Navy trains for National Remembrance Ceremonies

More than 130 members of the Naval Services have been practising their marching skills ahead of the Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph in London on Sunday 9 November.

 

 

For the first time in over 10 years, a female naval officer, Lt Cdr Debra Vout (48) from HMS Collingwood will be undertaking the role of Officer of the Guard 1. 

 

 

 

 

Dressed smartly in great coats to ward off the autumn chill, 96 members of the Royal Navy, 48 Royal Marines, and 10 QARNNS (Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service) and 10 Royal Fleet Auxiliary sailors have been preparing for their long periods of standing perfectly still on guard at the parade ground at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth under the watchful eye of the Royal Navy’s State Ceremonial Training Officer Warrant Officer Dickie Henderson and his team of Gunnery Instructors.