

The Royal Jordan Arab Army

Jordan

Pipe Band & Military Band


1964

British Columbia Highland Dancers

Canada

Dancers

1964

The Bagad of Lann-bihoue - Brittany

France

Pipe Band

1964

The Barbados Police Band

Barbados

Police Force Band and Dance


1965

Fiji Military Band

Fiji

Military Band


1966

The Pakistan Constabulary

Pakistan

Pipes & Drums, Drill & Dance


1967

The Bersaglieri – Italy

Italy

Military Band & Display Team

1967

The Jamaica Regiment

Jamaica

Military Band


1968

The Brigade of Gurkhas

Nepal

Pipe Band & Dancing

1968

The Queen’s Guard Rutgers University

USA

Drill Team


1969

The British Columbia Beefeater Band

Canada

Military Band

1969

The Royal Danish Life Guards

Denmark

Drill Team & Drum & Fife Band

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1970

The Royal Brunei Malay Regiment

Brunei

Military Band & Display Team


1971

The Brigade of Gurkhas

Nepal

Military & Pipe Bands & Kukri Dancing


1972

HM Kongens Garde

Norway

Military Band & Drill Team

1972

The Singapore Armed Forces

Singapore

Lion Dance, Sword Display & Frog Dance


1973

The Queen’s Guard Rutgers University

USA

Drill Team

1973

The Scots College, Sydney

Australia

Pipe Band


1974

Pipes & Drums The Black Watch of Canada

Canada

Pipes & Drums

1974

Pipes & Drums The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa

Canada

Pipes & Drums

1974

The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise’s)

Canada

Pipes & Drums

1974

The Sri Lanka Police Reserve Hewisi Band

Sri Lanka

Drumming & Dancing with Police Band

1974

The Toronto Scottish Regiment

Canada

Pipes & Drums


1975

The British Columbia Beefeater Band

Canada

Military Band & Marching Display

1975

The Pipe Bands of the Australia State Police Forces

Australia

Pipes & Drums

1975

The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment

New Zealand

Maori Music & Dancing


1976

2Bn 2nd King Edward VII Own Gurkha Rifles

Nepal

Dancing

1976

The Band of the Corps of Carabinieri – Italy

Italy

Military Band

1976

The Berlin Brigade Drill Team

USA

Drill Team

1976

The Brigade of Gurkhas

Nepal

Massed Military Bands

1976

The Flag Wavers from Cori

Italy


1977

La Batterie-Fanfare de la Garde Republiciane de Paris

France

Military Band


1978

Lochiel Marching Team from Wellington

New Zealand

Marching Team

1978

Royal Hong Kong Police

Hong Kong

Pipes & Drums and Military Band


1979

Feldmoching Band with Costume Group, Bavaria

Germany

Music & Dancing

1979

Riadastoana – Kirchheim-Foldkirchen Band with Costume Group ‘Isargau’

Germany

Music & Dancing

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1980

The Big Brown Music Machine

USA

Military Band

1980

The Brigade of Gurkhas

Nepal

Massed Military Bands

1980

The City of Wellington Pipe Band

New Zealand

Pipes & Drums

1980

The Queen’s Guard Rutgers University

USA

Drill Team

1980

The Royal Band of HM The Sultan of Oman

Oman

Military Band

1980

The Vancouver Police Band

Canada

Pipes & Drums


1981

7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles

Nepal

Pipes & Drums

1981

Canadian Dancers

Canada

Dancers

1981

The Canadian Forces Composite Pipe Band

Canada

Pipes & Drums


1982

Fanfara dei Bersaglieri

Italy

Musical Display

1982

HM Kongens Garde

Norway

Military Band & Drill Team


1983

Lochiel Marching Team from Wellington

New Zealand

Marching Team


1984

Tasmania Police Pipe Band

Australia

Pipes & Drums

1984

The Flagwavers of Florence

Italy

Flagwavers

1984

The Royal Band of HM The Sultan of Oman

Oman

Military Band and Dancers


1985

The Queen’s Guard, Rutgers University

USA

Drill Team

1985

The Royal Hong Kong Police Bands

Hong Kong

Pipes & Drums & Military Bands


1986

2nd Battalion King Edward VII’s Own Gurkha Rifles

Nepal

Celebration of 100th Anniversary

1986

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise’s) from Hamilton, Ontario

Canada

Pipes & Drums

1986

Brigade of Gurkhas

Nepal

Military Band

1986

Canadiana Dancers from Ottawa & Hamilton

Canada

Dancers

1986

Heeresmuskikkorps 300

Germany

Military Band


1987

Canadian Cadet Pipes & Drums

Canada

Pipes & Drums

1987

HM Kongens Garde

Norway

Military Band and Drill Team

1987

The City of Wellington Pipe Band

New Zealand

Pipes & Drums

1987

Western United States Collegiate Band

USA

Military Band


1988

Colonial Dancers

Australia

Dancers

1988

The Hungarian People’s Army Ensemble

Hungary

Dancers, etc

1988

The Rats of Tobruk Memorial Pipes & Drums

Australia

Pipes & Drums

1988

The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Association

Canada

Pipes & Drums


1989

Canadian Cadet Pipes & Drums

Canada

Pipes & Drums

1989

Tasmanian Police Pipe Band

Australia

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1990

Brigade of Gurkhas

Nepal

Pipes & Drums

1990

South Australian Drill Team

Australia

Drill Team

1990

South Australian Police Band

Australia

Military Band

1990

The Quantico Marine Band of the US Marine Corps

USA

Military Band


1991

Gurkha Contingent Singapore Police Pipes & Drums

Singapore

Pipes & Drums

1991

Kampong Glam Community Centre Lion Dancers of the People’s Association of the Republic of Singapore

Singapore

Dancers

1991

Republic of Singapore Police Band

Singapore

Military Band & Pipes & Drums

1991

Singapore Girl Pipers

Singapore

Pipes & Drums

1991

Singapore Women Police Pipes & Drums

Singapore

Pipes & Drums

1991

The Citadel Band & Pipes of the Military College of South Carolina

USA

Military Band


1992

Adelaide University Pipes & Drums

Australia

Pipes & Drums

1992

The Mehter Band

Turkey

Military Band


1993

HM Kongens Garde

Norway

Military Band & Drill Team

1993

Lochiel Marching Team

New Zealand

Marching Drill

1993

Wanganui Brass

New Zealand

Military Band


1994

Delta Police Pipe Band, British Columbia

Canada

Pipes & Drums

1994

The Rats of Tobruk Pipes & Drums

Australia

Pipes & Drums


1995

2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles

Nepal

Massed Pipes & Drums

1995

La Musique Du 42eme Regiment De Transmissions

France

Military Band

1995

The Egyptian Military Musical Group from Cairo

Egypt

Military Band and Pipes & Drums

1995

The Witwatersrand Rifles Pipes & Drums

South Africa

Pipes & Drums


1996

2nd Bn The Royal Canadian Regiment

Canada

Pipes & Drums

1996

South Africa Police Service

South Africa

Zulu Dancers

1996

The Royal Hong Kong Police

Hong Kong

Pipes & Drums

1996

The United States Army Band ‘Pershing’s Own’

USA

Regimental Band

1996

The United States Army Drill Team

USA

Drill Team


1997

2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles

Nepal

Massed Pipes & Drums

1997

8th Azad Kashmir Regiment (Pasban)

Pakistan

Pipes & Drums

1997

The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Nepal

Military Band

1997

The Khyber Rifles

Pakistan

Khattak Dancers

1997

The Lochiel Champion Drill Team

New Zealand

Marching Drill Team

1997

The Rats of Tobruk Memorial Pipes & Drums

Australia

Pipes & Drums

1997

Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force Steel Orchestra

Trinidad & Tobago

Steel Band

1997

Western Australia Police Pipes & Drums

Australia

Pipes & Drums


1998

1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles

Nepal

Massed Pipes & Drums

1998

City of Dunedin Pipe Band

New Zealand

Pipe Band

1998

City of Invercargill Caledonian Pipe Band

New Zealand

Pipe Band

1998

Republic of Fiji Military Forces Band & Meke Dancers

Fiji

Military Band and Meke Dancers

1998

The Central Band of the Russian Navy

Russia

Navy Band & Dancers

1998

The Emerald Isle Irish Dance Team

Ireland

Dancers

1998

The Royal Gurkha Rifles – 2nd Battalion

Brunei

Pipes & Drums


1999

Barbados Defence Force

Barbados

Barbados Defence Force Band

1999

The Golden Eagles

USA

SE Missouri State University Marching Band

1999

The Royal Gurkha Rifles – 2nd Battalion

Brunei

Pipes & Drums

1999

The Vancouver Police Pipe Band

Canada

Pipe Band

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2000

121 Battalion South African Infantry Zulu Dance Team

South Africa

Ceremonial Dancing and Singing

2000

2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles

Nepal

Pipes & Drums

2000

5th/6th Battalion The Royal Victoria Regiment

Australia

Pipe Band

2000

Anarungga Aboriginal Dance Company

Australia

Traditional Dancing

2000

Band of the South Australia Police

Australia

Police Band

2000

Ngati Rangiwewehi Maori Group from Rotorua

New Zealand

Maori Dancing and Singing

2000

South Australia Calisthenic Precision Team

Australia

March and Dance Team

2000

The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise’s)

Canada

Pipe Band

2000

The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

Canada

Pipe Band

2000

The Calgary Highlanders

Canada

Pipe Band

2000

The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa

Canada

Pipe Band

2000

The Cape Town Highlanders

South Africa

Pipe Band

2000

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Canada

Drill Display

2000

The Wellington, West Coast & Taranaki Regiment

New Zealand

Pipe Band

2000

Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force Steel Orchestra

Trinidad & Tobago

Steel Band


2001

1st & 2nd Battalions The Royal Gurkha Rifles

Nepal

Pipes & Drums

2001

HM Kongens Garde

Norway

Music Marching & Drill

2001

The Cook Islands National Youth Dance Team

Cook Islands

Traditional Polynesian Music & Dance

2001

The Emerald Isle Irish Dance Team

Ireland

Traditional Dance

2001

The Pipes & Drums of the Royal Caledonian Society

Australia

Pipes & Drums

2001

The Rats of Tobruk Memorial Pipes & Drums

Australia

Pipes & Drums

2001

The Royal Gurkha Rifles - 1st & 2nd Battalion

Brunei

Pipes & Drums

2001

The Russian Cossack State Song & Dance Ensemble

Russia

Musicians, and Dance


2002

10th/27th Royal South Australia Regiment

Australia

Military Band

2002

1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles

Nepal

Pipes & Drums

2002

2nd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment

Canada

Pipes & Drums

2002

61st Cavalry Regiment

India

Historical Item

2002

City of Wellington Pipe Band

New Zealand

Pipes & Drums

2002

Dhol Cholom, Pung Cholom and Thang-Ta

India

Cultural Act, Marital Arts, Drumming & Dancing

2002

Joanna Heslop

New Zealand

Opera Singer

2002

Lord Strathcona’s Horse

Canada

Historical Item

2002

New Zealand Army Band

New Zealand

Military Band

2002

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Canada

Historical Item

2002

Tasmania Police

Australia

Pipes & Drums

2002

The Cape Town Highlanders

South Africa

Pipes & Drums

2002

The Massed Commonwealth Highland Dancers

Australia

Dancers

2002

The Massed Commonwealth Highland Dancers

Canada

Dancers

2002

The Massed Commonwealth Highland Dancers

New Zealand

Dancers

2002

The Massed Commonwealth Highland Dancers

South Africa

Dancers

2002

The Royal Corps of Musicians

Tonga

Military Band

2002

Trompetterkorps Bereden Wapens

Netherlands

Military Band and Bicycle Band

2002

United States Battle Colour Detachment

USA

Military Band, Drill Item

2002

United States Marine Corps Albany Band

USA

Military Band


2003

South Australian Pipes & Drums

Australia

Pipes & Drums

2003

The Band of the Bermuda Regiment and Gombey Dancers

Bermuda

Military Band and Cultural Item

2003

The City of Dunedin Pipe Band

New Zealand

Pipes & Drums

2003

The Royal Army of Oman and Folklore Arts Troupe

Oman

Military Band, Pipes & Drums, Cultural Item

2003

The Royal Gurkha Rifles - 1st & 2nd Battalion

Brunei

Pipes & Drums

2003 The Schiehallion Dancers Canada Highland Dancers
2003 The Top Secret Drum Corps Switzerland Drumming

2003

The Traditional Band of the Army of the Republic of Korea

Korea

Military Band and Cultural Item

2003

US Army Drill Team

USA

Drill


2004

The City of Invercargill Caledonian Pipe Band New Zealand Pipes & Drums
2004 The Canadian Scottish Regiment Canada

Pipes & Drums

2004 The Cape Town Highlanders South Africa Pipes & Drums
2004 Cheraw Cultural Dance Troupe from Mizoram North East India Dancers
2004 Ozscot Highland Dancers Australia Dancers
2004 The South African Navy Band South Africa Military Band
2004 Club Piruett Estonia Gymnastics
2004 The Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China People's Republic of China Military Band

2005 Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force Steel Orchestra Trinidad & Tobago Steel Band
2005 Russian Cossack State Dance Company Russia Musicians & Dance
2005 The Guard of His Majesty The King of Norway Band and Drill Team Norway Band & Drill
2005 The Rats of Tobruk Memorial Pipes & Drums Australia Pipes & Drums
2005 The City of Wellington Pipe Band New Zealand Pipes & Drums
2005 South African Irish Regiment Pipes & Drums South Africa Pipes & Drums
2005 The New Zealand Highland Dancers New Zealand Highland Dance

2006 Watoto Children's Choir Uganda Choir
2006 The New Zealand Army Band New Zealand Band & Drill
2006 Jiangxi Xishan International School Kung Fu Troupe China Martial Arts
2006 Concert Band of the Army of Chile Chile Band & Drill
2006 Evendart Artistic Company Chile Dance
2006 Top Secret Drum Corps Switzerland Drumming
2006 Cape Town Highlanders South Africa Pipes and Drums
2006 Queensland Police Australia Pipes and Drums
2006 South African Highland Dancers South Africa Highland Dance

2007 The Auckland Police New Zealand Pipes and Drums
2007 The Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia Australia Pipes and Drums
2007 Royal Army of Oman Oman Pipes and Drums
2007 Taipei First Girls' Senior High School Honour Guard & Drum Corps Taiwan Band & Drill
2007 Middlesex County Volunteers USA Fifes and Drums
2007 The Band of the Moscow Military Conservatoire Russia Military Band
2007 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Steel Orchestra Trinidad and Tobago Steel Band
2007 OzScot Australia Australia Highland Dance
2007 The Canadian Highland Dance Team Canada Highland Dance
2007 New Zealand Highland Dancers New Zealand Highland Dance
2007 South African Highland Dancers South Africa Highland Dance

 

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