About

The Victoria Boys Band

The picture was taken at the Victoria Day Parade 1964.

"I played clarinet in The Victoria Boys Band. I also at age 7 played in the Vancouver World Famous Kitsalano Boys Band. Arthur Delamont the leader now passed was a musical genius and multi instrumentalist. When I moved from Vancouver at age nine to Langford, Belmont Senior High School allowed me to join them and soon to be doing solo 1st Clarinet. I joined The Victoria Boys Band in 1962 and played the Victoria Day Parade and played Ladysmith, Duncan, etc. For some bizarre reason I took up Trombone and played in The Victoria Boys Band and then quit around 1963. I also hung up the clarinet and took up guitar in 1963. With the Beatles causing mania it was the obvious choice".

Richard Moore

I played euphonium with the Victoria Boys Band as a kid. I believe the years were 1958-1965. The conductor then was local trumpet/band leader George Kraeling (brother of trombonist Jack Kraeling). We rehearsed at an old 'shack' near Colville Rd in Esquimalt, then moved to the scout hall on Nelson Street. Later we moved to the Jubilee Hall on Fraser Street once it had been upgraded with a new addition. We performed many parades in Victoria and up-Island. We also performed in Portland's Junior Rose Parade many years (lots of memories there). Ken Mawdsley was our Manager/Bus Driver. Other names that come to mind: Steve Mawdsley (clarinet); Gerry Cadwallader (baritone); Tim Bragg (baritone); Peter Fioran (trumpet - deceased). Hundreds of kids went through that band over the years.

Bob Cadwallader metchosin@shaw.ca
Broken Up

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Last Lineup

Kent Mundy
Alto Saxophone
Andre Ooievaar
Trumpet
Jerry Kustaski
Baritone Horn
Don Laidler
Drums
Bill Pearce
Clarinet
Paul Scott
Trumpet
Robert Laidler
Clarinet

Past Members

George Green
Conductor
1930
Bob Cadwallader
Euphonium
1959 - 1965
Richard Moore "Dick"
Clarinet/Trombone
1962 - 1963
Mark Waddington
Trumpet
1969 - 1970
Reg Wood
Conductor
50s - 1965
Art Wood
Triangle/Drums/Clarinet
50s - 1965
Ian McDougall
Trombone
50s
Steve Mawdsley
Clarinet
60s
Gerry Cadwallader
Baritone
60s
Tim Bragg
Baritone
60s
Peter Fioran
Trumpet
60s
George Kraeling
Conductor
60s