Saturday 13 July 2024

RA Service of Remembrance 2024 NMA

 The  annual Royal Artillery Service of Remembrance held at the National Memorial  Arboretum. 


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. 

RA Service of Remembrance

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.

RAA Centenary Statue Unveiling

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. 

RA Remembrance Garden Service

RA Remembrance Garden Service
Wreath Laying

RA Remembrance Garden Service
Master Gunner lays wreath

RA Remembrance Garden Service
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