| Main Performers | Mr Fred W Holloway - organ,
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Madden - speaker |
| Orchestra or Band | Massed Bands of the Brigade of Guards |
| Choirs | Children of the choir of the Chapel Royal |
| Set List | Royal Entrance,
'God Save the King; (The National Anthem),
Community Singing (Audience, Holloway, Brigade of Guards),
Procession to the platform
Lament (Brigade of Guards),
'Recessional', Kipling,
Photographs of war cemeteries,
'They Shall Not Grow Old', L Binyon (Madden),
'O Valiant Hearts' (Choir of the Chapel Royal),
Poppy Drop |
| Royal Presence | HRH The Duke of York,
HRH The Duchess of York |
| Performance Notes | "The spirit of comradeship dominated the proceedings. The old marching songs were sung with a zest of which only those who had sung them in far different and less inspiring circumstances are capable, and as the great volume of melody filled the huge building there must have been present in the minds of many of the singers scenes which to them are for ever associated with this or that particular song. The singing was led by the massed bands of the Brigade of Guards, conducted by Captain Andrew Harris, and the organ played by Mr F W Holloway. The undying choruses of the war, such as 'Theres a Long Long Trail a-Winding', 'Tipperary' and 'Keep the Home Fires Burning', and 'Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty' were sung with tremendous spirit."
(The Times, 12 November 1932)
The event was broadcast on the National programme on BBC radio. |