5th/6th RVR Pipes & Drums

This is the Pipes and Drums of the 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment, Australian Army Reserves. It is one of the few remaining Australian Army pipe bands. The tartan we wear is Gordon, as we have an affiliation with the Gordon Highlanders.

Here, we play the music for a March Out Parade for a promotions course I believe. The two tunes are 'Scotland the Brave' and 'Badge of Scotland'. I am the piper in the second rank, on the right.

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• reserves
• melbourne
• gordon
• highlanders

[mirikam8]

Is this Watsonia/Macleod barracks?

I apologise if this question has been answered already.

[KnightsbridgeStudios]

This is Watsonia Simpson barracks.

[Mo0nBugGy1]

5/6 RVR are based at Sandringham arnt they?

[KnightsbridgeStudios]

One company is. 3 others are based across Melbourne.

[sky9high61]

for one of the few remaining pipebands you are really good.but why is the base drummer not wearing any scottish attire?

[KnightsbridgeStudios]

Our base drummer... was not available at the time. He's a fellow from the Army Band Melbourne who was kind enough to help the gents marching behind us to keep in step.

[ThelastDEF1]

bellissimo...very beautiful!!! the military are most important for the historical memory of the nation..i've served italian, my country, in a bersaglieri regiment: 18th rgt, 67°btl, 13^ company and i can to undestanding the real music history...excuse me for my bad english...hii..

[srmdrummer]

I always went traditional (and still do)! I remember some of the old timers telling me of the days that if you were caught 'wearing' ALL sorts of nasty things would happen to you!

[SuperCOinc]

CANT WAIT SO PUMED TO JOIN

THE ARMY

[PioneerRifleman]

Canada,Australiam,New Zealand, South Africa and Great Britain best soldiers in the world the commonwealth

[CantGoFastenuf]

@dmallia may last year

[dmallia]

@CantGoFastenuf when did you march out of 1RTB?

[CantGoFastenuf]

wish we had Pipes and Drums for my March out at 1RTB

[krissyeh]

Marching to Pipes & Drums is more inspiring that a Brass Band.

[evantsarouchas]

woo simpson barracks!

awesome heated swimming pool and WTSS shed

[VIV292]

glad to see 5th/6th still got the Pipes happening is that Simpson's barracks Watsonia haven't seen that place in like 20 yrs does anyone know if 126 sigs(my former unit) still there?????

[mirikam8]

@KnightsbridgeStudios

Ah, thank you. I recognise the shed next to the parade ground. The barracks there is located in a nice area.