AABC Association Last Post Page
A listing of serving and former members of Army bands known to have passed away, including those who died on active service since 1945.
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning; We will remember them.”
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adland, Leslie Arthur | 11 April 2000 (Age 64) | RMC Band 2RAR Band (Malaya) | 2nd Intake Band Boy Played euphonium Late of Wyong |
| Agent, Charles (Laurie) | 31-May-22 | British Army Band(s) 4RAR Band RAE Band (Kapooka) ASM | Served in British Army prior to moving to Australia Served in Korea Served in Borneo and Vietnam with 4RAR Band |
| Allen, Nelson (Rusty) | 5-Mar-11 | ||
| Allis, Audrey | 8-May-12 | Wife of Merv Allis | |
| Allis, Merv | 30-Jan-14 | 1RAR Band (Korea), Northern Command Band, AAB Singapore, ASM (Instructor), 3MD Band, 5MD Band, 2MD Band | Played Tenor horn and saxophone |
| Anderson, Ken | 9-Sep-18 | Central Command Band AAB Singapore 4MD Band | Trombone player |
| Anderson, Rod (Roly) | 12-Aug-01 | 1RAR Band (Second deployment to Korea 1955) | 1st Band Boy Class 1952. Transferred to SASR and served various locations in Asia and SW Pacific |
| Andrews, Paul (Pax) | 19-Jan-19 | 2MD Band | 24th Intake AAS. Clarinet/saxophone player Self wrote a book about his life: Without a Song. |
| Annable, Phillip Jone (Phil) | 26 April 2000 (Age 79) | Army School of Music (instructor) | Former bandsmen HM Royal Marines WW2 Played clarinet |
| Arnold, Anne | 19-Oct-10 | Wife of Peter Arnold | |
| Atkinson, Mick | Feb-94 | Western Command Band 5MD Band | Originally from UK Played cornet |
| Atwell, Murray | |||
| Austen, Norm | 3RAR Band 8RAR Band Eastern Command Band 1RTB Band RAAF Band – Richmond | Played French horn. |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin, Allan (James William?) | 27-Dec-13 | RAE / 1RTB Band | |
| Bardi, Frank | 17-Mar-90 | Western Command Band RMC Band Tasmania Command Band (BM) RAA Band (BM) Army School of Music (Instructor) | WW2 veteran: North Africa, Crete, captured POW in Germany. |
| Batchelor, Allan | 30-Oct-16 | Southern Command Band | National Serviceman 1970 – 71. Played clarinet. |
| Bates, Frank | 15-Sep-06 | Eastern Command Band 2MD Band | Euphonium |
| Beach, Dennis | 17-Oct-92 | Royal Marines Southern Command Band | Enlisted at age of 14. Moved to Australia early 1960s. |
| Bekendam, Gerrit (Gerry) | 18-Dec-22 | 1RAR Band (Vietnam) | Served with Netherlands Navy Served in SVN with 1RAR 1965-66 Drum major |
| Bevan, Noel James (Tex) | 16-Jan-84 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) NQAB RMC Band | Played clarinet Died in a motor vehicle accident in Canberra |
| Bignell, Ken | Jan-94 | ||
| Brabender, Albert Allen (Bert) | 28-Feb-00 (Age 68) | 2 RAR (Korea) Eastern Command Band 2MD Band | Active service in Korea Played euphonium and saxophone |
| Brabender, Stanley (Stan) | 17/01/2022 (Born 1939) | 3RAR Band (Malaysia, Borneo) RAA Band Singleton 2MC Band | Played percussion |
| Bromfield, Ted | 26-Sep-99 | Western Command Band 1 RAR (Malaya, Vietnam) RAA Band (Singleton) RAA Band (Casula) | Played euphonium Band Sergeant |
| Brook, Geoffrey Thomas (Geoff) | 21/01/2000 (Age 68) | RAE Band 3RAR Band (Malaya) Army School of Music (Instructor) 1RTB Band 3RAR Band (1966) 1RAR Band (1967) 2RAR Band (Vietnam) Townsville Area Band (1968) Royal Australian Infantry – Corps Band (1968-69) RA Signals Band (Kapooka) (1970-73) | Played cornet Bandmaster of later postings Late of Wagga Wagga |
| Brown, Kevin | AAS (Apprentice) Northern Command Band 4RAR Band (Malaysia) 8RAR Band AAF Band (Malaysia) RAAC Band 3MD Band 1MD Band | Played euphonium | |
| Bruton, Jimmy (Ace) | Aug-86 | Eastern Command Band | 2MD Band played at his graveside service. Played clarinet and saxophone |
| Burgess, Ernest (Digger) | 30/12/2000 (Age 80) | 2/13 Battalion AIF (Middle East, Pacific) Eastern Command Band | Played cornet, horn. |
| Burnside, Doug | 21-Feb-21 | Central Command Band 10 Bn RSAR Band South Australia Police Band BM | |
| Burt, Archie | 22-Sep-17 | East Kent Regiment (‘The Buffs’) RAAF Central Band RAAF Support Band (MD) | Served in India with British. Army during WWII |
| Butcher, Michael | 25-Apr-15 | Royal Marines Band Western Command Band Army School of Music (1957) RAAF Central Band (1960) RAAF Base Richmond Band (MD) NSW Police Band (MD – 1973) RAAF Central Band (MD/Director of Music 1984) | Started as Royal Marines Band Boy Attended Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall. 2001 awared the OAM Civil for his services to music. |
| Butterfield, Phillip Frances | 22-Nov-22 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) RAA-Singleton RAAC Band 3MD Band 4MD Band 1RTB Band AAB Sydney | AAS 24A Class Started as trombone player Changed to clarinet/saxophone. |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell-Stewart, Robert (Bob) | 29-Apr-15 | RMC Band | One of the establishing members of RMC Band in 19554. Was the Band Sergeant. Regularly played the ‘Last Post’ at the AWM. The first soloist who performed with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra in 1955, playing Hayden’s Trumpet Concerto |
| Carr, Warren | 5-Mar-17 | ||
| Carter, Malcolm (Mac) | 28-Nov-97 | Southern Command Band 3MD Band 1MD Band | Former UK Service with The Blues. Salvation Army International Staff Band. Played trombone. |
| Cartwright, Donald (Don) | 28-Dec-17 | Western Command Band RMC Band ASM (Instructor) RAA Band (BM) 1RTB Band (MD) | Played oboe |
| Case, Laurence James CSM (Laurie) | 19-Sep-12 | 4RAR Pipes and Drums (Vietnam) NQAB Army School of Music Defence Force School of Music QUR Band (BM Ares) | Active service Vietnam (FT Ares Pipes & Drums) Awarded CSM |
| Charlton, Tony AM | 17-Dec-12 | A valued supporter of Army bands Organised a number of tours featuring Army bands |
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| Clark, Rowland | 20-Jun-15 | Son of Association member Stewart Clark |
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| Clausen, Alan (Santa) | 1998/99 | WW2 Artillery (Tobruk) Northern Command Band 3RAR Band (Malaya) QMI Band (CMF) | Enlisted age 15, discharged age 16 Played cornet, Eb bass |
| Coltman, William Stanley (Tut) BEM | 11 December 1995 Age 90 | Ingleburn Garrison Band 1953-54 (BM) Eastern Command Band 1954-60 (BM) | Awarded BEM June 1960 Late of Dee Why NSW Played trumpet, flugel horn |
| Cornwall, John | 22-Jan-97 | Northern Command Band NQAB | Former UK service Pre-war Bandboy WW2 (Para Regiment) Captured at Arnhem Landing POW in Germany |
| Costello, John Kirk (Joe) | 16-Sep-23 | ||
| Cotterill, Bruce | 21-Oct-09 | ||
| Court, Sydney Hugo | 2 August 1999 Age 83 | Western Command Band | Played cornet |
| Cousins, George BEM | Army School of Music (Instructor) | Played percussion Awarded BEM January 1962 |
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| Cowan, John Everett (Hoss) | Jun-19 | RAA Band – Singleton (1967) AAB Singapore (1969-71) | Played trombone / Bb bass Late of North Ward Townsville |
| Coxon, Gordon Donald Cunningham (Don) | 23 September 1999 Age 71 | RAN Band (Director of Music – Navy) | |
| Cross, Peter | 14-Jun-08 | Northern Command Band | |
| Cullen, Tom | 1984 | RAE Band (Casula) | Band Sergeant on retirement in 1957 |
| Cummings, John | 1-Jan-02 | RAN Band Northern Command Band ASM (Instructor, RSM) | Born in UK 1941 Played clarinet, saxophone |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton, Don | Sep-06 | RSM? Not Band? | |
| David, Derek (Joe) | 22-Apr-12 | 1RAR Band (Korea) RAE Band (Sydney & Kapooka) RMC Band | Played horn |
| Dare, Hayden | September 2025 | AAB-T RMC Band AAB-B | Trombone Sousaphone Passed away while still serving. |
| Davies, Joe | 18-Mar-11 | 10/27 Battalion RSAR Band | Bandmaster 10/27 Bn Band |
| Dawson, Michael (Smokey) | 27-Apr-15 | RAN Band 5MD Band RMC Band | |
| Day, Aub | c.1998 Age approx. 80 | RAE Band Eastern Command Band | WW2 service Band sergeant |
| de Vaurno, Paul (Bushy) | RMC Band | Played bass | |
| de Vaurno , Ray | Jul-09 | RAA Band (ARES Brisbane) | |
| Delacey, George William | 13-Jun-12 | ||
| Dempsey, James (Jim) | 8-May-22 | Northern Command Band | National Serviceman Played trumpet Principal trumpet SA Symphony Orchestra |
| Ditchburn, Des | 4/08/1995 Age 59 | Western Command Band Northern Command Band RAA Band Singleton RAE Band Casula RAR Band (Malaya, Vietnam) AAB Singapore Central Command Band | Transferred to RAAOC after bands Serving at Warradale SA |
| Duncombe, George Edward | 9-Aug-15 | RAN Band RAAF Band Australian Army Bands | Performed with NZ and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras. Member of Portland Citizens Band. |
| Dunkley, John Graeme | 30/10/1990 Age 57 | RAE Band | Played euphonium |
| Dunque, Ron MM | 3-Jul-04 | 3RAR Band (Korea) | Active service Korea Awarded Military Medal for gallantry at the Battle of Kapyong |
| Duyzer, Glenda | Wife of Dirk Duyzer | ||
| Dwyer, Morris Noel | 25-Feb-17 | 5 RAR Band (Vietnam) | National Serviceman Severely wounded at Long Hai incident |
| Dyer, Rosemary | 26-Mar-18 | Wife of Norm Dyer (14.5 AAS) |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood, Peter | Feb-97 | Northern Command Band | Played cornet |
| Ehrich, Mervyn John | 20-Oct-21 | 1RAR (Korea) Northern Command Band | |
| Ehrnholm, Sven (Ernie) | 16-Apr-13 | RAAC | Seconded to drum corps for 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games |
| Eldridge, David | Feb-10 | Western Command Band | Played G bass trombone |
| Evans, Dennis | 1RAR Band (Vietnam) RAA Band (Singleton) | Played cornet, flugel horn |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farley, Les | 28-Feb-99 | AAS Apprentice Musician 1956 Central Command Band 1RAR Band (Malaya, Vietnam) | Played bass |
| Farrugia, Joe | December 1996 Age 49 | Southern Command Band | National Service Played flute/piccolo |
| Fischer, Len | 8-Jun-10 | RMC Band (Bandmaster) Army School of Music (Instructor) | Played trumpet and horn. As Bandmaster RMC Band he followed Bob Rignell and before Major Jack Silk. Older brother of Colin Fischer. Brass Lecturer Canberra School of Music. Prinicpal Horn Canberra Symphony Orchestra |
| Fischer, Shirley | 12-Jul-06 | Wife of Colin Fischer | |
| Fitzgerald, Neil | 2001 | 4/19 POW Light Horse Band | |
| Fletcher, Laurence | Jul-10 | 66 Bn (BCOF) 2 RAR BM (Korea) | |
| Ford, Brenda | 16-May-11 | Wife of Frank Ford | |
| Fraser, Peter MM | 22-Feb-09 | 5RAR Band (Vietnam) | Active service Vietnam Awarded Military Medal for gallantry Vietnam |
| French, Ernie (Squire) | WW2 Merchant Navy Southern Coast Command Band | Played Bb bass WW2 Service His father Stan was a member of the 2/22 Bn Band that was lost after capture in Rabaul. |
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| Furness, Kevin | 10-Mar-24 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) RMC Band 5MD Band AAB-Perth US Naval School of Music (Officer training) AAB-Kapooka AAB-Melbourne | Played Oboe. 25th Class at Balcombe. |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher, Raymond Leslie ‘Lofty’ OAM | 19-Jun-14 | Eastern Command Band 4RAR Band (Vietnam) | Member of Sydney Symphony Orchestra Served in Malaysia and Vietnam Award OAM General List June 2004. |
| Gfeller, Eileen | Jul-14 | Wife of Fred Gfeller | |
| Gfeller, Fred | 2-Jun-22 | Western Command Band 5MD Band | Tuba |
| Gillies, Dennis | 1RTB Band 3RAR Band (Malaysia & Borneo) RAE/1 RTB Band 3MD Band | Cornet / Trumpet | |
| Godden, Alan | Sep-93 Funeral 23 September 1993 | 66Bn / 2RAR (BCOF) Eastern Command Band NSW Police Band | Percussion and guitar |
| Gordon, Ken | 2001 Age 74 | Northern Command Band | Played baritone |
| Graham, ‘Dougie’ | May-04 | 6RAR Band (Vietnam) NQAB | Active service Vietnam. Wounded in action. Played percussion. Late of Currajong, Townsville. |
| Gray, Richard | 15-Sep-13 | 1MD Band RAA Band (Army Reserve Brisbane) | Played percussion |
| Greedy, Ashley AM RAN (Retd) | 26-Jan-16 | RAN Band | 7th Director of Music – Navy Awarded AM January 1993 |
| Green, Jack | 5-Oct-21 | Southern Command Band | Drummer. Served during Melbourne Olympic Games Later transferred to RAAOC Served in Vietnam |
| Green, Lionel | 30-Aug-20 | 3MD Band | Played? |
| Gullick, Norm RAN (Retd) | 15-Sep-05 | RAN Band | Director of Music Navy |
| Gullidge, Mrs Mavis Ellen | 25-Jul-99 Age 86 | Widow of Arthur Gullidge |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hale, Claude Alfred Dudley BEM | Mar-12 Age 87 | Central Command Band 4RAR Band (Vietnam) Central Command/ 4MD Band | Fomerly SA Police Band Awarded BEM January 1996 |
| Halpin, Brian (Tex) | 8-Jun-09 | ||
| Halton, Bill | 3RAR (Malaysia) RAAC Band RAA Band (Drum Major) | ||
| Hancock, Les | 18-Mar-94 | Born in 1927 | |
| Hansford, Norman (Norm) | 23-Aug-24 | 4MD Band ASM (Instructor) AAB Kapooka | French horn |
| Harbach, Roy | 2014 | 1RAR Band (Vietnam) | Served on bands first tour Was medic for 5PI Bcoy |
| Harper, Colin AM MBE | 18-Jan-04 | 5MD Band (MD) 1MD Band (MD) AHQ (Director of Music-Army) | Previous UK service as Bandmaster and awarded MBE. Awarded AM 1981 |
| Harper, Ena | 12-Nov-16 | Wife of Jim Harper | |
| Harper, James Robert (Jim/Shad) BEM | 10-Nov-19 | AAS Apprentice Musician 1RAR Band (Malaya) Southern Command Band (1955) 1RAR Band (Vietnam 1965 – 1966) Armoured Corps Band (1966 – 1967) AAB Singapore (1968 – 1968 – Band SGT) North Queensland Army Band (1972) Band Sotre (Broadmeadoes – 1974) 3MD Band RAA Band – Bandmaster (Melbourne – 1980) | Enlisted 2 August 1953 Served in Malaya/ Borneo 1959 – 1961 Member of Victoria Police Band (1980) Played cornet/ trumpet Awarded BEM January 1980 Long serving committee member and life member of the AABCA. |
| Harrison, Phil | 20-Nov-16 | AAB Darwin | Percussion |
| Harrison, Terrance Grahame (Terry) | 23-Nov-18 | 3RAR Band 6RAR Band (Vietnam) Townsville Area/ NQAB 1 RTB Band (Band SGT) Northern Command Band | Enlisted July 1959 14.5 Class AAS Won Allan’s Medal for music theory (1961) |
| Harrop, John | 1-Jan-22 | Southern Command Band RMC Band Central Command Band | Tenor horn |
| Hartingdon, Jim | 31-Aug-08 | Northern Command Band | |
| Harvey, Rose | 6-Jan-04 | Widow of Pte Harry Harvey | |
| Hayes, Gerry | 14-May-22 | NQAB 1MD Band | Bass guitar |
| Haynes, Alan (Tubby) | 30 March 1994 Age 64 | 2RAR Band | Transferred to CMF as RQMS in Bendigo |
| Heapy, Neil | 17-Mar-11 | NSW Lancer Band Holsworth Area Band RAE Band (Liverpool) Eastern Command Band | |
| Helgesen, Keith | 13-Jun-23 | RMC Band | Former Royal Signals Band UK Euphomium player. Music arranger |
| Henderson, Alexander, LTCOL | 19-Jun-12 | Northern Command Band ASM (Instructor) Eastern Command Band (MD) AHQ (Deputy Director) AHQ (Director of Music-Army) | Student at Kneller Hall UK |
| Herbert, Jeff | 20-Jul-23 | Northern Command Band | Played cornet. |
| Hickey, John | 2015 | RAAF Central Band (BSM) | Father of Leah (Hickey) Barker |
| Hicks, Laurence Henry (Laurie) OBE | 21-Apr-97 | RAAF Central Band | Original Director of RAAF Central Band (1952 – 1968) Former Brithish Army Bandmaster Played clarinet Awarded OBE January 1963 |
| Hills, Dennis John LTCOL | 2018 | 8RAR Band | Enlisted as National Serviceman (1966). Reenlisted as an Army chaplain, retiring as Chap 2 (LTCOL) First AABCA Chaplain (1999) Cornet/ flugel horn. |
| Hilson, Jenny | 24-Jul-11 | DFSM (Trainee) AAB Sydney AAB Perth | Played French horn |
| Hocking, Doug | 25-Aug-16 | Southern Command Band 4RAR Band (Borneo. Malaysia 1965-66) Army School of Music (Instructor 1967) RAAC Band (WO1 Bandmaster Jan 1969 – Dec 1970) AAB Singapore (MD 1972 – 1973) Army Schhol of Music (Bandmaster Jan 1974 – Dec 1975) Army School of Mysuc (Senior Instructor CAPT) Jan 1976 – Dec 1977 1MD Band (MD Jan 1978 – Jan 1981) | Played soprano cornet |
| Holcroft, Ken | 4-Mar-14 | Southern Command Band RAE Band (Kapooka) 4RAR Band (Malaysia/ Borneo) RAAC Band NQAB | Enlisted as Trooper in Armoured Corps Transferred to Southern Command Band as a drummer |
| Holland, Stan | 26-Mar-18 | Battalion Bands Southern Command Band Army School of Music (Instructor) | Played bass trombone SSGT Drum Major |
| Honter, William (Bill) BEM | 11-July-2025 | RAAC Band 5MD Band 4MD Band | Played Tuba and saxophone |
| Hooker, George MBE | 20 Mar-02 Age 88 | RAN Bands | RAN Director of Music Awarded MBE June 1957 |
| Hooper, Steve (‘Hoops’) Warrant Officer Class One | 7-Apr-19 | 4MD Band (1981) 1RAR Band 3MD Band DFSM (Instructor) RMC Band (BSM) AAB Brisbane (BSM) RAA Band (Brisbane (Bandmaster) | Played drums / percussion Transferred to the Army Reserve in 2014 |
| Hore, Robert Henry (Bob) | Dec-09 | RMC Band 1RAR Band (Malaya & Vietnam) | Band Boy Played Bb bass Late of Singleton Heights NSW |
| Hore, Sylvia | 12-Jan-10 | Widow of Bob Hore | |
| Hussell, Ken (Pancho) | 17-Apr-15 | AAS Apprentice Musician Southern Command Band OCS Portsea RAAOC | Played cornet Attended OCS Portsea – commissioned as an Ordnance Corps Officer Two hours of Vietnam – injured on 2nd tour Promoted Major On discharge worked at Australian War Memorial in Canberra Moved to Cowra |
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| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
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| Jackson, Pauline Mary | 15-Apr-17 | Wife of Peter Jackson | |
| James, Charles Percival (Jimmy) MBE | Apr-07 | Western Command Band | Born 26 March 1913 Wales UK. Qualified Bandmaster – Kneller Hall, UK Was Band Sergeant in the Welsh Regiment. Established Western Comd Band 1949. Retired in 1960. Awarded MBE June 1960. |
| James, Rodney | Apr-23 | Western Command Band | Bass Clarinet Percussion |
| Jarden, Edward (Eddie) | 29-Aug-24 Aged 77 | NQAB | Guitar |
| Jarrett, Donald James (Don) OAM | 15-Jul-19 | RAN Band RAE Band Army School of Music (Instructor) 3RAR Band (Bandmaster) 7RAR Band (Bandmaster) Army School of Music (OC) 3MD Band (MD) | Played cornet/trumpet Upon discharge became MD for Victoria Police Band Awarded OAM Civil June 2012 |
| Jarrett, George Maxwell (Max) | 11-Feb-96 | RAN Band Southern Command Band RMC Band Northern Command Band Townsville Area Band (BM) | Played eupohonium Qualified Bandmaster and Drum major |
| Jarrett, Wilkie | |||
| Jefferis, Stuart (Stu) WO2 | 2025 | 1RTB Band AAB-K AAB-T | Saxophone Passed away while still serving. |
| Jenkin, Harry OAM | 18-Aug-14 | Western Command Band RAAC Band: 1966 ASM (Bandmaster course 1967) 4RAR Band (Vietnam): Sep 68 – May 69 (WO2) Townsville Area Band: Apr 68 – Sep 68 (WO2) RA Infantry Corps Band: May 69 – Jul 73 (WO2) (Townsville) RA Signals Band: Aug 73 – Jan 74 (LT) (Kapooka) NQAB: Jan 74 – Jan 77 (LT) 1MD Band: Jan 77 – Jan 78i (CAPT) 4MD Band: Jan 78 – Jan 80 (CAPT) | Active service Vietnam. Awarded OAM Civil June 2009 |
| Jenkin, Laurel | Sep-15 | Widow of Harry Jenkin | |
| Jilbert, Barry | Jun-99 | RMC Band 3MD Band RMC Band | Played clarinet / saxophone. |
| Johns, Ian | 24-Dec-19 | 2RAR Band 1RTB Band (Kapooka) Townsville Area Band | Corrective Services Band Sydney (Drum major) |
| Johnson, Warren William | 27-Jul-12 | Northern Command Band | |
| Jones, Doug | Sep-24 | RAA Band, Brisbane | Euphonium |
| Jones, William Norman (Bill) | 7 September 1970 Aged 24 | 8RAR Band | National Serviceman Trombone/ Violinist on NS call up. Died as a result of road accident in Sydney |
| Jones, Caradoc WO2 | Mar-12 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) NQAB RMC Band 1RTB Band DFSM (Instructor) 1RAR Band | Played piccolo/flute. Passed away while still serving |
| Jones, Harold | 12-Oct-04 | Western Command Band | Salvation Army WW2 Service in Tobruk Played euphonium Transferred to french horn after conversion to military band UWA Symphony Orchestra |
| Jones, Maxwell | 16-Sep-16 | Western Command Band | Played cornet |
| Jurss, Bruce ‘Pedro’ | 31-Dec-23 | Army School of Music (1965-66) RAA Band (1966 – 1970, 1972 – 1973) NQAB (1973 – 1983) 1RAR Band (1984 – 1985, 1988 – 1994) 2MD Band (1986 – 1987) 11 Brigade Band (1996 – 2000) | 2nd intake National Service 1965 Playe euphonium/ trombone and bassoon. |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambert, Gordon | 23-Nov-24 22-Nov-23 | ||
| Lane, John (Jack) | 24-Jun-08 | Western Command Band ASM (Instructor) | POW (WWII) Singapore. From UK as orphan In Fairbridge Scheme in WA Wrote books: Fairbridge Kids, Sayonora Australia |
| Larner, Ray | 13/07/1991 Funeral 16 July 1991 | 2RAR Band (Korea) Western Command Band ASM (Instructor) 4RAR Band (BM) (Borneo) RAAC Band (BM) Central Command Band (MD) AHQ (Deputy Director) | Played Bb bass Qualified drum major and bandmaster Active service Korea, Borneo |
| Lassig, Alan | 2001 | AIF Bands WW2 and BCOF Northern Command Band | Corps drummer. |
| Law, Carolyn | 18-Sep-13 | Wife of Viv Law | |
| Law, Viv | 19-Jul-21 | RAAC Band 2MD Band | Allocated to RAINF Served in Korea, Borneo, Malaya, Vietnam (twice) |
| Laycock, Scotty (Snr) | 2-May-17 | RMC Band ASM (Instructor) NQAB | |
| Le Vier, Max | 11-Feb-15 | BCOF (Japan) Southern Command Band 3MD Band | Joined Victoria Police Band |
| Leach, Michael | 24-May-22 | 5MD Band DFSM (Instructor) AABM | Former member of Grenadier Guards Band (UK) Played clarient |
| Lee, Ken | 3-Sep-05 | RAAC Band 1RAR Band (BM) 6MD Band (BM) RMC Band (BSM) | Previous RAN service Played trombone |
| Lee, Lionel | 15-Oct-03 | ||
| Lennon, John | 12-Sep-2025 | RAN Band 1MD Band | |
| Leonard, Ronald ‘Ron’ | 1/07/2015 Age 80 | Army Apprentice School (Balcombe) Central Command Band 3RAR Band (Malaya) Eastern Command Band 8RAR Band (Malaysia) AAF Band (Malaysia) | Played cornet |
| Lewis, Laurie MID | 12 November 2014 | 1RAR Band 5RAR Band (Vietnam) RAE Band NQAB 6MD Band | Awarded MID in Vietnam with 5 RAR |
| Liddiard, Ernest | 17-Aug-22 | 2RAR Band (Malaya) | 1st intake Band Boys (7th intake) Served in Malayan Emergency |
| Littlewood, Vivian (Viv) | 15-Aug-22 | Kapooka Band RAE Band (Casula) RAE Band (Kapooka) | Played violin, trombone, clarient and saxophone. |
| Long Paul | 29-Dec-11 | 2MD Band | Played clarinet / saxophone Former member of Daly-Wilson Big Band |
| Luby, Ivan | RMC Band | Played Bb bass. |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| McBride, James (Jim)(Spider) | 14-May-22 | Southern Command Band 3MD Band | Served in the Solomon Islands assisting in training the local Police Band. Played percussion and horn. |
| McDonald, Bruce | 28-Jun-12 | Central Command Band Army School of Music (Instructor) | |
| McGuigan, Bill | 1991 | WW2 AIF Bands 66 Bn Band (Japan) Southern Command Band | |
| McLaren, Jeff | 2-Dec-12 | RAAC Band Southern Command Band 3MD Band | Played trombone |
| McMahon, Bernard (Ted) | 2000 | Western Command Band | Played trombone Band SGT/ Acting BM. |
| Madden, Dudley | 22/02/2002 Age 89 | Several pre-WW2 Bands Southern Command Band | Played trombone |
| Madden, Patrick (Maddo) | 2007 | 1RAR Band | RAINF |
| Mann, William (Bill) | 7-Mar-22 | AAS (Apprentice musician) RMC Band 1RAR Band Eastern Command Band RAA Band – Singleton | 12 Class AAS Played Cornet |
| Marsh, Hugh | 24/02/1992 Age 71 | 36 Infantry Battalion Eastern Command Band RAE Band | Born 4 May 1920 Played euphonium Enlisted 1940as Stretcher bearer/ bandsman WW2 service New Guinea & New Britain. Indluded service as a Coastwatcher Served 17 years. |
| Marshall, Alex | 26-May-22 | AAS (Apprentice musician) 2MD Band 5MD Band AAB Perth | Played trumpet Passed away from cancer |
| Mills, Graeme Tamblyn (Sar) | 3/08/1998 Age 82 | 2/58-59 In Bn AIF (New Guinea WW2) Southern Command Band | Played cornet Band SGT/ Deputy BM |
| Mitchell, R.A.Y. (Ray) | 25-Jun-99 | RAAF Central Band Director of Music Air Force | Former Britsh Army. |
| Molewyck, Yobi | 12/11/1997 Age 67 | Western Command Band 5MD Band | Played bass. |
| Moore, Tom | RAAC Band | National Serviceman | |
| Morris, Francis (Jock) | 25/09/1997 Age 70 | Central Command Band | Former Royal Scots Regiment UK. Played trombone |
| Murakami, Aubrey Raymond (Mo) | 19-Mar-06 | AAS (Apprentice musician) 3RAR (Borneo/ Malaysia) NQAB 11 BE Band (ARES) – Bandmaster | 14.5 Class AAS Played trombone |
| Murphy, John (Spud) | 31-Aug-06 | AAS (Band Boy) Southern Command Band Victoria Police Band | Played cornet |
| Murray, Tom GM | 23/09/1999 Age 75 | 2/9 Inf Bn AIF (New Guinea, Borneo) 65 Aust Inf Bn (Japan) 3RAR (Korea) 1RAR (detached to 13 National Service Trg Bn WO2) | George Medal 25 June 1951 Rescued 3 soldiers from flooded river in Korea |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nation, William (Bill) | 27/09/1993 Age 69 | 2/23 Bn AIF Southern Command Band | Played cornet. Enlisted 1941 aged 17. WW2 Service Middle East, Syria, Tobruk Transferred to SCPD after being injured in an accident in 1950. |
| Neilsen, Don | 17/12/2024 Age 69 | 8RAR Band RAE Band Eastern Command Band 2MD Band | Played trombone. Bass guita. Music Arranger for RAE Band’s 1973 LP. |
| Newbold, Ben | 29-Sep-09 | RMC Band | Played saxophone. |
| Newey, Wayne (Gomer) | 24-Dec-08 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) NQAB | Played oboe, percussion and bass guitar |
| Newman, Ralph | 3/09/2022 Age 69 | AAS British Army seconded to Canadian Army in WW2 Central Command Band (BM) ASM (Director) AHQ (Director) | AAS 22A Class Director of Music 1951 – 1971 Awarded MBE January 1968. Newman Hall at DFSM named in his honour |
| Newman, Reginald Arthur MBE (Reg) | |||
| Nichols, Cliff | 1-Jul-04 | ||
| Novice, Robert Clifford (Bob) | Oct-03 | 1RAR (Vietnam) RAA Band | Played soprano cornet. Active service Vietnam 1965-66 Late of Broke NSW. |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakley, Michael | 24-Aug-09 | 3MD Band | Played string bass / bass guitar |
| O’Brien, John | 8-Apr-07 | RMC Band NQAB | Played clarinet |
| Odendahl, Chris | Nov-19 | Wife of Dick Odendahl MM | |
| Oliphant, Ray | 15-Dec-14 | RMC Band | Commissioned into AAEC |
| O’Loughlin, William (Bill) | Oct-83 | WW2 Service Line of Communication Band or Southern Command Band 66 Bn/ 2RAR Band (Japan, Korea) BM 1RAR Band Korea (Post Armistice) 3RAR (Malaya) BM Central Command Band BM | |
| O’Shea, John Daniel BEM | 1-Apr-19 | RMC Band | Awarded BEM June 1968 |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palfrey, Don | 26-Feb-23 | RMC Band 2MD Band | Former member of Band of the Scots Guards. Served in the British Army 1956 – 1972 Served in the Australian Army 1973 – 1993. Played trombone |
| Parham, Gordon | 24-Oct-09 | Western Command Band ASM (Instructor) 8RAR Band (Bandmaster) AAF Band (Malaysia/ Singapore) (BM) RAE Band (BM) 1MD Band (MD) 4MD Band (MD) | Played percussion. |
| Parry, Jack | 1-Jan-85 | 2/18 Bn AIF (Malaya) 67 Bn (Japan) 1RAR Band (Korea) BM Eastern Command Band (BM) Southern Command Band (BM) | WW2 Service POW, captured Singapore Gave evidence at War Crimes Trials after WW2. |
| Pattinson, Bill | 2000/01 | 2 RNSWR Band (Newcastle) Eastern Command Band 2MD Band | Played cornet. |
| Paul, William Robert (Billy) | Nov-20 | 2MD Band | Played percussion. |
| aka Cutting | |||
| Pemberton, Barry | 20-Jul-22 | 2RAR Band (Enoggera) 5RAR Band (Holsworthy) 5RAR Band (Vietnam) RAAC Band | Played tenor horn |
| Pinney, Bruce | 28-Mar-23 | RAE Band (Kapooka) Eastern Command Band | Played saxophone. Conceived the idea of the AABCA in 1987. The AABCA award was orginally called the Bruce Pinney Award. |
| Platell, Cecil | 2008 | 8RAR Band | National Service 1966-68. Malaysia 1967-68 Played Bb bass. Joined band from RAINF. |
| Plumridge, Lewis | 28-Sep-21 | RMC Band | National Serviceman. Played piano, organ and clarinet. Assisted Lieutenance Colonel Reginald Newman with compiling the Official Australian Army hymn-book. |
| Poll, Frank Edward | 1/07/2014 Age 73 | POW Light Horse Band Southern Command Band | Played horn. |
| Poole, Michael | 21-Feb-67 | Army Apprentice School 5RAR Band (Vietnam) | Killed in action during Operaton Renmark, Vietnam. |
| Potts, Tom | 27-Jun-12 | 3MD Band | Played drums/percussion |
| Povah, Francis Ernest | 2RAR (Korea) 3RAR (Malaya) Central Command Band Northern Command Band | Indigenous heritage | |
| Pratt, Noel | 20-Feb-07 | Tasmania Command Band | Drum major |
| Prummel, Fred | 1994 | Western Command Band | Jazz player from Holland Played trumpet and tenor horn Carpenter/ boat builder by trade. |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn, Keith Desmaond | 12/06/2001 Age 68 | 1RTB Band Eastern Command Band 2 Cadet Brigade (Instructor) | Drum major Late of Port Douglas QLD |
| Quirk, Bill | 2-Dec-14 | RAE Band 1RAR Band (Vietnam) RAA Band Eastern Command Band RAAF Central Band | Played percussion |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radcliffe, Lindsay | 28/05/1994 Age 49 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) Central Command Band 4RAR Band (Borneo) RAAC Band ASM (Instructor) 1RTB Band (MD) 4MD Band (MD) | Played cornet. Studied at Royal Marines School of Music – Deal, UK. |
| Radford, Len | 17-Apr-00 | QLD Naval Reserve Northern Command Band | Played euphonium. |
| Rignold, Robert Charles Lindsay (Bob) | 1/10/1981 Age 65 | Northern Command Band (BM) RMC Band (BM) RAE Band (BM) | Original BM of Northern Commad Band and RMC Band Studied at Kneller Hall early 1950-52 |
| Roberts, (Shorty) | 24-Apr-04 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) NQAB 1RTB Band | Played cornet / trumpet. |
| Robinson, Ron | 13-May-13 | ||
| Rodgers, Barry | 21-Feb-21 | Northern Command Band Army School of Music (Instructor) 4MD Band 2MC Band | Transferred from RAAMC Northern Command Band – SVN Tour |
| Rogers, Garnet (Buck) | 26-Jan-16 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) 2RAR Band 4RAR Band | 14.5 Class at AAS – July 1959 Served in Malaya/ Borneo and Vietnam |
| Rogers, Katie | 8-May-15 | Wife of Barry Rogers | |
| Rose, William Alexander (Alex) | 27-Nov-21 | 1RAR Band (Malaya) | Played clarinet, saxophone and tenor horn. Seconded to 1RAR Band upon arrival in Singapore. Served in Malaya 1959-1961. |
| Rose, Stewart (Stew) | 2008 | Eastern Command Band | Played cornet. |
| Roxburgh, Peter | 1-Apr-04 | RAAF Central Band | |
| Rule, Bruce | 13-Apr-07 | Tasmania Command Band 6MD Band AAB Tasmania | |
| Rushby, Gregory (Blue) | 13/12/1998 Age 64 | RAE Band Casual, Kapooka | Played percussion. |
| Russell, Ray | 1-Sep-03 | ||
| Rust, Brian | 13-Apr-10 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) 3MD Band | 27th Class at AAS Played horn. |
| Rust, Len | 3/11/2000 Age 85 | Central Command Band | Played tenor horn. Served in RAN during WW2. Father of Brian Rust. |
| Rust, Wilbur | 12-May-06 | ||
| Rychter, Lou | 28-Aug-98 | RAN Reserve Band Southern Command Band | Played cornet / clarinet. Originally from Czechoslovakia. |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schneider, Lincoln | 10-Aug-06 | AAB-Sydney RMC Band | Played saxophone |
| Scragg, Clive William | 16-Jun-19 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) 1RAR Band (Vietnam) RAA Band (Singleton) AAB Singapore 2MD Band | 14th Class AAS Joined 1959 Played cornet/ trumpet Active service Vietnam 1965-66 |
| Selby, Edna | Jul-14 | Widow of Ted Selby | |
| Selby, Edwin (Ted) MBE | RAAF WW2 Northern Command Band (BM) | Played trombone. MBE January 1967 |
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| Sheehan, William (Bill) BEM | 14-May-11 | 2/17Bn Band AIF (WW2) 66Vn (Japan) BCOF (Japan) 2RAR Band 3RAR Band (Malaya) Eastern Command Band 2MD Band RAA Band (Singleton) (Acting BM) | Played saxophone. Awarded BEM June 1972 |
| Shelton, Jeffrey James “JJ” Brigadier DSO MC | 13-May-18 | RAINF postings including 3RAR (Korea) CO 3RAR 67-68 (Vietnam) | Awarded MC and MID as Company Commander 3RAR Korea. Awarded DSO as CO 3RAR Vietnam. First Honorary Colonel of the AABC 1980. Held position for 14 years. Patron of AABCA 1989-2018. Played clarinet/ saxophone. |
| Sheridan, Jim | 25-May-06 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) RMC Band | Played clarinet |
| Shugg, Edgar Francis George (Teddy) | 7/08/1999 Age 82 | Southern Command Band | Played G bass trombone. |
| Silk, Erna | 18-Oct-14 | Widow of Jack Silk | |
| Silk, Jack MBE | 14-Aug-04 | 2/17 Bn Band AIF (WW2) 66Bn (Japan) BCOF (Japan) 2RAR Band Southern Command Band RMC Band ASM (OC/CI) | Played cornet. Awarded MBE January 1959. |
| Simmons, Kevin Wayne OAM | 24-Jul-15 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) RAE Band (Kapooka) 2RAR Band (Vietnam) AAB-Singapore (1971-73) Holsworthy Area Band RAE Band (Casula) RMC Band | 18th Class AAS Joined 1963 Awarded OAM Civil June 2004. |
| Simpson, Alan | 25/09/1998 Age 60 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) Central Command Band ASM | Played bass. |
| Simpson, Roy (Simmo) | 26-Jul-16 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) 4MD Band 1MD Band AAB Melvourne DFSM AAB Adelaide | 30A Class AAS Joined 1975 Played Eb bass. |
| Sims, Bob | 5-Jun-09 | ||
| Smith, Les | 16-Aug-07 | 8Bn Band (Militia) 1939 WW2 Service Southern Command Band | Left bands and worked as regimental tailor (SGT) at RMC. |
| Spencer, Barry | 2020 | 1RAR Band (Malaya) RMC Band RAAF | Played baritone horn Transferred to clarinet |
| Spencer, Florence | Jun-10 | Wife of Barry Spencer | |
| Stiff, Ken | 8-Nov-23 | 2DIV Band (Sydney) Eastern Command Band | Played clarinet and saxophone |
| Stitt, Kevin | 1994/95 | Northern Command Band | |
| Stone, Ian (Stoney) | 1999? | 1RAR Band (Korea) Northern Command Band 4RAR Band (Vietnam) Central Command Band 4MD Band | Played cornet. |
| Stonehouse, Lyn | 19-Oct-18 | Wife of Peter Stonehouse | |
| Stringer, Fred | 28/07/1995 Age 77 | 2/18 Bn AIF (WW2) RAE Band Casula, Kapooka NSW Police Band | Played cornet. POW Singapore. |
| Stryker, Jim | 23-Dec-06 | RAAF Central Band (Warrant Officer) | Previous UK service. |
| Sutton, Kenneth Norman (Ken) (Swampy) | 8-Jul-21 | Northern Command Band? 6RAR Band (Vietnam) ASM | Previous UK service. Drum Major 6RAR 1966 Percussion instructor ASM |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tait, Leslie Richard | 1/12/1993 Age 55 | 1RAR Band (Vietnam) RAA Band | Played trombone. Actice Service Vietnam 1965-66 Awarded US Army Commendation Medal in Vietnam. |
| Taylor, R.L. (Bob) LTCOL MBE (Retired) (Bob) | 22-Apr-16 | AAS (Bandboy/Apprentice Musician) 3RAR Band (Malaya) ASM (Instructor) 3RAR (BM) (Malaysia, Borneo) 5RAR (BM) (Vietnam) 1RAR Band (BM) Western Command Band (MD) Northern Command Band (MD) AHQ (Deputy Director) Army School of Music (OC/CI) | AAS Joined 1954 Played trombone Awarded MCE January 1979 Active service Malaya, Malaysia/ Borneo, Vietnam. |
| Tedford, Allan | 12-Jul-14 | 1MD Band NQAB | Played saxophone. |
| Thackrah, Harvey William (Bill) | 9-Nov-16 | 1RAR Band (Korea) 2RAR Band (Korea) Kapooka Band Malaya/ Borneo RAE Band (Kapooka) 1RTB Band Eastern Command Band 2MD Band | Played Bb bass. |
| Thomas, Colin | 7-Aug-06 | Played tuba? | |
| Thomas, Les | 1/08/2024 Age 92 | Northern Command Band 1MD Band | Euphonium |
| Thomas, Max | 12/05/1995 Age 67 | Central Command Band RAAF Central Band | Enlisted as a clarinet |
| Thoresen, Freda Norma | April/May 1999 | First wife of Doug Thoresen | |
| Thoresen, Hetty Florence | 24-Mar-17 | Wife of Doug Thoresen | |
| Trebel, Roger | 2006 | Southern Command Band | |
| Trotter, Ernie (Ern) QGM | 11-Apr-16 | Central Command Band Southern Command Band Northern Command Band 3RAR Band (Malaya) RMC Band Southern Command Band 3MD Band (BSM) | Queen’s Gallantry Medal 11 September 1979. Founding member of AABCA. Past President of AABCA. |
| Trotter, Robert (Bob) | 22-Aug-93 | 1RAR Band (Korea) Western Command Band Southern Command Band 3RAR Band (Malaysia/ Borneo) RMC Band (Drum major) | Played tuba Drum major |
| Trudgeon, George Ian | 1/06/1972 Age 18 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) RMC Band | Played cornet/trumpet. Died in motor vehicle accident. |
| Trudgeon, Roy | 12/01/1996 Age 75 | Pre-war 38 Inf Bn Southern Command Band WW2 AIF Bands 66 Bn BCOF (Japan) 2RAR (Japan) | Original member of Southern Command Band 1940 WW2 service in Pacific Played percussion Father of George Trudgeion |
| Turner, Robert John (Bob) | 13/07/2000 Age 56 | Western Command Band 8RAR Band AAF Band (Malaysia/ Singapore) RASIGs Band/ 1RTB Band ASM (Instructor) 5MD Band (BSM) ASM (Training Development) WRAAC School (Instructor/ Training Development) RMC Band (BSM) 4MD Band (MD) | Played soprano cornet / trumpet |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood, John | Apr-24 | 5MD Band | Played french horn |
| Underwood, Phyllis | 2010 | Wife of John Underwood |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vandermaat, Gerry | Feb-06 | 1MD Band | Played saxophone? |
| Vann Dijk, Wilhelm (Bill) (Formerly Van Dyke) | RAE / 1 RTB Band 8RAR Band ASCO (Vietnam | Played Bb bass. Active service Vietnam with canteens organisation |
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| Vann Dijk, Mary | 4-Nov-04 | ||
| Vidal, Mario | 6-July-2025 | RAE Band – Casula RAE Band – Kapooka | Served in SVN. |
| Vines, Noel | cMay 1992 | BCOF (Japan) 1RAR Band (Korea) (BM) | |
| Vitnell, William (Bill) | 20-Nov-24 | Eastern Command Band 2MD Band | Played trombone. Bus driver. |
| Name | Date | Bands | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahlin, Thomas Patrick (Tom) | 1/05/1999 Age 64 | Northern Command Band RMC Band ASM (Instructor) 2RAR Band (BM) 1RAR Band (BM) (Vietnam) Central Command Band (MD) Eastern Command Band (MD) 2MD Band (MD) Royal Marines School of Music – Deal, UK ASM (OC/CI) AHQ Deputy Director of Music AHQ Director of Music Army | Played cornet, saxophone. |
| Walker, Dave (WO2-Retired) | 1-Jun-20 | 2RNSWR Band AAB-Newcastle | Joined in June 1962 Served for 50 years of CMF/ ARES Played euphonium. |
| Walker, Jeff | 30-Sep-13 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) NQAB 2MD Band 1RTB Band 5MD Band (MD) 1RAR Band (MD) | Played clarinet / saxophone |
| Walton, Arthur | 25-Apr-10 | Southern Command Band Northern Command Band | Previous WW2 Service Pacific Re-enlisted 1952. Played euphonium. |
| Watson, Leigh | Mar-23 | AAB-Tasmania | Played bass. Served 35 years and passed away while still serving. |
| Watts, John (Chuckles) | May-17 | 1RAR Band (Vietnam) 8RAR Band AAF Band (Malaysia/ Singapore) | Played cornet. Left bands and worked in logistics. Retired to Perth. |
| Wearing, John | 13-Nov-07 | Kapooka / Woodside | Original Band Boy Kapooka Class |
| Webb, Col | 14-Sep-15 | Northern Command Band 1MD Band AAB Brisbane | Played trombone. |
| Webb, Darcy | Jan-10 | WW2 service Northern Command Band | Played euphonium Older brother of Col Webb. |
| Webb, Rose | 5-Oct-15 | Widow of Col Webb | |
| Weston, Graeme | 15-Aug-18 | Southern Command Band RAAF Central Band | |
| Weston, Harry | 4 March 2025 | NQAB 5MD Band 6MD Band 1MD Band | Ex British Army Bandsman |
| White, Jim | 2001 Age 65 | 2RAR (Malaysia) | Previous service with British Army. Corps drummer. |
| Whitehouse, Gordon | 6-Mar-05 | ||
| Whittaker, Frank | 5-Jun-05 | RAN Band 2MC Band | Played Clarinet / saxophone |
| Whittaker, Peter | Oct-93 | 1RAR (Korea) Northern Command Band 1RTB Band (Drum major) Cadet Brigade (Instructor) | Played cornet, drum major. His father Norm was BM of 2/18 Bn AIF Band captured in Singapore 1942. |
| Wilkie, Alan | 10-Aug-99 Age 58 | Northern Command Band | Played trumpet. |
| Age 58 | |||
| Wilkie, James (Jim) OAM | Eastern Command Band 2MD Band NQAB 6MD Band (BM) ADFA Cadet Band (BM) | OAM January 1988 Played cornet/ trumpet. |
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| Wilkins, Betty | 28-Mar-01 | Widow of Lindsay Wilkins | |
| Wilkins, Lindsay MBE | 23-Dec-90 | 2/22 Pioneer Bn RAA Band (CMF) Southern Command Band (Drum major) AHQ Directorate of Music ASM (RSM) | Born 15 June 1926. Played percussion. Drum major. Enlisted 15 yeards, 2 months of age. WW2 service New Guinea, Dutch East Indies. MBE June 1976. Retried 12 Decembe 1978. |
| Willey, Greg | 3-Sep-03 | AAS (Apprentice Musician) 1RAR Band (Malaya) RMC Band 5MD Band | 11th Class AAS Active service Malaya |
| Williams, Walter (Wally) | 8-Jun-21 | AAS (Band Boy /Apprentice Musician) RAE Band (Kapooka) 1RAR Band (Malaya) Central Command Band 4MD Band | 6th Band Boy Class/ 10th Intake Army Apprentice Played cornet Active service Malaya. |
| Willicombe, Bill | Feb-97 | Northern Command Band | Played euphonium |
| Wilson, George | c1992 (1991?) | Southern Command Band | Pre-WW2 served in militia. WW2 service Middle East, Syria North Africa, Pacific. Transferred to RAASC in 1952. Served in Japan as a pay rep. Played bass. |
| Wilson, Jack | 2-Jul-15 | WWII Veteran BCOF Japan 3RAR Band (Korea) RAAC Band Army School of Music (Instructor) 1RAR Band (Bandmaster) | After Korea joined Canadian Signals Band. Rejoined Australian Army Played bass. |
| Wilson, Neal (Budda) | 2009 | Southern Command Band 3MD Band | Played percussion. |
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| Young, Janet | 1-Oct-03 | Wife of Laurie Young (LJ). | |
| Young, Laurie OAM | 20-Jul-22 | 2Bn NSW Regt Band (Bandmaster) Newcastle Band (CMF) 2MD Band 1RTB Band 1RAR Band (Bandmaster) 3MD Band (BSM) ASM (RSM) 1MD Band (2IC) Royal Solomon Islands Police Band (TO?MD) 4MD Band (OC) 1MD Band (OC)\ | Played cornet/trumpet. Awarded OAM Civil June 2014. |
| Young, Laurie Marchant | 2007 |
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