Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
March composed by Kenneth J. Alford Major in 1921. Graham Seton Hutchinson was the Mad Major, whose war exploits had won him the Military Cross and a DSO.
Performed by the Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment.
The photo is of a Royal Marines band performing as British troops embark for France as part of the second British Expeditionary Force (BEF), 15 June 1940. The bandmaster looks like the composer Kenneth J. Alford who was the Director of Music of the Royal Marines at the time of the photo.
March composed by Kenneth J. Alford Major in 1921. Graham Seton Hutchinson was the Mad Major, whose war exploits had won him the Military Cross and a DSO.
Performed by the Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment.
The photo is of a Royal Marines band performing as British troops embark for France as part of the second British Expeditionary Force (BEF), 15 June 1940. The bandmaster looks like the composer Kenneth J. Alford who was the Director of Music of the Royal Marines at the time of the photo.
