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The Royal Highland Fusiliers
(Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)

History of the Band

Royal Scots Fusiliers raised
1678

Highland Light Infantry raised
1777

amalgamated to form The Royal Highland Fusiliers
1959


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Bandmasters of The Royal Highland Fusiliers

Bandmasters of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers

1867-1869 BROPHY, Thomas (James).

1869-1874 CARBETT, T.

1874-1877 HEWSON, George.

1877-1880 STRUDWICK, J G.

1880-1898 REARDON, James Thomas.

1898-1904 RICH, Thomas H.

1904-1905 FREEMAN, Thomas Hamilton Frazer.

1905-1923 GIDNEY, William Francis.

1923-1938 WITHERS, William Charles ARCM.

1938-1946 ROBERTS, Henry William Valentine ARCM.

1947-1950 HOLYOAK, Harry W LRAM ARCM.

1950-1954 PAYNE, Frederick Arthur ARCM.

1954-1959 ALLEN, William MBE ARCM psm.


Bandmasters of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers

1860-1863 McQUADE, G.

1863-1868 TRAISE, Samuel.

1868-1869 LAY, E H.

1869-1882 DANIELS, Frederick.

1882-1887 HANCOCK, Robert.

1887-1900 BARRETT, William.

1900-1922 ROBERTSON, William.

1922-1933 GRAVES, Walter Paramour.

1933-1938 ROBERTS, Henry William Valentine ARCM.

1938-1939 WITHERS, William Charles ARCM.

1939-1947 HOLYOAK, Harry W LRAM ARCM.


Bandmasters of the 1st Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry

1838-1852 MAFFRE, Joseph.

1852-1872 Bandmaster(s) not known.

1872-1878 McINNES, Donald.

1878-1882 SIMPSON, John.

1882-1902 ANDERSON, John.

1902-1908 BARTRAM, Horace John.

1908-1918 STOCKEY, Herman.

1918-1924 GEOGHEGAN, Maurice William.

1924-1938 JARMAN, Henry Clay LRAM ARCM.

1939-1948 CARRICK, John Alfred.

1948-1951 WILSON, Archibald James LRAM ARCM ATCL.

1953-1959 MITCHELL, Ronald Alexander Young ARCM psm.


Bandmasters of the 2nd Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry

1858-1870 KOHL, Herr.

1870-1881 BUCHANAN, J.

1881-1889 MOWBRAY, Samuel.

1889-1898 McKINNON, John.

1898-1903 EVANS, Robert George, psm.

1903-1912 BICKS, Charles Robert.

1912-1920 ADAMS, Frederick.

1920-1930 FRIEND, Charles Albert.

1930-1942 JUDD, John Leonard MBE MSM BMus (Dunhelm) LRAM ARCM AmusTCL psm.

1942-1948 WILSON, Archibald James LRAM ARCM ATCL.

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Charles Bicks


Bandmasters of The Royal Highland Fusiliers

1959-1968 MITCHELL, Ronald Alexander Young ARCM psm.

1969-1972 BRUSH, John Alfred psm.

1972-1979 SIMPSON, William John FVCM LTCL ATSC.

1979-1989 TYRER, James Brian.

1989-1993 GREER, Daniel Buttar.

1993-1994 JONES, Graham Owen ARCM psm.

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