Drum Major G Scollick Royal Marines

Following in his Fathers’ footsteps, Drum Major Graham ‘Scol’ Scollick joined the Royal Marines as a Bugler on the 5th September 1988 aged 16.

During his time in Training Company he was awarded the Premier trophy for best drummer and subsequently, on passing his B3 examination in the April of 1990, was drafted to the Staff Band Royal Marines Deal.

After a brief time of only a year with the Staff Band, he joined the Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland Band, now Royal Marines Band Scotland, in April of 1991.

Whilst serving there he visited Northern Ireland several times, qualifying for the General Service Medal. He embarked on the West Indies Tour aboard HMS Fearless and the Toronto Military Tattoo in 1992, as well as performing at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the Royal Tournament and other Massed Bands Engagements.

1998 saw a move south to the Band of HM Royal Marines Commando Training Centre at Lympstone. Here he passed the Junior Command Course and in 2000 he was successful in passing the Drum Majors Course, becoming the Assistant Drum Major for the Band.

After promotion to Corporal in 2003, he made a return to Scotland in order to cover Drum Major duties and following a brief spell at BRNC joined RM Band Plymouth in December of 2003.

Qualifying B1 in September of 2004 he returned to the RM Band Plymouth and was appointed Drum Major of the Band in January 2005. In August 2007 Graham was appointed the Drum Major at the Royal Marines School of Music in Portsmouth.

When asked, the highlight of his career undoubtedly has been performing as Drum Major at the 2005 Edinburgh Military Tattoo with the Massed Bands.

Graham currently resides in Exmouth, Devon.

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