Embankment Parade - 1^st November 2020

Middle Temple Halls

SUBMARINERS REMEMBRANCE CEREMONIES NOVEMBER 2020

The sacrifice of members of the Royal Navy Submarine Service has been marked during this year’s Annual Submariner Memorial weekend.  This year’s Ceremonies had to be drastically slimmed down on account of the ongoing corona virus situation and numbers participating were reduced to six to comply with the regulations.

Serving personnel from the Submarine Service, and Veterans’ organisation - the Submariners Association - sent representatives to Westminster Abbey and to the National Submarine War Memorial on the Embankment on Saturday, October 31^st, and Sunday, November 1^st.

On the Saturday, Submariner Andy Jeffrey visited the Poppy Gardens at Westminster Abbey where he set out crosses on behalf of the Submarine Service.  At 1400 there was a short service and wreath laying at the Abbey’s Combined Service Memorial, led by Canon Anthony Ball.

The Commodore of Submarines, Commodore Jim Perks CBE and Iain Mackenzie, Vice Chairman of the Submariners Association laid Wreaths at the foot of the Submariner memorial

On Sunday Morning activity moved to the National Submarine Memorial on the Embankment where there was a short Service of Remembrance.  The Honorary Chaplain of the Submariners Association, the Reverend Professor Stephen Dray, officiated during the service which included a Reading from the Holy Scriptures by Commodore Perks, the Naval Prayer, The Exhortation and The Two Minutes Silence.  This was followed by Wreath laying on behalf of the Submarine Service and the Submariners Association.  Wreaths were also laid on behalf of many Branches of the Submariners Association and the HMS URGE families association.  Whilst the Wreaths were being laid the Chairman of the Submariners Association read the Roll Call of Submarines lost.

The Service was concluded with the Chaplain leading the Parade in the Lord’s Prayer and the reading of the Submariners Prayer before giving the Blessing.  Iain Mackenzie then gave the Orders ‘Out Hip Flasks’ and ‘Absent Friends’ before dismissing the Parade.

Present at the National Submarine Memorial were Commodore Jim Perks, CBE, Barrie Downer (Chairman, Submariners Association), Iain Mackenzie (Vice Chairman & Parade Marshal), Trevor Thomas (National Standard Bearer) and a serving Submariner.

Watching from a distance were the Submariners Association Patron, Admiral of the Fleet, The Lord Boyce, the Association President, Rear Admiral Niall Kilgour and several other Serving and Veteran Submariners.

SUBMARINERS

CENOTAPH PARADE 14^th NOVEMBER 2021

To all Submariner veterans and not just those who are members of the Submariners Association, it is never too early to be thinking about joining us and participating in the march past at the Cenotaph.

If you think that this is something you would like to do then this is a ticketed event, organised by the Royal British Legion.

So if you would like to join the Submariners Association then all you have to do is to send the following information and a stamped self-addressed envelope to Andrew Morgan the Associations Parade Marshall to the address: 

Andrew Morgan Esq
224 Heritage Place
St Mellon’s
Cardiff
CF3 0DV
Parade Marshall
Submariners Association

 Andrew Morgan Esq

Information we will require

Name:

Rank:

Address:

Off No:

D.O.B

Place of birth:

Tel No:

E-mail:

Please also include a stamped self-addressed envelope for us to be able to send you your tickets once we receive them.

We know this is rather a lot on information which is required, but this is what the RBL requires these days.

Andy will collate all requests and at the end of July they will be sent to the RBL as one list. He will then get your tickets end September early October where he will then use your stamped self-addressed envelope to send you your ticket.

For any further information please contact :

 Andrew Morgan Esq

General Information

Although not guaranteed, in previous years the railway networks have been allowing anybody traveling to London on the Sunday to take part in the Cenotaph Parade FREE travel, so it is always worth checking with your local network nearer the time. This is also usually been extended to the tube. There are also Taxis which will also transport you to and from the Parade muster point from your accommodation or Railway station.

Further information about the rig of the day and muster times will be made available nearer the time.