Record

Performance TitleDekho! Thirty-Second Burma Reunion
Performance Date29 April 1978
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:00
Main PerformersEarl Mountbatten of Burma,
Colonel The Viscount Slim,
HRH The Prince of Wales,
John Snagge - speakers

The Pakistan Ambassador,
The Nepalese Ambassador,
The Burmese Ambassador,
Brigadier F M Khan,
General Sir Philip Christison Bart,
General Sir Hugh Stockwell,
Captain E W Bush,
Sir Bernard Chacksfield,
Lt.-Colonel G R A Brooking,
Rear-Admiral M Lucey,
Sir Victor Goddard,
Major-General G M Dyer,
Brigadier The Rt. Hon. Sir John Smyth,
Brigadier Michael Calvert,
Brigadier-General H G Scheie,
A E Slater,
A St. Pierre,
A E Creighton,
C R Taylor,
Brigadier M Mayadas,
Commodore K N Dubash,
Air Commodore N Chatrath,
Captain I A Sirohey,
Group Captain Z I Ahmed,
Rear-Admiral F Taylor Brown,
Colonel Robert G Jenks,
Colonel Robert B Osborn,
The Queen's Colour Squadron,
Queen Alexandra's Nursing Service,
(257) Territorial Army,

Howell James,
Dame Vera Lynn - vocals,
William Davies - organ
Secondary PerformersAndrew Cushing - accompanist
Orchestra or BandBand of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Regiment,
Band of the Royal Marines,
Pipers of the School of Technical Training, Royal Air Force (RAF) Halton-Bucks
ChoirsWimbledon Girl Singers
ConductorsF/O C R Tomsett,
Captain C J Taylor
Set ListOrgan Selection (William Davies),
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem),
An Act of Remembrance,
'God of Our Fathers, Known of Old',
Procession of Standards,
Entrance of Platform Party,
Pipers of the School of Technical Training,
Speech (Earl Mountbatten of Burma),
Speech (Colonel The Viscount Slim),
Speech (HRH The Prince of Wales)

Burma Reunion Concert:
Band of the RAF Regiment,
The Prologue,
Wimbledon Girl Singers,
The Queen's Colour Squadron,
Continuity Drill Display (Queen's Colour Squadron RAF),
Queen Alexandra's Nursing Service and (257) Territorial Army
Band of the Royal Marines

Community Singing:
'Bless 'Em All' (Howell James, Audience),
'It's a Long Way To Tipperary' (Howell James, Audience),
'Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag' (Howell James, Audience),
'On The Road to Mandalay' (Howell James, Audience),
Dame Vera Lynn,
'Keep Right On To The End of The Road'
Royal PresenceHRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales,
Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Performance NotesProduced by Ralph Reader CBE.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1978/68),
Event Schedule (RAHE/4/4/13)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1978/68Dekho! Thirty-Second Burma Reunion29 April 1978
RAHE/4/4/13Arrangements for the Royal Attendance at the Burma Star Association Reunion 1978April 1978
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Uxabcpol_XygDekho! Thirty-Second Burma Reunion1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/2697King Charles III; King; Charles Philip Arthur George (14 November 1948-); King of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms
DS/UK/6716Mountbatten; Lord; Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas (1900-1979); 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG GCB OM GCSI GCIE GCVO DSO PC FRS; British statesman, naval officer
DS/UK/12593Slim; John Douglas (1927-2019); OBE2nd Viscount Slim; British peer, soldier
DS/UK/12753Christison; Sir; Alexander Frank Philip (1893-1993); 4th Baronet, GBE CB DSO MC; British military commander
DS/UK/15163Stockwell; Sir; Hugh (1903-1986); British soldier and general
DS/UK/15949Chacksfield; Sir; Bernard (1913-1999); English senior Royal Air Force officer
DS/UK/15165Goddard; Sir; Victor (1897-1987); English commander in the Royal Air Force
DS/UK/12757Smyth; Sir; John George (1893-1983); 1st Baronet; British Indian Army officer, Conservative politician
DS/UK/15950Calvert; Michael (1913-1998); British soldier
DS/UK/12534Royal Navy; Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (QARNNS); 1884-; British nursing branch of the Royal Navy
DS/UK/6747Snagge; John Derrick Mordaunt (1904-1996); OBE; British newsreader, commentator
DS/UK/3507Lynn; Dame; Vera (20 March 1917-18 June 2020); CH DBE OStJ; English singer
DS/UK/9805Davies; William (1921-2006); British composer, organist, harpsichordist, pianist
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