We had ten standards on parade today on a pleasant summer’s day.

Our Individual Remembrance was Corporal Roland Le Folet Hoffman of the 6th Division Intelligence Section, Australian Army Intelligence Corps. He died of self-inflicted wounds 80 years ago today. Full research from Paul McCue is included below:

Rev. Peter Hills talked about the Korean War that 75 years ago the Americans had entered, and VJ Day that 80 years ago brought formally the end of war in the far east.

The ceremony was recorded and may be viewed here.

Afterwards we retired to the Trench Experience for refreshments and the stories continued.

Thank you to Mike Hillman for the photos, Paul McCue for the research and text for the Individual Remembrance and Alan Meeks for the video.

A minute before the ceremony was due to start, the heavens opened and a good sized audience were left hoping for a short ceremony.

We were honoured that the Assistant Defence Attaché, Warrent Officer Sven Berg represented the Belgian Embassy and was a special guest at the ceremony. We were also grateful to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for joining us again.

Our Individual Remembrance was Lieutenant Eugène Francis Levene. Born in Liège, Belgium on 14 June 1912, the only son of Belgian parents Eugène Felinque and Marie-Louise Felinque (née Marquet). On 29 March 1945 at KZ-Flossenbürg concentration camp in Germany Levene was executed by hanging. He was aged 32.

Below is comprehensive research into his life and death by Paul McCue and the Secret World War 2 Learning Network.

We have heard the poem before, but with our special guest, was certainly apt for the ceremony. Our poem was ‘The Belgian Flag’, written by the Belgian author and First World War poet Émile Cammaerts.

There were nine standards on parade with Alan Lopez and Dennis Stewart parading the BLP and Union Flag respectively.

Paul McCue delivered the Individual Remembrance, Mrs Ruth Moore sounded the Last Post and Rob Bennet said the wise words.

The rain held off for most of the ceremony but we took the opportunity to go to the Trench Experience to dry off and have some refreshments.

Thank you to Paul McCue for the Individual Remembrance and Mike Hillman for the photographs.

One of the smallest audiences for some time, we were grateful that a Commonwealth War Graves Commission Brookwood Cemetery tour joined us for the monthly ceremony as they usually do.

Our Individual Remembrance today was Sergeant Ian Nicholas Hunt, who was born on 1^st December 1953 in Ashford, Kent.

On the 2^nd June 1982, Sergeant Hunt, also known as Kiwi was accidentally killed during an exchange of fire with an SAS patrol near Teal in the Falkland Islands.

He is buried at St. Michaels Parish Church, Hamworthy, Poole, in Row 2, Grave 17.

He was the only member of the Special Boat Service killed during the Falklands conflict. He was 28 years old.

Three years ago during the 40^th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict, we heard poems from Tony McNally.

Tony was 19 in 1982 when he went to the Falkland Islands as a member of the Royal Artillery. It was his experience of war, and in particular seeing the devastation of the Sir Galahad attack that sadly enabled Tony to write such poems. Our poem today was simply entitled ‘Annabelle’.

There were nine standards on parade today with young representatives from the Air Cadets and Woking Scouts.

John Pain of Woking District Scouts delivered the Individual Remembrance. Mrs Ruth Moore sounded the Last Post and the Rob Bennett performed padre duties.

Afterwards we retired to the Trench Experience for refreshments.

Thank you to Mike Hillman for the photos and Alan Meeks for the video which can be viewed here.