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The Blues and Royals

History of the Band

Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) raised
1661

The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) raised
1661

amalgamated to form The Blues and Royals
1969



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Bandmasters and Directors of Music of the Blues and Royals
(Royal Horse Guards & 1st Dragoons)


Bandmasters and Directors of Music of The Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)

1805-1848 STOWASSER, Herr.

1848-1859 TUTTON, James Rufus.

1859-1868 BOOSE, Carl.

1868-1904 GODFREY, Charles MVO FRAM.

1904-1927 BILTON, Joseph Manuel.

1927-1935 DUNN, William James MVO MC psm.

1935-1947 THORNBURROW, Joseph Albert Mus Bac LRAM ARCM psm.

1948-1954 McBAIN, David OBE HonRAM FGSM HonFTCL ARCM psm.

1954-1962 THIRTLE, James Edward ARCM psm.

1962-1969 JEANES, Edward William LRAM ARCM psm.


Bandmasters of The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons)

1802-18?? WIELE, Friedrich.

1856-186? RUDDLAND, M.

186?-1879 HEIDLEMANN.

1879-1884 OAKLEY, Frank.

1884-1895 HALL, Charles William Hemphill MVO.

1896-1897 PROSSER, William.

1887-1901 GLADMAN, Henry.

1901-1903 SHEEHAN, James.

1903-1913 HOLT, Edward Robert.

Charles Hall
Charles Hall

1913-1931 SMITH, Samuel Stephen psm.

1931-1946 SINGER, Alfred Arthur MBE ARCM.

1946-1956 TRYTHALL, Arthur Francis.

1956-1966 EVANS, George Edwin OBE ARCM psm.

1966-1969 MACKAY, Douglas Hunter LGSM ARCM psm.


Directors of Music of the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)

1969-1973 JEANES, Edward William LRAM ARCM psm.

1973-1978 EVANS, George Edwin OBE ARCM psm.

1978-1984 KEELING, Brian Thomas FTCL LRAM LGSM ARCM psm.

1984-1992 TOMLINSON, Roger Grenfell BA FTCL LGSM ARCM psm.

1992 GARRITY, Clarence Roberts Collier LTCL psm.


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