Warrant Officer Class One Bandmaster Craig Bywater

Warrant Officer Class One Craig Bywater was born and raised in Suffolk. His interest in music started as a performer in his school band and in the Salvation Army. He enlisted into the British Army as a tuba player in 1994 and completed his musical training at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall in Twickenham. His first assignment was to the Band of the Royal Logistic Corps in Deepcut, Camberley.

 During his eleven years with the band he completed overseas tours of Norway, Bosnia, the Falkland Islands, Cyprus and Australia. He also was active in adventurous training, organising diving expeditions to Egypt and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

After selection for the Student Bandmaster Course in 2006 he graduated from the Royal Military School of Music in 2009 and was assigned as Bandmaster of the Band of the King's Division. In September 2011 he was assigned as Bandmaster of the Band of the Welsh Guards.