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Waterloo
20-23rd June 2013
All details known at present.
The Army will camp at Hougomount.
All we know at present is the above; that the Army will be camping at Hougoumont. It may well be that we are not in the Garden area as in the past but in the area outside of the farm. No information yet as to where the car parking will be.
As information arrives I will post it.
Hugh Martyr
Secretary to Allied Commander.
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Command for 2013.
Allied Commander. Wagg Ellis-Jones.
waggej@hotmail.com
Chief of Staff. Chris Robinson.
chrisann2@eircom.net
Quarter Master General. Rick Peacock.
rickpeacock@btconnect.com
Adjutant-General. Martyn Monks.
martyn.monks@btinternet.com
A.D.C. Adrian Lobb.
adrian.lobb@dsl.pipex.com
Secretary to the Allied Commander. Hugh Martyr.
hughmartyr@btinternet.com
Assistant Secretary. Bas DeGroot.
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Assistant Secretary. Robert Evans.
rae4@kentforlife.net
Assistant Secretary. Andrea Portelli.
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Allied Artillery Commander. Ginge Eames.
jim.eames@btinternet.com
Staff Officer. Bobby.
eric.timmerije@google.com
British Cavalry Commander. Andy Robertson.
andrew.robertson@nsn.com
Commander of 'A' Division. Adrain Proudfoot.
adrian@proudfoot10wanadoo.co.uk
Staff Officer. Rob Yuill.
rkyuill@hotmail.com
Commander of 'B' Division. Ed Parker.
edparker01@yahoo.co.uk
Staff Officer. Ron Brighouse.
ronaldbrighouse@gmail.com
Commander of 'C' Division. Mike Haynes.
mikeylovey@btinternet.com
Staff Officer.Donald Meulemans.
donald.meulemans@googlemail.com
The Duke of Wellingtons houshold, staff and living history scenes will be arranged by the
Adj' Gen'.
This year the part of 'His Grace The Duke of Wellington' will be played by Alan Larsen.
MEETING.
On Friday evening at 18.00hrsThere will be a meeting near the Beer Tent in the Allied Camp for ALL Divisional Commanders, Unit Commanders not attached to Divisions and ALL Army and Divisional Staff personel.
THE SERVICE AT WATERLOO.
We have 5 Divisions in existence [A,B,C,Artillery and Cavalry],these will be used in rotation as 'The Duty Guard'
2011 C Division. Served
2012 The Artillery. Absent.
2013 B Division.
2014 The Cavalry.
2015 A Division.
The Duty Guard will...
Consist of 1 Master of Ceremonies, 2 sentries , any musicians and guards/guides needed.
Arrange for a venue and stand of Drums and Colours as centre piece.
Everyone will be in place by 12.00 Noon an Saturday.
A noon gun will be fired.
The M.C. gives the order 'Parade Attention'.
An address by the Allied Commander.
When the C.O. has finished the M.C. signals the sentries who then reverse arms.
When reverse arms is completed the M.C. signals to the Chaplin.
A short prayer by the Chaplin.
When the prayer is finished the M.C. signals a reader. [This person could be from the ranks of the Duty Guard].
Psalm 23 is delivered.
A noon gun will be fired.
The M.C. gives the order 'Parade Attention'.
An address by the Allied Commander.
When the C.O. has finished the M.C. signals the sentries who then reverse arms.
When reverse arms is completed the M.C. signals to the Chaplin.
A short prayer by the Chaplin.
When the prayer is finished the M.C. signals a reader. [This person could be from the ranks of the Duty Guard].
Psalm 23 is delivered.
"The Lord is my Shepherd, I'll not want;
he makes me down to lie
In pastures green; he leadeth me
the quiet waters by.
My soul he doth restore again,
and me to walk doth make
Within the paths of righteousness
e'en for his own sake.
Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale,
yet will I feel no ill;
For thou art with me, and thy rod
and staff me comfort still.
My table thou hast furnished
In presence of my foes;
My head thou dost annoint with oil,
and my cup overflows.
Goodness and mercy all my life
shall surely follow me;
And in God's house for evermore
my dwelling place shall be.
At the end of the Psalm the M.C. signals to the Chaplin.
A second short prayer by the Chaplin.
At the prayers end the M.C. signals to a bugler.
Last Post is sounded.
1 minutes silence.
At the end of 1 minute the M.C.signals to a senior officer for a reading.
Senior Officer delivers the lines.
"They shall not grow old as we who are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them."
All respond .
'We will remember them.'
M.C. signals the start of wreath laying.
When the last wreath is laid the M.C. signals the bugler.
Reveille.
Parade is thanked by the Allied Commander.
Allied Commander and his party take their leave.
M.C. now gives the signal for the parade to march off, past the wreaths and back to camp.
Duty Guard are the last to leave after checking the area.
