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*****************************************************************************************************************************************1959 - NOMINAL ROLL - 1994


Listed below are the names of the Band members who served from the formation of the 1st Bn The Royal Highland Fusiliers on 20th January 1959 until the Band
was finally 'disbanded' and those remaining were "absorbed" into what became the Lowland Band of The Scottish Division on 15th March 1994.
The Lowland Band was subsequently amalgamated with the Highland Band, becoming the Regimental Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland upon the formation of the Regiment (RRS) in 2006.

Sadly, from each of the Scottish Infantry Regiments once being able to field their 'own' bands AND Pipes & Drums - and in the case of 1 RHF, a separate Bugle section - 'inherited' from the 'Light Infantry' days of one of our antecedent regiments (The Highland Light Infantry) was always also 'on parade' - there now remains only ONE band for the whole of Scotland, with a strength of 'around' 35 members - none of whom would have served with ALL the antecedent bands - The Royal Scots Fusiliers, The Highland Light Infantry, The Royal Highland Fusiliers, The Lowland Band of The Scottish Division AND The Royal Regiment of Scotland during their careers.



With the exception of Bandmasters, the names are not strictly in "time or dates of service" order.

Apologies in advance for any omissions. As this section is LOCKED to prevent unauthorised changes, if you know of anyone who should be included,
please advise me, or alternatively another moderator, or site administrator by using the PM facility and the list can be amended accordingly.


Hyperlink to the Band's history (HLI/RSF & RHF) below;

The Bands of The Royal Highland Fusiliers


NOMINAL ROLL BY (MAIN) INSTRUMENT
Secondary instruments i.e. Clarinetists playing Saxophones, Euphonium players on Trombone and others playing Lead / Bass Guitar / Piano / Keyboards etc. are not shown.


BANDMASTERS * = BM's subsequently commissioned as Directors of Music.
The history website (accessed via the hyperlink above) fails to list WO1 Gordon Cooke as having served as a Bandmaster of 1RHF

Ronald A. Y. Mitchell *
Gordon T. F. Cooke
John A. Brush *
William J. Simpson
James B. Tyrer
Daniel B. Greer
Graham O. Jones*

BAND MEMBERS * = Appointed as WO1(BM) to other bands. * = Subsequently commissioned as a Director of Music.

BAND SERGEANT MAJORS of 1RHF = *

FLUTE / PICCOLO
Hamish McKenzie
Donny Brodie
Paddy Ivory
Jim "Chalky" White
Frank McLaughlin

OBOE
Peter Law *

Eb CLARINET
Johnny Leitch
Alan Winder
Young "Chunky" MacLeod Conway*

Bb CLARINET
Peter Ravenscroft*
Bill Quinn
Eddie (Bunny) Brown
Joe McCulloch
John "Ginger" Blaikie
Hugh "Shug" Gorman
Wullie Wilson
Tam Farrell
Gerry Oaten
Fred Quar
Jimmy Baines*
Hugh Mitchell
"Hammy" Hamilton
Kerry Gordon
Harry Keir
Gerard "Gerry" Mooney*
Mitchell (Mitch) James Alderman
Johnny Craig
George McGregor
Paddy McKenna
Maxwell Rae
Phil Graham
Dicey Thompson
Frankie Porch
Ian Harrison
Alan Greenall
Tony Baigrie
Ian "Acker" Christie
Paul Crone
Alan Paterson
Alex "Tosh" Duncan
Graeme "Skelly" MacDonald
Paul Glass
Mark Hamilton

BASSOON
Colin Richardson
"Jonah" Jones
Peter Connelly
Jimmy Smith

SAXOPHONE (Alto / Tenor / Baritone)
Archie Grierson
Willie Blair
Jimmy Smart
Davie Kerr
Robert "Sheb" Ianelli
Jonah Jones
Roy Foster*
Dan Cranmer
Harry Harman
Mark Purvey* * Formerly DoM The Rifles. Currently OIC Corps of Army Music Recruitment at RMSM
Gary Gibb
John McQuat

FRENCH HORN
Eddie Duffy*
Henry "Wee Harry" Robertson*
Eddie Bradley
Jim "Eadie" McCreadie
Phil Bailey (On transfer from KOSB)
Billy Donnelly
Bobby Shields

CORNET / TRUMPET
John McTomney * *
"Taff" Whitehorn
Jimmy Stewart
Alan Clark
Donny MacKay
Jimmy Laurent
John "Paddy" Dunn
Iain "Hammy" Hamilton
Robert David "Freddy" Fox
George Adams
Andrew "Baby" Brown
Howard "Homer" Cargill
Michael "Ticket" McCann
Morton "Zoony" Carrick
Gavin Lindsay
Kenny Williams (On transfer from QOHldrs)
Tony Robertson
Robin "Sparra" Reid
Iain "Fred" Collinson
Davy Brown
Mark Maylin
Stevie Cochrane
John Maxwell
Alex "Alfie" McCafferty
Martin Brown
Graham Brown

TROMBONE
Bob Jack
Pete Reeves
Benny Marshall
George Ramsay *
John (Topper) Brown
Norrie Sprott
Joseph Mullen Wright*
Hugh "Big Shug" Lawrie
Bobby Carroll
Dan Archer
Joe Leckenby
Ray "Wullie" Hooper
Phil "Big Taff" Loveday
Mark "Wee Taff" Miller
John Campbell
Colin Walker

EUPHONIUM
Bryan Briggs-Watson* * *
Bill MacIntyre
John Reeves
Ian "Froggy" Mainka
Ian Kirkwood
Alan Kenneth "Kenny" Hunt
Mark "Willie" Wilson * Currently WO1 at RMA Sandhurst

BASS / TUBA
Archie Mitchell
Peter Reeves
Donald Henry "Big Harry" Adam
Mick Donaghy
Morris Colven
David Currie


PERCUSSION
Paddy Jackson
Davy (Dopey) Brown
Bobby(Budgie)Smith
Sandy Hanlon
Gerry McBride
Gordon (Scotty)Scott
Tony Taylor
Raymond Guffie
John Henderson
Tam McCLuskey
Andy Donaldson
Allan Taylor

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A FEW PHOTOGRAPHS AND FACTS


A photograph of The Royal Scots Fusiliers Band - an antecedent of The Royal Highland Fusiliers - taken in Shorncliffe in 1958 a year prior to them being amalgamated.
Of all those pictured, only 11 of them continued their service by being 'amalgamated' into 1RHF . (Photograph courtesy of John (Ginger) Blaikie)





The following list of Band members (from both the RSF & HLI ) who were present for The First Muster on the formation of The Royal Highland Fusiliers in 1959 was supplied courtesy of John (Ginger) Blaikie.

WO1 R.A.Y.MITCHELL BM
WO2(BSM) B LANGTON BASS
SGT BRIGGS-WATSON EUPHONIUM
SGT DUFFY FRENCH HORN
SGT KNIGHT PERCUSSION
SGT McTOMNEY CORNET
CPL WALFORD BASS
CPL WHITEHORN CORNET
CPL TUDOR BASS
CPL RICHARDSON BASSOON
CPL JACKSON PERCUSSION
CPL BOYCE TROMBONE
CPL RAVENSCROFT CLARINET
L/C BROWN 88 TRUMPET
L/C BROWN 46 PERCUSSION
L/C WELCH TROMBONE
L/C WOOD ALTO SAXOPHONE
L/C HIRST EUPHONIUM
L/C CREE TROMBONE
L/C OATEN CLARINET
L/C Mc INTYRE FRENCH HORN
BANDSMEN
J BLAIKIE CLARINET
R IANNLLI CLARINET
G PIRIE CORNET
E BROWN CLARINET
A INGLE CLARINET
F QUAR CLARINET
A BROWN CORNET
R JACK TROMBONE
D SHIMMIN PERCUSSION
D BRODIE FLUTE/PICC
J LEITCH Eb CLARINET
W WILSON CLARINET
J CAMERON CORNET
J McCULLOCH CLARINET
A CLARK CORNET
E DOYLE CLARINET
A McDONALD TENOR SAXOPHONE
D JEFFREY ?
T FARRELL CLARINET
A McHARG PERCUSSION
T LENDRUM Eb BASS
H GORMAN CLARINET
A McKINLAY PERCUSSION
J STEWART CORNET
D HARRIS TRUMPET
H McKENZIE FLUTE/PICCOLO
D WELLS CORNET

Those highlighted in red are NOT on the photo below which was taken several months later (March/April?) in 1959 due to postings, demobs, etc. between the formation date and the photo date. However, there are a few additions in the photo, who were not listed as being present on the formation date, so joined AFTER January 1959
(An example of that being Archie Grierson who served with the HLI Band, was demobbed, wasn't present on the First Muster, but REJOINED the army in around March 1959 and features in the photo, but not the First Muster.)


Possibly one of the first photographs of the Regimental Band taken in 1959, shortly after the amalgamation of The Royal Scots Fusiliers and The Highland Light Infantry,
the antecedent regiments which formed The Royal Highland Fusiliers. The photograph was taken in Redford Barracks. (Photograph courtesy of John (Ginger) Blaikie)






Another photograph of The Regimental Band taken in Glasgow during a KAPE tour in 1984 - 25 years after the one above. Note the significant reduction in numbers.