VJ Day Service at Exmouth War Memorial

77th Anniversary of VJ Day - Sunday, 14th August 2022, 10:50 - 11:30 Hrs, Strand Exmouth

Order of service

10:45 am    The Parade will Be formed up under the direction of the Parade Marshal.

10:50 am    Town Cryer; 'Oh Yay'

10.55 am    THE PARADE WILL BE BROUGHT TO ATTENTION by the Parade Marshall

                  POST STANDARDS

10.57 am    THE EXHORTATION (Sub Lt Neil Gregory SCC – Chairman Exmouth RBL)                             

10.58 am    LAST POST (Bugler: Andrew Cutler, Community Mission Manager, Exmouth Salvation Army)

11.00 am    2 MINUTES SILENCE

                  REVEILLE (Bugler)

                  KOHIMA EPITAPH (CSjt 'Fredy' Elder 6 RIFLES – Vice Chairman Exmouth RBL)

                                               'When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say,

                                               For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.'

THE WREATH LAYING CEREMONY

North side; Announced By Exmouth Town Crier Roger Bourgein

Chairman Exmouth RBL

Sub Lt Neil Gregory SCC

VJ Day Wreath

The Service will be conducted by the Rev Jim Gosling

HYMN

Account of VJ Day; Sub Lt Neil Gregory SCC – Chairman Exmouth RBL

The Chaplain, Padre Jim Gosling, will say:

Almighty God, we offer our thanks and praise for all who have died that we might live, for all who endured pain that we might know joy, for all who suffered captivity that we might know freedom, for all who knew austerity that we might know plenty. Grant us strength to fulfil the promises we have made, that the values for which they served and died might be the values by which we live; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

THEN ALL SHALL SAY THE LORD'S PRAYER:

PRAYERS

Abridged Account of Sergeant Stanley Albert Philip Thomson: By Si Reed, Exmouth RBL

HYMN

Reading by The Mayor Of Exmouth; Cllr Steve Gazzard

THE BLESSING

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

Piper Lament; Duncan Nelmes

The Parade Marshall shall Fall Out the Parade

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