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Old 21-02-2014, 19:42   #9
Bob Dobson
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Re: The Accrington Pals Memorial Service 2014

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Originally Posted by US Angel View Post
How was the service?
Splendid. There were 25 flag standards carried in - 9 of them British Legion detachments from all over the county
A good number of civic leaders too. Plenty of cadets. I didn't see an RAF standard bearer but there were some cadets./ The church was full. Good hymns. My only complaint is that the chaplain giving a sermon had no microphone. The bugler was excellent . Les Bond & his pals sang a specially-written song about it being a hundred years since the lads marched off. One couple had travelled from Cambridgeshire to remember the chap's grandfather. I have written to Shelley Whitehead to congratulate and thank her.
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