Main Performers | Rt. Rev. J L Wilson, Rev. W Russell Shearer, Sir Richard Howard-Vyse - speakers, Garth Benson - organ
The Royal Navy, The Royal Marines, The Royal Naval Reserve, The Royal Marine Forces Volunteer Reserve, The Merchant Navy, The Army, The Territorial Army, The Royal Air Force (RAF), The Royal Auxiliary Air Force, 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 (RAF) Nursing Service, Women's Royal Air Force (RAF), Queen Victoria School, Dunblane, Perthshire Boys, RAC Bovington Camp Junior Leaders, Army School of Physical Training, Aldershot, Instructors, Women's Royal Air Force (RAF) Swinging Display Team Club, St. Athan, Glamorgan |
Orchestra or Band | Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards, Trumpeters of The Household Cavalry, Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines (Plymouth Group), Women's Royal Air Force (RAF) Band, Uxbridge |
Conductors | Lt.-Colonel F J Harris Captain W Lang |
Set List | 'Fanfare' (Trumpeters of The Household Cavalry), 'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem) 'Whitehall', Frank Wright (Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)), 'National Emblem', Bagley (Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)), 'Retreat Beaten By The Corps of Drums' (Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)) 'Pomp and Circumstance No.4', Elgar, arr. Lang (Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)), 'Largo', Handel, arr. Lang (Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)), 'The Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended', Schofield, arr. Lang (Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)), 'Sunset', A C Green (Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines (Plymouth Group)), 'Let's All Go Down The Strand!', 'The White Cliffs of Dover', 'Wish Me Luck, As You Wave Me Good-bye', 'Bless 'Em All! Bless 'Em All!', 'Keep Right On To The End of The Road', 'Adagio in E', Frank Bridge (Garth Benson)
Service: Hymn - 'Now Thank We All Our God', Hymn - 'Abide With Me', 'The Last Post', 'Act of Remembrance' (Richard Howard-Vyse), 'Reveille', Hymn - 'Onward Christian Soldiers', 'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem) |
Royal Presence | HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Princess Margaret, HRH The Duke of Gloucester, HRH Princess Mary, The Princess Royal, HRH Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone |
Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1959/137) |