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Performance TitleBritish Legion - Festival of Remembrance 1957
Performance Date9 November 1957
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time14:30
Main PerformersThe Royal Navy,
The Royal Marines,
The Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve,
The Royal Marine Volunteer Reserve,
The Army,
The Territorial Army,
The Royal Air Force (RAF),
The Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAF),
The Merchant Navy,
Chelsea Pensioners

Women's Forces:
Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service,
Women's Royal Naval Service,
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps,
Women's Royal Army Corps,
Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service,
Women's Royal Air Force,

Royal Air Force (RAF), Halton, Bucks Gymnastic Team,
Ceremonial Drill Unit, Royal Air Force (RAF )Station, Uxbridge,
Army School of Physical Training, Aldershot,
Junior Leaders Regiment, RA

Rt. Rev. J L Wilson,
Rev. A D Harcus,
Sir Ian Fraser - speakers,
Martin How - organ
Orchestra or BandMassed Bands of The Brigade of Guards,
Trumpeters of The Household Cavalry,
Band of HM Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)
ConductorsLt.-Colonel S Rhodes,
Captain W Lang
Set List'Fanfare' (Trumpeters of The Household Cavalry),
'God Save the Queen',
Regimental March of HM Royal Marines - 'A Life On The Ocean Wave', Russell (Band of HM Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)),
Quick March - 'Action Front', Blankenburg (Band of HM Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)),
'Beat The Retreat By The Corps of Drums' (Band of HM Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)),
Slow March - 'Pomp and Circumstance No.4', Elgar, arr. Lang (Band of HM Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)),
'Hallelujah Chorus' from Messiah, Handel, arr. Lang (Band of HM Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)),
'The Day Thou Gavest Lord is Ended', Scholefield, arr. Lang (Band of HM Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)),
'Sunset', Green (Band of HM Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)),
'It's The Soldiers of The Queen, My Lads',
'Hello! Hello! Who's Your Lady Friend?',
'Bless 'Em All! Bless 'Em All!',
'Kiss Me Good Night Sergeant Major',
'Keep Right On To The End of The Road',
'Solemn Melody', Walford Davies (Martin How),
'Now Thank We All Our God',
'Abide With Me',
'The Last Post',
'The Act of Remembrance' (Sir Ian Fraser),
'Reveille',
'Onward, Christian Soldiers!',
'God Save the Queen' (National Anthem)
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1957/149)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1957/150British Legion - Festival of Remembrance 19579 November 1957
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Efozylaib_SiomBritish Legion - Festival of Remembrance 19572
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/5236Massed Bands of HM Brigade of Guards (fl 1900s-)
DS/UK/5477Household Cavalry Band; 1800s-; British military band
DS/UK/9955Tilling; Sir; Thomas Humphrey (1910-1991); British lawyer
DS/UK/1373British Armed Forces; Royal Navy; 15th Century-; British navel unit of the British Armed Forces
DS/UK/1375British Armed Forces; British Army; 1707-; British land warfare branch of the British Armed Forces
DS/UK/8922Merchant Navy; 1835-; English maritime merchant service
DS/UK/8924Chelsea Pensioners (1689-)
DS/UK/10132How; Martin J.R (1931-); MBE; British composer, organist
DS/UK/1376British Armed Forces; Royal Air Force (RAF); 1918-; British aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces
DS/UK/12532Royal Air Force; Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF); 1924-; British Royal Air Force voluntary reserve
DS/UK/12533Royal Air Force; Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF); 1918-1994; British women's branch of the Royal Air Force
DS/UK/12534Royal Navy; Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (QARNNS); 1884-; British nursing branch of the Royal Navy
DS/UK/12535British Army; [DUPLICATE] Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC); 1902-; British nursing branch of the Army
DS/UK/12544British Army; Army Reserve; 1908-; British Army reserve force
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