Band and Drums Music

Record of Bandmasters & Drum Majors

Whilst the record for the regular battalion Bandmasters is accurate the names of all Bandmasters of both regiments Territorial bands is incomplete. The same applies to those who were appointed Sergeant Drummer, or Drum Major. Accordingly, as many names have been researched are included below, with any known battalion or personal history. They are NOT in date order. Where it is known, the battalion has been shown in brackets.

The Queen's (Drum Majors)

Sgt/Dmr A Lloyd (2^nd) 1896, DIM Warren (1^st), DIM 'Pedlar' Palmer (2^nd), DIM 'Googly' Loveland (2^nd), Sgt. J Kingsland was Band Sergeant of 1 Queen's but acted as Drum Major for a period in the late forties, DIM Biggs, DIM Wallis, DIM J 'Jock' Henderson (2^nd), Henderson was appointed RSM of 1 Buffs during the war and was awarded the MM for gallantry, whilst serving with them. He went into the Royal Hospital and died in 1998. DIM Lowler, DIM Wilson (1^st), DIM Sales, DIM 'Gary' Lockwood (2^nd) became RSM of 2/7^th Queen's and was awarded the DCM. His son Eric Lockwood became Drum Major of 1 Queen's Surreys and 1 Queen's, D/M F Harman (2^nd and 1^st), D/M Westrop (1^st), D/M Newbold, D/M J Stiles (1^st), DIM B Morris, last Drum Major of Queen's Royal Regiment 1959, and then 1 Queen's Surreys, D/M Gates, D/M Hall (4^th), who transferred to 7^th Queen's, D/M M D Maloney (1 Queen's), D/M C Smith (1 Queen's), D/M S Barden (1 Queen's), he was the last Drum Major of 1 Queen's on disbandment in Minden 1992.

The Surrey's (Drum Majors)

Sgt/Dmr A Yates (1^st) 1904, D/M W Wernham (1^st), D/M C Smith (1^st), D/M J Craggs, DCM (1^st) awarded an immediate award of the DCM for his gallantry at the Battle of Kampar whilst serving with the British Battalion, D/M Davis, who came from The Scots Guards (1^st), D/M P B A Howells (1^st) who was the last Drum Major of 1 Surreys, D/M J Gilbody (2^nd), D/M E Croot (2^nd), D/M Bennett (6^th), D/M M Stuart-William MBE (6 Surreys and 4^th Queen's Surreys), D/M H Barker (4 Queen's Surreys), D/M E Bartripp (1^st) D/M McGarracher (2^nd), D/M D Seal (2^nd), D/M J Plummer (7 Surreys and 23 London), Sgt/Dmr F French (1^st), Sgt/Dmr A Drummer (2^nd), Sgt/Dmr Smythe, Sgt/Dmr Smith, Sgt/Dmr Morris, D/M Craig, D/M W Burrell (1^st), D/M W J Jenkins, D/M Mackleworth (1^st).

The Queen's Royal Regiment (Bandmasters)

1st Battalion			2nd Battalion
Mr W Gidney	1879-1880		Mr J Kearns	1870-1882
Mr S Gardner	1880-1890		Mr J Mackenzie Rogan	1882-1895
Mr F J Inkster	1890-1899		Mr P F Battishill	1895-1904
Mr E Whelan	1899-1906		Mr A Stock	1904-1913
Mr J Matthews	1906-1914		Mr A W Adams	1913-1924
Mr J J Buckle	1915-1928		Mr J R Fleckney	1924-1930
Mr H Perry	1928-19-33		Mr R Barsotti	1930-1945
Mr C H Brooks	1933-1947
Mr E Gaines	1947-1956
Mr W Lynes	1956-1959

The East Surrey Regiment (Bandmasters)

1st Battalion			2nd Battalion
Mr W Vines	1869-1880		Mr C Joiner	1878-1883
Mr W Chapman	1880-1893		Mr J Tobin	1883-1893
Mr W Clark	1893-1913		Mr W Chapman	1893-1900
Mr W F Brandshaw	1913-1925		Mr J Durham	1900-1912
Mr D B Dowle	1925-1938		Mr W H Jenkins	1912-1932
Mr C F Harriott	1938-1953		Mr E E Manley	1932-1941
Mr W Snowden	1953-1959

Mr L Woolaston, was Band Sergeant of 1 Surreys in 1951 and was the first member of the Band to go to Kneller Hall for 21 years. He was appointed Bandmaster of the 4 Uganda Battalion, The King's African Rifles.

The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment (Bandmasters)

1st Battalion			3rd Battalion		4th Battalion
Mr W Snowden	1959-1962		Mr F W Braddick		Mr A H Pearce
Mr F W Short	1962-1966				Mr C Smith

Territorial (Bandmasters)

Mr G G Marvin	6 Surreys		Mr F Poole	23rd London
Mr C Hindmarsh	6 Surreys		Mr M W Taylor	9 Surreys

 

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