The Royal Australian Navy Band

Some months prior to the commissioning of HMAS Australia at Portsmouth on 21 June 1913, six musicians (recruited in Melbourne) were sent to England to join up with a number of ex-Royal Marine and British Army bandsmen. The musicians who formed the first band established under the title 'Royal Australian Navy' arrived in Sydney in HMAS Australia on 4 October 1913. Music Directors: 1970 to 1975 : Gordon D. C. Coxon 1975 to 1976 : Norm Gullick 1976 to 1980 : J.D.McDonough 1980 to 1987 : W. W. Farrell 1987 to 1993 : Vic Knowles 1993 to 2002 : Ashley W. Greedy 2002 to 2012 : Phillip Anderson (2) 2012 to 2015 : Paul Cottier 2015 to ???? : Steven Stanke