Record

Performance TitleDekho! Forty-Eighth Burma Reunion
Performance Date23 April 1994
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19.00
Main PerformersThe Viscout Slim,
Countess Mountbatten of Burma,
Right Reverend Lawrence Edward 'Ted' Luscombe,
Reverend L E M Claxton - speakers

Womens League of Health and Beauty,

Howell James,
Dame Vera Lynn - vocals,
William Davies - organ
Orchestra or BandBand of HM Royal Marines Commander in Chief Royal Naval Home Command,
Surbiton Royal British Legion Youth Marching Band and Corps of Drums,
Pipes, Drums and Dancers of the Royal Caledonian Schools,
Pipers of the School of Technical Training, Royal Air Force (RAF), Halton, Buckinghamshire
ChoirsSt. Mary Magdalenes Church Choir
ConductorsCaptain D C Cole,
Geoffrey Hoyle
Set List(Band of HM Royal Marines Commander in Chief Royal Naval Home Command),
Organ Selection (William Davies),
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem),
'Entrance of the Branch Standards led by The National Standard paraded by Western Area'
'Entrance of the Patron, the President, the Chairman and National Officers escorted by Pipers of the School of Technical Training, Royal Albert Hall (RAF), Halton, Bucks.'
Hymn: 'Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer',
Reading: John 15 vv 9-13,
Outline: Kohima, Imphal,
Anthem by the choir: 'For Your Tomorrow' (St. Mary Magdalenes Church Choir),
Prayer,
Hymn: 'O Valiant Hearts, Who To Your Glory Came',
Act of Remembrance and Dedication,
The Lord's Prayer,
The Last Post,
The Epitaph,
Reveille,
'The Blessing',
The Viscount Slim,
Countess Mountbatten of Burma,
Surbiton Royal British Legion Youth Marching Band and Corps of Drums,
St. Mary Magdalenes Church Choir
Pipes, Drums and Dancers of the Royal Caledonian Schools
Band of HM Royal Marines Commander in Chief Royal Naval Home Command
Community Singing:
'Side by Side' (Howell James),
'California' (Howell James),
'On the Road to Mandalay' (Howell James, Womens League of Health and Beauty, Dame Vera Lynn),
Finale: 'Land of Hope and Glory', Elgar
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1994/25)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1994/25Dekho! Forty-Eighth Burma Reunion23 April 1994
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Yrab_Zowh_ZoigDekho! Forty-Eighth Burma Reunion1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/3025Burma Star Association; 1951-; British veterans' association
DS/UK/392Women's League of Health and Beauty (Fitness League); 1930-; British women's fitness organisation
DS/UK/3507Lynn; Dame; Vera (20 March 1917-18 June 2020); CH DBE OStJ; English singer
DS/UK/13457Knatchbull; Patricia Edwina Victoria (1924-2017); nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma CBE MSC CD JP DL; British aristocrat, charity worker
DS/UK/23830Luscombe; Ted (1924-2022); OStJ; British Anglican Bishop, author
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