The Royal Corps of Army Music Trust
The Royal Corps of Army Music Trust
Military Career
Major Bennett joined the Army in Aug 1985 aged just 16. Graduated from RMSM Kneller Hall in December 1987 winning the Denis Brady Award for Best Percussionist. Guy was assigned to The Band of the Royal Artillery, Woolwich in Jan 1988 as a percussionist and harpist, during his early years he travelled the World extensively with the RA Band deploying to the Middle East in the Gulf War and as an Ambulance Driver ion the streets of London during the Ambulance Dispute. He performed the winning composition for the Evelyn Glennie Percussion Awards alongside a fellow percussionist and two sopranos from the English National Opera in 1994.
Guy remained with the RA Band rising through the ranks to become the Band Sergeant Major in 2004. Promoted to Warrant Officer Class One in Feb 2008, he was appointed as the School Band Sergeant Major at RMSM Kneller Hall. He was appointed as the inaugural Corps Sergeant Major in 2012, Army Music’s Senior Soldier and was subsequently Commissioned in 2013 appointed as SO3 Band Tasking at Regional Command in Aldershot. In 2017 he moved to APC Glasgow as SO2 Sldrs for CAMUS on promotion to Major.
Guy was appointed Second in Command HQ Regional Bands, in Horse Guards, London in Sep 2019. In Jul 2021 he moved to HQ RCAM as SO2 Pers Ops. He retired from Regular Service 39 years’ service in Nov 2024 and is delighted to continue service to Army musicians as The RCAM Corps Secretary.
