RAN rating - Musician or Bandsman

[melliget]

Hi.

Does anyone know if Musician or Bandsman was the official rating of this type in the RAN post WW1, if I can bend the rules just a little?

regards,

Martin

[joseph]

If they had the same structure as the Royal Navy;

These are RM rates

Band Boy

Musician

Band Corporal

Bandmaster 2nd class

Bandmaster, 1st class

The RN ordered the Rate of Bandsman and Musician to die out on 01/10/1907 so both could be extant in the 1920's

Sorry not an answer really, any more info on your man.

Regards Charles

[David B]

Martin,

As far as I can remember these guys were called Musicians, Ableseaman Muso, Leadingseaman Muso

etc. The only person with a band tag was the bandmaster.

david

[melliget]

Thanks very much, guys. I re-read the service record involved and noticed something I hadn't seen before. After his rating was approved to be changed from Able Seaman to Bandsman, a couple of weeks later it was changed again to Musician! I'm sure some of the guys that filled out these records later became doctors, as in some cases I'd have a better chance with hieroglyphics. But once I worked out what it said, it became clear.

cheers,

Martin