over Picture - Resplendent in scarlet tunics and pre-1914 style cloth helmets, the Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment epitomises the heritage of centuries of military history. The Corps of Drumsa€they double on drums and buglesa€"are in fact trained infantrymen. They are quite distinct from the Band who are musicians frequently playing at concerts and seaside bandstands away from the Battalion. Scottish,regiments also have pipes, hence the title 'Pipes and Drums'. Before World War 2 the Corps of Drums of The Duke of Wellington's Regiment was employed as an intelligence section. During the war, and still today, its role in action is that of defence platoona€"guarding Battalion Headquarters. Nowadays, in peacetime, they take part in parades and blow bugle calls in barracks. The Duke of Wellington's Regiment is one of only three English regiments who have not been either amalgamated or disbanded since the end of World War 2. The others are The Cheshire Regiment and The Green Howards. The Corps of Drums is pictured practising in Osnabruck, West Germany, when their Battalion was part of Rhine Army. During the past year they have been stationed in Hong Kong.