In Memoriam - Lest we forget

Over the past few years we have, sadly, lost some of our founding members, notably Mr Paul Hern from Malvern, who directed the Band from 2010 and Mr Brian Rutt from London.

 

Adrian Ogle
1953 - 16/1/2021 - Bugler & humanitarian

Paul Hearne
1943 - 21/10/2020 - Played cymbals or tenor drum

Paul Hern
1945 - 3/2/2020 - Bugler and a driving force of BADOTSA from 2010

Brian Rutt
1945 - 5/11/2019 - Outstanding bugler and a most successful band master in his time

Michael Baker
1955 - 24/6/2018 - Solo drummer and instructor

Mark Myham
1966 - 9/6/2018 - Solo bugler

Ron Lewis
1937 - 17/11/2015 - Solo drummer and instructor

Graham Batho
1941 - 2014 - Solo drummer

Dave Cherry
1928 - 15/3/2013 - Drum instructor & wrote music for B.B. Handbook

John Bates
1937 - 9/3/2011 - Played cymbals for BADOTSA & London Stedfast Association Band

Derek Ford
1938 - 17/8/2007 - Played snare drum and was the Brighton Stedfast Association President, founder and bandmaster of the Brighton Stedfast Band

Vernon Spratt
1944 - 6/1/2006 - All round musician with BADOTSA

 

If you require band/parade information please contact Roy Meadows (Adjutant) at adjutant@badotsa.co.uk, or for website contact please email info@badotsa.co.uk.

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