H.M.S. Dunedin Remembrance Ceremony 

Royal Naval War Memorial, Southsea Common

24^th November 2006, 1300 hours

Order of Events

 

                    From 1300:      Assemble in front of the WWII memorial plaques

                    1319:              Introduction by Chris Broadway, Lt-Cmdr, RN (Ret)
                                                                                                               

                                                                 
                    1321:              Address by Stuart Gill on behalf of Dunedin Society                      

 

                    1326:              The Exhortation (Bill Gill, survivor and President of the Society)

                                            "They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old, age shall
                                            not weary them, nor shall the years condemn.  At the going down
                                            of the sun, and in the morning, we shall remember them."

                                            All: "We shall remember them."

                                            The Last Post 

                                            2 minutes silence to be observed 

                                            Reveille

                                           The Kohima Epitaph (Jim Davis, survivor)

                                            "When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow
                                             we gave our today."

                                            All: "We will not break faith with you." 

Wreath-laying will now take place, the first wreath being laid by the President on behalf of all members of the Dunedin Society. 

The Society welcomes all attendees after the service to the Royal Sailors’ Home Club, Queen Street, where drinks and light snacks will be available.