| Main Performers | The Royal Navy,
The Royal Marines,
The Army,
The Royal Air Force (RAF),
The Merchant Navy,
Chelsea Pensioners,
Women's Auxiliary Services,
Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service,
Women's Royal Naval Service,
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service,
Auxiliary Territorial Service,
Princess Mary's Royal Air Force (RAF) Nursing Service,
Women's Auxiliary Air Force,
1st Battalion Scots Guards,
Royal Ulster Rifles,
London Irish Rifles (18th London Regiment)
John Snagge,
Dean of Chichester,
Sir Ian Fraser - speakers,
Squadron Leader Ralph Reader - vocal,
H A Hawkins - organ |
| Orchestra or Band | Massed Bands of the Brigade of Guards:
Grenadier Guards,
Coldstream Guards,
Scots Guards,
Irish Guards,
Welsh Guards,
Trumpeters of The Household Cavalry,
Pipes and Drums of The Irish Guards,
Royal Ulster Rifles Bugles,
Massed Bands of The Royal Marines,
War Memorial Trumpeters of The Royal Naval School of Music |
| Conductors | Captain F J Harris,
Lieutenant W Lang,
Captain D A Pope,
Major S Rhodes,
Lieutenant C H Jaeger,
Lieutenant F L Statham,
Captain T Francis |
| Set List | 'God Save the King' (The National Anthem),
Organ Soli, 'Suite Gothique', Boellmann (H A Hawkins),
'Hurst March', Hawkins (H A Hawkins),
'Largo', Handel (H A Hawkins),
'The Day Thou Gavest' (H A Hawkins),
'Musette and Minnet', Handel (H.A.Hawkins),
'Fanfare', Curzon (Massed Bands of The Royal Marines),
'Fanfare', Bliss (Massed Bands of The Royal Marines),
'Life on The Ocean Wave', R Alford (Massed Bands of The Royal Marines),
'Largo', Handel (Massed Bands of The Royal Marines),
'Ship Ahoy' (Nautical March), Mackenzie (Massed Bands of The Royal Marines),
'The Day Thou Gavest',(Massed Bands of The Royal Marines),
'The Sunset', Green (Massed Bands of The Royal Marines),
'Fame and Glory', Matt, arr. Godfrey (Massed Bands of The Brigade Of Guards),
'Nautical Moments', Winter, arr. Duthoit (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'Hearts of Oak', Boyce, arr. Binding (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'RAF March Past', Walford-Davies (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'Life On The Ocean Wave', R Alford (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'Great Little Army', R Alford (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'Boys of The Old Brigade', Myddleton (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'Eton Boating Song', Kaps, arr. Retford (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'La Reine De Saba', Gounod (Massed Bands of The Brigade Of Guards),
'Largo', Handel, (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'Galop' (Orpheus in The Underworld), Offenbach (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'She's a Lassie From Lancashire' (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling', Brown (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'Beer Barrel Polka', Firman, Vejvoda, arr. Carver (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'Keep The Home Fires Burning', arr. D Godfrey (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'Light of Foot', arr. D Godfrey (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'One The Square', Panella, arr. D Godfrey (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'Washington Post', Sousa (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'Skater's Waltz', Waldteufel (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'Open Your Window' (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'On Ilkla Moor' (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'Loch Lomond' (Massed Bands of The Brigade of Guards),
'Fanfare' (No.2 of 6 Brilliant Fanfares), Benjamin (Massed Bands Of The Brigade of Guards),
'Roll Out The Barrel',
'Voluntary in E Minor', John Stanley (H A Hawkins),
Hymn, 'Now Thank We All Our God',
Hymn, 'Abide With Me',
Hymn, 'Onward Christian Soldiers',
'Allegro Pomposo', Roseingrave (H A Hawkins) |
| Royal Presence | HM King George VI,
HM Queen Elizabeth,
HRH Princess Elizabeth,
HRH The Princess Margaret |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1949/254),
Setlist (RAHE/8/7/39) |