Directors/Bandmasters of Music
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Captain Cheryl McHugh CD
Band of The 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Bandmaster 2017 - 2018, Director of Music 2018 - Taken on strength as a Musician in 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA, Warrant Officer from 2006, Master Warrant Officer 2013, appointed Bandmaster 2017, commissioned Captain Oct 2018, appointed Director of Music Oct 2018. QGJM, CD |
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Captain James E Tempest CD
Band of The 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Director of Music 2005 - 2017 Taken on strength as a Musician in 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA, Bombardier from 1986 to 1990, Warrant Officer in 1994, Chief Warrant Officer from 2006 to 2008, Commissioned Captain in 2012, appointed Director of Music in 2012, promoted Major 9 Jun 2017, appointed Senior Director of Music for the Canadian Army Jun 2017. QGJM, QDJM, CD1 |
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Captain Richard John Van Slyke MMM CD
Band of The 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Bandmaster 1984 – 1985, Director of Music 1985 - 2005 Taken on strength in the Regimental Band in 1968, promoted Bombardier 1 Apr 1970, qualified QL3 Artilleryman 1971, qualified QL4 Musician 1971, promoted Lance Sergeant 1 Nov 1971, promoted Sergeant 1971, qualified Artillery Detachment Commander 1972, promoted Warrant Officer 1978, promoted Master Warrant Officer 1979, awarded Canadian Forces Decoration 1980, promoted Chief Warrant Officer 1984, Bandmaster 1984, commissioned to Captain 1985, appointed Director of Music from 1985 to 2005, awarded clasp to Canadian Forces Decoration 1990, admitted as a member into the Order of Military Merit 26 Oct 1999, operational tour with OP ALTHEA in Bosnia, awarded second clasp to Canadian Forces Decoration 2000, awarded third clasp to Canadian Forces Decoration 2010, retired 2011. MMM, NATO NON ART 5, ESDP,CANADA 125, QDJM, QGJM, CD3 |
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Captain Peter Michael Erwin CD
Band of the 15th Field Artillery Regiment,RCA Bandmaster 1969 - 1977, Director of Music 1977 - 1984 Taken on strength as a Gunner in 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA 17 May 1962, remustered to Bandsman Saxophone 6 Jul 1962, promoted Bombardier 1 Oct 1962, promoted Sergeant 15 Jul 1963, released 30 Mar 1966, enrolled 17 May 1966, promoted Sergeant 17 May 1966, promoted Warrant Officer 8 Feb 1968, promoted Master Warrant Officer 1 May 1970, promoted Acting Chief Warrant Officer 28 Oct 1971, promoted substantive Chief Warrant Officer 1 Jun 1975, commissioned Captain 1 Jun 1977, promoted Major 15 Oct 1980, transferred to Militia Area Pacific 1 Dec 1980, deceased Jan 14, 2015. QSJM, CD1 |
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Warrant Officer Class 1 Albert Bramwell Sweet CD Band of the 15th Field Regiment, RCA
Bandmaster 1962 – 1969 Taken on strength as a Musician in 43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment RCA CA(M) Military Band in 1958, qualified Bandsman Group 3 1 Aug 1959, promoted Substantive Sergeant 1 Dec 1959, Warrant Officer Class II in 1962, awarded Brigadier Dumoulin trophy in 1962, Warrant Officer Class I 1962 to 1969, Bandmaster 1962 to 1969, struck off strength 1969, deceased 9 Mar 2008. DM, WM |
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Warrant Officer Class 1 John S Munro
Band of the 43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA Bandmaster 1953 - 1958 Taken on strength Kings Own Rifles of Canada, Bandmaster (Warrant Officer Class I) in the 43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment RCA CA(M) Military Band in 1958, deceased 3 Feb 1973. |
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Bandmaster Will Edmunds
Band of the 15th Field Brigade CA Bandmaster 1934 - 1937 Leading cellist with Vancouver Symphony, Bandmaster in Victoria during First World War, taken on strength The Royal Canadian Regiment as a musician 7 Jun 1917, assigned regimental #479910, promoted Corporal 17 Jun 1918, discharged medically unfit due to bronchitis 12 Nov 1918, conducted Vancouver Firemen's Band 1932, Director annual Kiwanis show The Red Mill, Bandmaster 15th Field Brigade CA 1934 and 1935, conducted Parks Board Band, deceased 12 Sep 1948, buried Mountain View Cemetery. |
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Captain Henry Arthur Slatter MSM
Band of the 15th Field Brigade, CA Conductor 1933 Taken on strength Coldstream Guards, taken on strength 7th Royal Fusiliers, taken on strength Seaforth Highlanders of Canada as Stretcher Bearer Sergeant 16 Oct 1914, , transferred to 11th Overseas Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles as Trooper 27 May 1915, promoted Acting Sergeant while employed as bandmaster 28 May 1915, attested Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force 11 Aug 1915, assigned regimental #116401, to be provisional Sergeant 1 Jun 1916, embarked Halifax 8 Jul 1916, disembarked Liverpool 25 Jul 1916, appointed Acting sergeant 25 Jul 1916, transferred to CCAG 17 Aug 1916, transferred to 24th Reserve Battalion 10 Jan 1917, appointed Acting Bandmaster 1 Feb 1917, transferred to 1st Canadian Reserve Battalion 20 May 1917, appointed Warrant Officer Class I whilst so employed 1 Jan 1918, awarded Meritorious Service Medal 10 Mar 1919, struck off strength to Canada 14 Jun 1919, discharged 26 Jun 1919, Conductor 15th Field Brigade CA 1933, deceased 16 Jul 1942, burial in Musicians' Plot Mountain View Cemetery. |
Drum Majors
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Warrant Officer Clive Walton CD
Band of the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Taken on strength as a Musician in 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA 26 May 1970, qualified General Military Training 21 Apr 1971, qualified Musician R871 C 5 Sep 1972, qualified Musician R871 D1 24 Apr 1975, promoted Bombardier 1 May 1975, qualified Sergeant 19 May 1976, promoted Sergeant 1 Jun 1976, promoted Warrant Officer 1 Mar 1982, released 24 Oct 1995. CD1 |
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Chief Warrant Officer Jimmy Hamilton CD
Band of the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Taken on strength as a Gunner in 43rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RCA 13 Dec 1948, appointed Acting Bombardier 3 Mar 1952, qualified Bandsman Group 1 11 May 1952, confirmed in rank of Bombardier 2 Jun 1952, promoted Acting Sergeant 8 Jun 1953, taken on strength 43 Medium Anti-Aircraft Band 1 Nov 1958, reinstated 15 Field Regiment Band 15 Oct 1959, qualified Bandsman Cornet or Trumpet Group 2 1 Dec 1959, passed Drum Major Course 6 Feb 1960, promoted Substantive Sergeant 15 Sep 1961, promoted Staff Sergeant 1 May 1961, promoted Master Warrant Officer 1 May 1970, promoted Chief Warrant Officer 1 Mar 1978, deceased 9 Dec 2013. CVSM, WM, CCM, QSJM, CD2 |