The annual Royal Artillery Service of Remembrance held at the National Memorial Arboretum.
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RA Service of Remembrance Chelsea Pensioners and RAA Standard Bearers |
The service was conducted by the Royal Artillery Honorary Padre, the focus of this years service being the 80th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion.
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RA Service of Remembrance |
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NMA D-Day Commemoration |
On completion of the service participants moved to the Royal Artillery Garden of Remembrance. There the Master Gunner of St James Park, Lieutenant General Andrew Gregory, unveiled a statue to commemorate the Centenary of the Royal Artillery Association in 2020.
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RAA Centenary Statue Unveiling |
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RAA Centenary Statue Unveiling |
The RAA Centenary Statue features a figurine from the Royal Artillery Memorial on Hyde Park Corner. |
RAA Centenary Statue |
After the unveiling of the RAA Centenary Statue a wreath laying service was conducted.
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RA Remembrance Garden Service |
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RA Remembrance Garden Service Wreath Laying |
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RA Remembrance Garden Service Master Gunner lays wreath |
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RA Remembrance Garden Service Newcastle Area Branches |