Record

Performance TitleEl Alamein Reunion 1947
Performance Date23 October 1947
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time18:30
Main PerformersField Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein,
The Skating Avalons,
Rt. Hon. Ernest Bevin (Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs)- speakers,
Vera Lynn,
Bertha Wilmot,
George Doonan - vocals
Orchestra or BandBand of The Welsh Guards,
Trumpeters Royal Artillery,
Royal Artillery Mounted Band Orchestra
ConductorsMajor T S Chandler,
David McBain
Set ListAddress (Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein)

'Shine' (The Skating Avalons),
'Avalon' (The Skating Avalons),
'Margie' (The Skating Avalons),
'Nobody's Sweetheart' (The Skating Avalons),
'Military Dance' (The Skating Avalons),
'Three Irish Pictures' (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'Cavalcade of Martial Songs', (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'Military Fanfare' (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'I'll Make Up For Everything' (Vera Lynn),
'My Serenade Is Only For You' (Vera Lynn),
'Lili Marlene' (Vera Lynn),
'Wishing' (Vera Lynn),
'Roll Out The Barrel' (Bertha Wilmot),
'I'm in Love With Two Sweethearts' (Bertha Wilmot),
'If I Had My Way' (Bertha Wilmot),
'Let The Rest of The World Go By' (Bertha Wilmot),
'I'll Be Your Sweetheart' (Bertha Wilmot),
'The Bells of St. Mary's' (Bertha Wilmot),
'When We're All Together Again' (George Doonan),
'Knightsbridge March', Coates (Royal Artillery Mounted Band Orchestra),
'Martial Moments', Winter (Royal Artillery Mounted Band Orchestra),
'Donanwellen Wz', vanovici (Royal Artillery Mounted Band Orchestra),
'Oklahoma Selection', Rodgers (Royal Artillery Mounted Band Orchestra),
'Annie Get Your Gun', Rodgers (Royal Artillery Mounted Band Orchestra),
'Mother Machree', (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'Desert Victory March', (Band Of The Welsh Guards),
'Victory Parade' (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'Jerome Kern Selection', Kern (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'Lili Marlene' (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'50 Years of Song' (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'The Gay Nineties' (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'Community Laud' (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'Perchance To Dream' (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'Bacchanalia' (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'Festivalia' (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'Sweethearts of Yesterday' (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'Big Ben' (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'Lisbon Story' (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'Old Chelsea' (Band of The Welsh Guards),
'Land of Hope and Glory', Elgar (Band of The Welsh Guards),
Performance NotesFootage of the event is available from Gaumont British Newsreel (Reuters) Film Ref: BGU410260104 (Time 1min 35sec).

Associated Press Archive holds B&W British Movietone footage of the event (Story No.BM49348-2).

The event was broadcast by BBC radio at 19:30 featuring singing led by Bertha Willmott, and Will Fyffe with Vera Lynn entertaining. From 20:00 to 0:15 Field-Marshal Montgomery, first Viscount of El Alamein, addressed the men in the audience who fought at El Alamein.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1947/234)
Setlist (RAHE/8/7/1947/9)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1947/234El Alamein Anniversary23 October 1947
RAHE/8/7/1947/9El Alamein Reunion set list23 October 1947
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Opat_MokifuhEl Alamein Reunion 19471
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/6909Montgomery; Bernard (1887-1976); 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG GCB DSO PC; British Field Marshal
DS/UK/2938Bevin; Ernest (9 March 1881-14 April 1951); British trade union leader and politician
DS/UK/3507Lynn; Dame; Vera (20 March 1917-18 June 2020); CH DBE OStJ; English singer
DS/UK/7476Willmott; Bertha (fl 1940s); British vocalist
DS/UK/7552Doonan; George (fl 1940s); Vocalist
DS/UK/553British Army; Band of the Welsh Guards; 1915-; Welsh military band
DS/UK/2640British Army; Royal Artillery Band; 1762-; British military band
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