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George Hespe


Brass Band News states he joined the army 31st August 1915 aged 14 as a band boy, went to Kneller Hall 1925. Appointed bandmaster of 1st Seaforth Highlanders in 1928. Became bandmaster of Sheffield Transport band 1933.



Date Contest Band Position Draw
23 Mar 1963 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) Black Dyke Mills 4 3
23 Feb 1963 Click to filter Nottingham Championship (Championship Section) Ransome and Marles 3
20 Oct 1962 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Ransome & Marles 3 15
15 Sep 1962 Click to filter British Open Ransome & Marles 2 17
28 Apr 1962 Click to filter Midlands Area (Championship Section) Ransome & Marles Work 2
24 Mar 1962 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) Yorkshire Imperial Metals 9
03 Feb 1962 Click to filter Nottingham Championship (Championship Section) Ransome & Marles 1 3
28 Oct 1961 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Ransome & Marles 6
16 Sep 1961 Click to filter British Open Ransome & Marles 5 6
16 Sep 1961 Click to filter British Open Yorkshire Imperial Metals 7
02 Sep 1961 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest Yorkshire Imperial Metals 6 4
20 May 1961 Click to filter Daily Herald Brighton Open Brass Band Festival (Championship Section) Ransome and Marles 3
29 Apr 1961 Click to filter Midlands Area (Championship Section) Ransome & Marles Works 1
25 Mar 1961 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) Yorkshire Imperial Metals
15 Oct 1960 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Luton 21
15 Oct 1960 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Ransome & Marles 4 16
17 Sep 1960 Click to filter British Open Yorkshire Imperial Metals 9
17 Sep 1960 Click to filter British Open Ransome & Marles 18
10 Sep 1960 Click to filter Chesterfield Rural District Council Invitation Contest (Championship) Yorkshire Imperial Metals 2
10 Sep 1960 Click to filter Chesterfield Rural District Council Invitation Contest (Championship) Ransome & Marles Works 1
27 Aug 1960 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest Ransome and Marles 4 4
30 Apr 1960 Click to filter Midlands Area (Championship Section) Ransome & MArles Works 2
02 Apr 1960 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) Yorkshire Imperial Metals 2
24 Oct 1959 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Luton 12
24 Oct 1959 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Ransome & Marles 18
29 Aug 1959 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest Ransome and Marles 4 3
29 Aug 1959 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest Yorkshire Imperial Metals 6 1
18 Apr 1959 Click to filter Midlands Area (Championship Section) Ransome & Marles Works 3
14 Mar 1959 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) Yorkshire Imperial Metals
25 Oct 1958 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Ransome & Marles 5 13
06 Sep 1958 Click to filter British Open Ransome & Marles 7
15 Mar 1958 Click to filter Midlands Area (Championship Section) Ferodo Works 3
07 Sep 1957 Click to filter British Open Ferodo Works 9
31 Aug 1957 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest Ferodo Works 3 4
04 May 1957 Click to filter Daily Herald Midlands Festival (Championship Section) Ferodo Works W
23 Mar 1957 Click to filter Midlands Area (Championship Section) Ferodo Works
08 Sep 1956 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest Ferodo Works Band 1
01 Sep 1956 Click to filter British Open Ferodo Works 4 9
09 Jun 1956 Click to filter Daily Herald Brighton Open Brass Band Festival (Championship Section) Ferodo Works 1 8
17 Mar 1956 Click to filter Midlands Area (Championship Section) Ferodo Works 2
10 Sep 1955 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest Bonnybridge & District 7
03 Sep 1955 Click to filter British Open Ferodo Works 1 9
23 Apr 1955 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) YEWCO 9
11 Apr 1955 Click to filter City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Championship Section) Ferodo Works 2 7
19 Mar 1955 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Fourth Section) Stocksbridge Works 4 9
16 Oct 1954 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) YEWCO Works 9
16 Oct 1954 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Ferodo Works 6 2
16 Oct 1954 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Creswell Colliery 5 7
04 Sep 1954 Click to filter British Open Ferodo Works 2 11
28 Aug 1954 Click to filter Edinburgh International Contest Ferodo Works 3
08 May 1954 Click to filter Rhyl Festival of Brass (Championship/First Section) Ferodo Works 1 3
19 Apr 1954 Click to filter City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Championship Section) Ferodo Works 10
10 Apr 1954 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) YEWCO 2 2
10 Apr 1954 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Third Section) Silverwood Colliery 4
20 Mar 1954 Click to filter Midlands Area (Championship Section) Ferodo Works 2
20 Mar 1954 Click to filter Midlands Area (Championship Section) Creswell 1
17 Oct 1953 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Creswell Colliery 3 17
16 May 1953 Click to filter British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield) Ferodo Works 3 12
18 Apr 1953 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) Carlton Main Frickley Colliery 5 7
06 Apr 1953 Click to filter City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Championship Section) Ferodo Works 1 2
07 Mar 1953 Click to filter Midlands Area (Championship Section) Creswell 1
01 Nov 1952 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Carlton Main Frickley 2
01 Nov 1952 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Creswell Colliery 4 13
06 Sep 1952 Click to filter British Open Carlton Main Frickley Colliery 6
26 Apr 1952 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) Carlton Main 2 4
08 Mar 1952 Click to filter Midlands Area (Championship Section) Creswell Colliery 2
27 Oct 1951 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Creswell 17
01 Sep 1951 Click to filter British Open Carlton Main Frickley Colliery 9
14 Apr 1951 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) Carlton Main Frickley 3 5
14 Apr 1951 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) St. Hilda's (YEW Co. Works) 2
31 Mar 1951 Click to filter CISWO Yorkshire (Championship Section) Carlton Main Frickley 1
03 Mar 1951 Click to filter Midlands Area (Championship Section) Creswell Colliery 2
28 Oct 1950 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) St. Hilda 2
02 Sep 1950 Click to filter British Open Carlton Main Frickley Colliery 3 11
15 Apr 1950 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) St. Hilda's 1 7
05 Mar 1950 Click to filter CISWO Yorkshire (Championship Section) Frickley Colliery 3
07 Sep 1947 Click to filter Sheffield Contest Grimethorpe Colliery 1
06 Sep 1947 Click to filter British Open Grimethorpe Colliery 9
14 Jun 1947 Click to filter Hinckley Contest (Second Section) Hade Edge 4
15 Mar 1947 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Second Section) Phoenix Works 3
15 Mar 1947 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Second Section) Hade Edge 2
02 Nov 1946 Click to filter City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Second Section) Church Gresley 1
11 May 1946 Click to filter Belle Vue May Contest (Class D) Church Gresley Colliery 1
06 Apr 1946 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Second Section) Phoenix Works (Rotherham) 1
02 Mar 1946 Click to filter West Riding Contest (1st Section) Phoenix Works (Rotherham) 1
06 Oct 1945 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) St. Hilda 14
04 Aug 1945 Click to filter Newark Contest Phoenix (Steel Peech and Tozers) 2
23 Jun 1945 Click to filter Yorkshire Area (Championship Section) St. Hilda's 2 6
08 Jul 1939 Click to filter Belle Vue July Contest (Class A) Sheffield Transport Department 2 6
06 May 1939 Click to filter Belle Vue May Contest (Class A) Phoenix Works (Rotherham) 1 16
12 Nov 1938 Click to filter Wakefield Contest Phoenix Works 2
24 Sep 1938 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Sheffield Transport 7
05 Sep 1938 Click to filter British Open Sheffield Transport 11
03 Sep 1938 Click to filter Matlock Contest Phoenix Social Service 3
16 Jul 1938 Click to filter Cottingham Contest Phoenix Steel Works 2
09 Jul 1938 Click to filter Belle Vue July Contest (Class A) Sheffield Corporation Transport 2 3
21 May 1938 Click to filter Belle Vue May Contest (Class A) Phoenix Steel Works 3
21 May 1938 Click to filter Belle Vue May Contest (Class C Group 2) Hepworth Iron Works 6
25 Sep 1937 Click to filter National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final) Sheffield Transport 19
08 May 1937 Click to filter Belle Vue May Contest (Class B) Phoenix (S.P.&T.Ltd) 2 17
27 Jun 1936 Click to filter Leeds Contest (Section Two) Sheffield Transport 7
18 Apr 1936 Click to filter Southport Music Festival Contest Sheffield Transport
12 Oct 1935 Click to filter Sheffield (City Hall) Contest Sheffield Transport Department
28 Sep 1935 Click to filter Crystal Palace (Grand Shield) Sheffield Transport Department 2 6
29 Sep 1934 Click to filter Crystal Palace (Junior Cup - A) Sheffield Transport Department 4 7




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