Record

Performance TitleRoyal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 1974 [Private]
Performance Date9 November 1974
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:00
Main PerformersLord Bishop of London, Rt. Rev. Gerald A Ellison,
Rt. Rev. Monsignor T F Fehily,
Rev. D S Russell,
Sir Charles Jones - speakers

The Royal Navy,
The Royal Marines,
Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service,
Women's Royal Naval Service,
The Royal Naval Reserve,
The Royal Marine Reserve Merchant Navy,
The Army,
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps,
Women's Royal Army Corps,
The Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve,
The Ulster Defence Regiment,
The Royal Air Force (RAF),
The Royal Air Force (RAF) Regiment,
Princess Mary's Royal Air Force (RAF) Nursing Service,
Women's Royal Air Force (RAF),
The Royal Auxiliary Air Force,
Royal Air Force (RAF) Volunteer Reserve,
The Royal Observer Corps,
St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade,
British Red Cross Society,
St. Andrew's Ambulance Association,
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service,
The Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes,
The Salvation Army,
The Church Army,
In-Pensioners of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea,
The Royal Navy Display Team 1974,
47th Light Regiment, Royal Artillery,
Junior Soldiers of the Wessex, Mercian and Welsh Depots of the Prince of Wales's Division,
The Queen's Colour Squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF),
The Royal Air Force (RAF) Gymnastic Display Team
Secondary PerformersSimon Lindley - organ
Orchestra or BandMassed Bands of the Guards Division,
State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry,
Royal British Legion Band (Metropolitan Area),
Band of HM Royal Marines Commander-in-Chief Fleet
ConductorsEdwin A Moon,
Major James H Howe,
Captain P A Sumner
Set ListRoyal British Legion Band (Metropolitan Area),
Fanfare,
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem),
The Muster,
Fanfare of Trumpets (State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry),
'Operation Rheostat' (The Royal Navy Display Team 1974, Band of HM Royal Marines Commander-in-Chief Fleet),
The Guns, Thank Gawd, The Guns, Kipling (47th Light Regiment, Royal Artillery),
An Obstacle Course Race (Junior Soldiers of the Wessex, Mercian and Welsh Depots of the Prince of Wales's Division),
A Continuity Arms Drill Display (Queen's Colour Squadron of the RAF),
A Physical Training Display, (RAF Gymnastic Display Team)

Community Singing:
'Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty',
'You Are My Honey, Honeysuckle, I Am the Bee',
'Let's All Go Down the Strand!',
'In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree',
'Sing As We Go'

Service:
Procession,
Thanksgiving,
Hymn - 'Soldiers of Christ, Arise',
Prayers (Rev. D S Russell),
Hymn - 'Sun of My Soul, Thou Saviour Dear',
Remembrance (Lord Bishop of London, Rt. Rev. Gerald A Ellison),
The Last Post,
The Act of Remembrance (Sir Charles Jones),
Reveille,
The Blessing,
Hymn - 'O Lord of Life, Whose Power Sustains',
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem)
Royal PresenceHM Queen Elizabeth II,
HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh
HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales,
HRH Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother,
HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester,
HRH The Duke of Gloucester,
HRH The Duke of Kent,
HRH The Duchess of Kent
Performance NotesThe event was broadcast by BBC One from 21:00-22:30.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1974/163)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1974/163Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 19749 November 1974
RAHE/8/7/1974/1Festival of Remembrance set list9 November 1974
RAHE/3/1974/8Photograph of the auditorium during the Royal British Legion Festival Of Remembrance9 November 1974
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ymovitil_KaimRoyal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 19741
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/10926Ellison; Gerald (1910-1992); English anglcan clergy and bishop
DS/UK/1374Royal Navy; British Armed Forces; The Corps of Her Majesty's Royal Marines; 1664-; British marine corps and amphibious infantry
DS/UK/12534Royal Navy; Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (QARNNS); 1884-; British nursing branch of the Royal Navy
DS/UK/2608Royal Navy; The Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS); 1917-1993; British women's branch of the Royal Navy
DS/UK/7501Women's Auxiliary Air Force; 1939-; Auxiliary woman's branch of the Royal Air Force
DS/UK/175Salvation Army; 1865-; British Protestant church
DS/UK/12053Jones; Sir; Charles (1906-1988); GCB CBE MC; English army general
DS/UK/13879Lindley; Simon (1948-); British organist, choirmaster, conductor and composer
DS/UK/17393Band of Guards Division; 1968-; British Army unit band
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