Today saw a great turnout with representatives from the UK & Canadian Intelligence Corps, Cadets from Woking Sea Cadets and Royal Marines Cadets, and a contingent of adult Scout leaders planning an expedition to Ypres next year. We were greatly honoured to have family members of one of the Individual Remembrance subjects with us today.

Gordon’s School Pipes and Drums were in attendance making the ceremony extra special today.

We had technical difficulties with sound which we hope didn’t cause our audience to miss any part of what was a fascinating ceremony.

Royal Marine Cadet Toby begun our Individual Remembrance section and said a few words about his Great, Great Uncle, Sub Lieutenant Leonard Anthony Cole (Tony) who was presumed to have lost his life on Saturday, 9th December, 1944 as the result of an aircraft incident at sea.

Col Fox (Retired) of the Intelligence Corps talked about the their work and the sacrifices made since its inception.

Paul McCue rounded off the Individual Remembrance section by talking about Flying Officer Leonard Maurice Gray, service number: 50745 of the 180 Squadron, Royal Air Force, RCAF Dunsfold. F/O Gray died on 6th October, 1944, exactly 80 years ago today when twelve B-25 Mitchell II bombers took off from Dunsfold to attack a petrol and oil dump, west of Amersfoort, Holland. As the aircraft climed away from Dunsfold, two collided in the cloud, and one safely returned, the other crashed, killing all four of its crew at Blacknest Farm, Chiddingfold Road, Dunsfold.

Our Senior Standard Bearer Tom Milne has retired from bearing Standards and has volunterred to be the associations’ full time Parade Marshall. This is an excellent move as the ceremony should be a little more organised going forward.

Alan Lopez paraded the BLP standard and there were standards on parade from the Artist’s Rifles, Woking Naval Association, the Intelligence Corp, and Woking Sea Cadets.

Wreaths were laid on behalf of the Intelligence Corps and the Candian Intellignece Corps, with Cadet Toby laying a wreath remembering Sub Lieutenant Cole.

Ruth Moore sounded the Last Post and a member of Gordon’s School performed the Piper’s Lament.

Afterwards we retired to the Trench Experience to keep swapping stories and to seek cover before the rain started to fall.

The ceremony was recorded and may be watch back here.

Thank you to everyone involved, Alan Meeks for the video and Mike Hillman for the photographs.

Today was a sunny, warm day and around 50 people gathered for the August Last Post.

Our Individual Remembrance today was Flying Officer Arthur Milford Tindale, Service Number: 406605 of the Royal Australian Air Force. He was killed on active service in a flying accident on 4 August 1944, exactly 80 years ago today. He is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, plot 4, row O, grave 8.

Paul McCue read the poem Mamie, by William George Burrell, an Australian who served in the Royal Australian Air Force during WW2. This poem was written and placed in a sealed envelope addressed to his brother Arden – for him to pass on to william’s wife, Mamie, if he died or went missing in action.

Our bugler today was Kirk from the Buglers Association of the Light Division and Rifles and Peter Hills provided words of wisdom.

We had seven standards on parade with Tom Milne and Alan Lopez parading the Union Flag and the BLP standard respectively.

Afterwards we retired to the Trench Experience for some light refreshments.

The ceremony was recorded and the video may be viewed here.

Thank you to Mike Hill for the photos and Alan Meeks for the video.

Today our ceremony was themed around Belgium and we were joined by the Belgian Defence Attaché, whom delivered the Individual Remembrance and laid a wreath. We also had a representative of the Belgian Veterans Federation in attendance.

We had visiting Scouts from nearby Hampshire as well as Woking Scouts and we were grateful for the Scouts being on parade with a Standard and for delivering the Exhortation and Kohima Epitaph.

Our Individual Remembrance was Lieutenant Henri Hubert Gaillot. Lt Gaillot was born in Liège, Belgium in 1896 and fought in the Belgian Army during the First World War, awarded the Croix de Guerre, Médaille Militaire and the Ordre de Léopold.

In the Second World War, he volunteered for the F (French) section of the Special Operations Executive. He began his training at Wanborough Manor, just a few miles from Brookwood. Gaillot parachuted into occupied France in July 1943 and worked well as an assistant circuit organiser until arrested in February 1944. Deported to prison and later a concentration camp in Germany, now Poland, he was executed in the summer of 1944 and his body was believed cremated. He was 48 years old.

There were six Standards on parade. Tom Milne and Alan Lopez paraded the Union Flag and BLP Standard respectively. Mrs Ruth Moore sounded the Last Post.

After an inspection of the Standards, we retired to the Trench Experience for a cup of tea.

Thank you to Paul McCue of the Secret WW2 Learning Network for the IR and Mike Hillman for the photographs.