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“During the 1960s, many reserve force units in Canada had musical support elements or bands and, in many cases, these took the form of trumpet bands. These were, in fact, drum and bugle corps, because they used bugles.

In the case of the regimental band in Kingston, it too took this form and was part of the local militia infantry regiment known as The Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment, known in the city as the PWOR.” …