DEDICATION CEREMONY FOR THE UNVEIlLING

 

OF A  PLAQUE FOR DANIEL BEAK VC

 

CHELTENHAM WAR MEMORIAL 27.9.2006

 

 

 

TIME

 

 

 

12.00 noon

 

 

 

 

 

12.20pm

 

 

 

 

 

12.25pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVENT

 

 

Procession Party assemble

 

In the Mayor’s Parlour

 

 

 

Assembly in the War

 

Memorial Enclosure

 

 

 

Procession leaves Municipal

 

Offices main entrance and proceeds to War Memorial enclosure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACTION

 

 

Procession Party

 

 

 

 

 

Invited Guests

 

 

 

 

 

Mace Bearer

 

The Mayor

 

Reverend L Fitz

 

Brig. CF Jebens CBE

 

Capt. Kevin Wilson RN

 

Roy Faiers, This England

 

Peter Worsley, This England

 

David Wallace, YMCA

 

Didy Grahame, VC & GC Ass.

 

Philippe Drouin, Somme Assoc.

 

 

 

Standard to be at entrance for The Mayor and party to walk past, then to move in to position for ceremony.  Standard Bearer to be briefed at an earlier time

 

 

Welcome and Introduction

 

 

 

History of the Victoria Cross

 

 

 

Somme Memories

 

 

 

Accounts of Daniel Beak’s exploits

Peter Worsley,  This England Magazine

 

 

 

Didy Grahame – Victoria Cross Association

 

 

 

Philippe Drouin, Somme Remembrance Assoc.

 

 

 

Capt. Kevin Wilson & Brig. Kit Jebens CBE

 

 

 

 

Prayers

 

 

 

 

 

Last Post (Standards dip)

 

 

 

Act of Homage

 

 

 

Two-minute Silence

 

 

 

Kohima Epitaph

 

 

 

Reveille (Standards raised)

 

 

 

The Lords’ Prayer

 

 

 

Unveiling of Plaque

 

 

 

Laying of Wreath(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing Prayer

Reverend Lionel Fitz, acting Royal British Legion Chaplain

 

 

 

Mr A Webb

 

 

 

Royal British Legion President

 

 

 

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Royal British Legion President

 

 

 

Mr A Webb

 

 

 

Chaplain

 

 

 

Mayor of Cheltenham

 

 

 

Mayor of Cheltenham

 

Philippe Drouin Somme Remembrance Assoc.

 

Didy Grahame, VC & GC Association

 

 

 

Chaplain

 

 

END OF PROCEEDINGS

 

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