Alfred Young
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1900 - 1975
Alfred Young was born in Greenwich in 1900.
Alfred Young enlisted in the army in 1913, as an under age member of the Durham Light Infantry.
In 1924 he was accepted for bandmaster training at Royal Military School of Music at Kneller Hall. He graduated in 1927, as appointed bandmaster of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Band.
From 1949-1958 he was Director of Music of the Royal Engineers (Chatham). After leaving the Royal Engineers he became Professor of instrumentation at Kneller Hall from 1959-1966.
He also composed using the pseudonym Earl Brigham.
Marches composed by Alfred Young:
- Colchester Castle (also known as General Blood)
- Boots and Saddles (also known as The Gay Hussar)
- Royal Standard (also known as Kneller Hall)
- Fox's Marines
- Captain McDandy
- The Argonaut (also known as Indomitable)
- The Matador
- The Beacon (also known as The Brompton Road)
- Bugler in Vienna
- Engineer in Chief
- Follow On
- The Middle Watch (also known as Nightfighter)
- Navy Days (also known as Gunboat and Gondola)
- Queen and Prince
- Regimental March of the King's Regiment
- Royal Birthday March
- Royal Parade
- Royal Windsor March
- The Sapper Patrol (1961)
- Sore Feet
- Spirit of the Regiment
- Troop 46th
- Troop Gloriana
- W.O.C. 17 (also known as War Office Class 17 )
- Young Pioneer
- City of Madrid
- Rise and Shine (also known as Sports Special)
