Northern Gunners… Cadet to Vet paraded at Gateshead Army Reserve Centre to commemorate St Barbara, the patron Saint of Artillerymen.
Serving members of 101 Regiment RA were joined by Royal Artillery Association veterans and cadets from the Gunner sponsored detachments of Northumbria ACF, Durham ACF together with cadets from the Combined Cadet Force.
The salute was taken by His Majesty’s Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear, Lieutenant General Robin Brims CB, CBE, DSO, DL representing the King, the Captain General of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
During the service which remembered fallen Gunners, wreaths were laid by the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear, the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland, Commanding Officer 101 Regiment RA, Mayor of Gateshead and Commandant Northumbria Army Cadet Force.
