The Rats of Tobruk Memorial Pipes and Drums was formed in 1960 as a 'Living Memorial' to the Military Units involved in the Siege of Tobruk of WWII, April to December 1941.

The Band has performed at the internationally acclaimed Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 1988, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2008, and has had the honour to field a number of Lone Pipers for the Tattoo, including Bruce Macfarlane and Lois Cairns. In 2007 the Band performed at the inaugural Russian Kremlin Zoria on Red Square, Moscow. In 2009 the Band was invited to appear at the Libyan Military Music Festival. At the conclusion of this tour in September 2009 the Band travelled to Tobruk to hold a Memorial Service at the Tobruk War Cemetery. In 2010 the Band performed at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Sydney held at Sydney Football Stadium, as well as the Basel International Military Tattoo in Switzerland.

In 2012 the Band will once again be appearing at the internationally acclaimed Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

The Rats of Tobruk Memorial Pipes and Drums-
Melbourne Shrine - 2008