Today in damp conditions around 40 people assembled for the first Last Post of 2025.
Our Individual Remembrance was Soldato Bruno Zanchi. Soldato Zanchi was a prisoner of war (PoW) who, following the Italian surrender in September 1943, became what was known as a co-operator PoW, a member of an Italian Working Company at Camp 566, Patterton Camp, Thornliebank, Lanarkshire, Scotland, just to the south-west of Glasgow.
80 years ago yesterday, on 4th January 1945, he was killed by a cyclist in an accident. He was originally buried in St Peter’s Cemetery, Dalbeth, Glasgow and, postwar, relocated to Brookwood Military Cemetery. He is buried in the Italian plot, Lincoln Avenue, row B, grave 7.
There were standards on parade from the Royal British Legion, Woking Royal Naval Association and the Artists Rifles.
Mrs Ruth Moore sounded the Last Post and the Exhortation and Kohima Epitaph were read by members of the public.
Afterwards, we gratefully retired to the Trench Experience for refreshments.
The ceremony was recorded by Alan Meeks and may be watched here.
Thank you to Paul McCue for researching the Individual Remembrance and Mike Hillman for the photos.
Brookwood Last Post 