THE SEVEN ZEROS DANCE ORCHESTRA
 

 
       
    THE SEVEN ZEROS
DANCE ORCHESTRA
   
    The Band    

(l to r) Bill, Len, Tommy, Harry, Jack, Joe, Jack, Jeff and Johnny

 

During World War II my father, Jeffrey Jones was lance bombardier in the 70th Field Artillery Regiment of the 139th Infantry Brigade and saw action  in North Africa and Italy. At the end of the war the brigade ended up in Graz, Austria. During this time they had little to do, so he and a few pals formed THE SEVEN ZEROS DANCE ORCHESTRA; named after their regiment 70th Field Artillery Regiment .

The Seven Zeros were a nine piece band and led by band leader Harry Pratt,  consisting of:


Harry Pratt (1st Trumpet) from London

Johnny Miles (Singer and guitar) from Tyneside
Tommy Armitage (2nd Trumpet) from Yorkshire
Cecil Maslen 'Joe' (Alto Saxophone and clarinet) from Bath
Jack Pemberton (Tenor Sax) from Blackpool
Bill Marshall (Piano) from Southend on Sea
Leonard Satchwell (Violin) from Mangotsfield, Bristol
Jeffrey Jones (D. Bass) from West Derby, Liverpool
Jack Roberts (Drums)
       
In their brown and cream suits they played together until they were demobbed in 1946 and played at army dances in local theatres such as the Opern Theatre and made several radio broadcasts on the forces network and BBC.
Tommy and Harry
Harry and Tommy

Johnny
Johnny

Bill

Bill
  Joe and Jack
PemMaz

Jeff

Jeff

Len

Len

Harry

Harry
 
 


An article in the Bath Chronicle and Herald from 8th September 1945

It's likely they broadcast from the BFN (British Forces Network) Graz.
 
"You are listening to the Forces Broadcasting
Service, Austria, operating from stations in Graz, Klagenfurt and Vienna."




 

 

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