REGIMENTAL
ANNUAL BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY Winchester Cathedral
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16 November 2019
t 11.00 hrs on an autumnal Saturday in November 2019, around 40 6 GRRA members, family and friends gathered at Winchester Cathedral for the annual Book of Remembrance Ceremony. In keeping with tradition, the event started with a team photograph in front of the memorial outside the West Front, taken (as it transpired) by the Bishop of Winchester, who happened to be passing and was handy with an iPhone. Inside, the setting was majestic and uplifting, and our 45-strong congregation fitted neatly into the
North flank of the Nave, which dates from the 1340’s and features a range of military memorials. Canon Brian Rees, who led the service, began by welcoming us to the Cathedral and setting the scene for the service, with its additional relevance as it was the 60th anniversary of the granting of the Royal Title, whereby the 6th Gurkha Rifles became the 6th Queen Elizabeth’s Own Gurkha Rifles. Following a short prayer by Canon Brian, Mani Rai read a passage from Ephesians, after which Anthony Wakeman MBE, who was himself present at the granting of the Royal Title, turned the page in the
Front, from left: Linda Dilks, Beth Richardson-Aitken, Felicity Groves, Louise Anderson, Rachel Mackinlay, Ciska Roselaar, Joanna Smith, Anthony Wakeham (behind Joanna), Tony Groves, Marie Pett, Brian O’Bree, Sudha Rai, Doris Neville-Davies, Biru Thapa, Ken Neville-Davies, Jeremy Toyne, Mani Rai, Rambahadur Gurung.
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