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Wreath-laying ceremonies Once again, this year, my father took part in the
Remembrance Day march past the Cenotaph in London, but this year also saw the first wreath-laying ceremony at HMS
Dunedin's permanent memorial at the National
A Marine Bugler, one Naval Standard and Bas Bowyer -
who did so much to establish the memorial in the first place - officiated. The
families of Marine W.F. Bowyer and Ord. Seaman T.E. Billings were present
during the short service. Two wreaths were laid - the Dunedin Society's and
the Biddings'. Click here for the Order of
Service and
Click here for photos
A similar ceremony took place at the Royal Navy War Memorial at Southsea. Anne Randall, whose father was lost when Dunedin went down, was there at 1.26pm in the presence of about a dozen others to mark the day in a quiet act of remembrance. Several people laid red roses and Anne read the Exhortation.
From left to right:
J. W.Simmons, representing Petty Officer G.A.Owens
J., M., and C. Charlton, representing Bernard White, AB
Anne Randall, representing Lt.Cdr.R.M.H. Sowdon
Heather Turner & Anne Leppard, representing George E.Wells
Gwenda Board, representing S.J.P.Temple, Ord.Signm (and his friend Don Wells,
Signm)
Bill Gill, R.M. Survivor, and President of the Dunedin Society
Isabel Gill.
Alan Jarvis, Writer, served in Dunedin and left October 1941
Kathleen Jarvis.
Photograph taken by David Allen, representing Sgt. S.W.Allen, RM
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