and drums of the Scots Guards in the British Army, pipers of The Canadian Guards were granted the privilege of wearing the British Royal Family's household tartan – the Royal Stuart tartan. The two pipe bands were part of the 2nd Battalion and the 4th Battalion. The latter was formed in November 1954, after the regimental headquarters obtained the authority to create a pipe band with British Army Pipe Major leading it. The band had few active pipers in the beginning but developed to where it performed the 2nd Battalion pipe band at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1956. The former on the other hand was formed in February 1954 under Pipe Major Archie Cairns and accompanied the battalion during its tour of duty in West Germany from 1957 to 1959. It returned to Canada in 1960 where it performed public duties on Parliament Hill as part the Old Guard during the changing of the guard. After his departure from the band in 1964, he was succeeded by William Stirling and later John Huggan, before eventually being transferred to the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment In 1970. Affiliations In the Canadian Forces, units may make formal, official links between each other called affiliations. These affiliations are "to foster continuous fraternal connections between military organizations beyond the close, professional relationships which are always encouraged." The two Reserve Force foot guard regiments, the Governor General's Foot Guards (GGFG) and the Canadian Grenadier Guards (CGG), were affiliated with the Canadian Guards, and from 1954 to 1976 they used Canadian Guards battalion numbers in token of the affiliation. Despite the battalion numbers, the GGFG and the CGG were considered separate regiments from the Canadian Guards. The affiliations automatically ceased when the Canadian Guards were put on the Supplementary Order of Battle in 1970. Governor General's Foot Guards (5th Battalion, The Canadian Guards) The Canadian Grenadier Guards (6th Battalion, The Canadian Guards) Deployments Korea 1953–1954 1st Battalion (3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment) 1953-1954 2nd Battalion (3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) West Germany 1957–1962 – NATO assignment Cyprus 1964–1966 – UN mission Notable members Colonel Strome Galloway, last Colonel of the Regiment James Gayfer, Director of Music of the Canadian Guards Band from 1954–1961. Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Cheriton, CO of the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Guards Charles Adams, Director of Music of the Canadian Guards Band from 1966–1968 Clifford Pierce, father of Toronto