Naval Base Commander PortsmouthTemporary Memoranda

Serial Number: PNBTM17/16Title: Battle of Jutland Memoiral Parade SouthseaAudience: FullValidity: 19 May 16Expires: 1 Jun 16Authorising Officer:

Captain of the BaseCol M Tanner RM

Authorising Officer:

Sponsor: Lt Cdr A Hopwood, 1st LtSponsor contact: Ext: 24140

Introduction

1. This Year marks the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of Jutland which was the largest naval battle of WW1. A remembrance ceremony will take place at the Southsea War memorial at 1400 on the 31st May. The parade will form up on Stanley Street, Southsea, step oo down Palmerston Road, Avenue De Caen to the Southsea War Memorial on the seafront.

Parade

2. PO(AWW) Hartley (9380 24757) will act as Chief of the Parade and is responsible for the planning and execution of the parade. He will be assited by CPO(AWW) Guest and staff from HMS Collingwood (C) and HMS Sultan (S). Parade route and orders can be found at Annex’s A & B

Manpower

3. HMS Collingwood and HMS Sultan will each provide one unarmed platton. Other platoons will be fromed from Military Associstions and the Sea Cadets.

Action: MACCO (C) (S)

Dress

4. Units are to dress as follows:

a. Service Personnel - No 1A’sb. Sea Cadets - As directed by Sea cadet Corpsc. Associations - As appropriate d. Service personnel not on parde - 1B’s

Inclement Weather

5. Inclement weather routines are not possible for the parade although a covered area will be provided for invited guests and VIP’s.

Training

6. HMS Collingwood and Sultan are to prepare their own plattons indepently.

Training & Venue Time & Date ActionHMS COLLINGWOOD’s Unarmed – Drill Shed HMS COLLINGWOOD TTBC COP CWDHMS SULTAN’s Unarmed Platoon – Drill Shed at HMS SULTAN TTBC COP SUL

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Rehearsal & Briefings

7. A briefing for the Southsea Parade will take place at the Southsea War Memorial on Thur 26 May 2016 at 1100 for the following personnel:

a. Parade Commanderb. Drum Majorc. Platoon Commandersd. Chaplain e. Assoctian Reps.f. Hant’s Policeg. Sea Cadet Reph. Parade Staff.

Supporting Arrangements & Transport

8. Transport is to alight passengers adjacent to Waitrose, Marmion Road Southsea no later than 1300, before procedding to the D Day museum car park and wait for the parade to fall out. Approxamatly 1515.

Action: ALL

Minute Guns

9. Minute Guns will not be fired for the memorial. The Last Post and Reveille will be sounded to mark Silences.

Action: RM BAND

Wreaths

10. The following wreaths will be provide for the ceremony:

a. On behalf of HM Government b. On behalf of the Minister of Portsmouthc. On behalf of the Royal Navyd. On behalf of the people of Portsmouthe. On behalf of the Commonwealth War Graves Comissionf. On behalf of the University of the Third Ageg. On behalf of Surgeon Robert Walker RANh. On Behalf of the Royal Brittish Legion

Public Military Event

11. The PME for the parade has been submitted to 11 Bde. Hant’s Police are in contact with parade staff regarding security.

Action: SECSUP

First Aid

12. First aid will be provide by 1 x St John’s Ambulance situated at Southsea war memorial, with 1 LMA / MA following the parade from Stanley Street.

Action: Nelson Sickbay

Traffic Management

13. Traffic Management will be provided by MGS Security who will conduct rolling road blocks 2

along the parade route and Southsea seafront.Action: Parade Staff

Annexes:

A. Information for the Parade, Route and Layout B. Parade Orders

External Distribution: RM Band COLLINGWOODLt Cdr Hopwood (Parade Commander)Chaplaincy (HMS COLLINGWOOD) (for Revd. Evans)WO Sullivan (HMS SULTAN)WO Wearing (HMS COLLINGWOOD)HMS Collingwood MACCOHMS Sultan MACCOMaj. AndersonMiss Davies NBCP Visits OfficerMiss Heather Todd (Events Manager Portsmouth City Council)Miss Cheryl Williams Commonwealth War Graves CommissionMilitary Wives ChoirRNARBLGanges Pompey PalsSouthen Area SCCTS LionRMVCC

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ANNEX A TOPNBTM 17/16DATED 11 Apr 16

FORMATION OF THE PARADE

1. Detachments taking part in the Parade are to form up as follows:

Service Units, Association’s and Cadets Units are to muster in Stanley Street PO5 2DS, no later than 1300 under the direction of the Chief of Parade (CoP). The RM Band will lead the parade at 1337. Command Orders will be given by parade staff.

FORM UP

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PARADE ROUTE

PARADE LAYOUT

D = DRUMHEADE = ENSIGN

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ANNEX B TOPNBTM 17/16DATED 11 Apr 16

Parade Orders for Battle of Jutland.

Time By Whom Order/Event Remarks1359 Staff “Flag Sir”

Parade Commander

“Parade attention”

1400 Parade Commander

“General salute – present arms” All I/C and 2I/C will conduct a hand salute.

The band will conduct the appropriate musical salute.

Parade Commander

“Parade Attention”

“Parade stand at – Ease”

“Parade stand – Easy”

Order given on completion of the musical salute. “Attention” order given for I/C’s and 2I/C’s to cut from the salute.

INFO There will be reading of letters and script.

Parade Commander

“Parade Attention”

Bugler Last post All I/C and 2I/C will salute on the first note of the ‘Last Post’, followed by a 2 min silence.

Bugler Reveille Salutes will be cut on the first note of Reveille.

INFO The wreaths will now be laid to the song “For the fallen” sung by the military wives choir.

Parade Commander

“Stand fast female officers and ratings – Parade off – Caps”

Parade Commander

“Parade stand at – ease”

Memorial Service

The Drum head will be collapsed at the 1st verse of the last hymn.

On completion of the last hymn the Exhortation and Act of Remembrance will take place.

Parade Commander

“Parade Attention”

Parade Commander

“Parade on – Caps”

“Parade stand at – ease”

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“Parade stand – easy”Staff “Steady”Parade Commander

“Parade attention”

National Anthem

Parade Commander

“Sir request permission to march past”

The Parade commander will march to a position so he is in front of the VIP

Parade Commander

“Parade will march past at 15 pace intervals with the Band leading – parade will move to Left and Right in a column of route – parade Left and Right turn”

The Band will now move to a position to lead off the parade.

The I/C and 2I/C will move to the left/right, after a regimental pause the I/C and 2I/C will move to their respective positions.

Staff “Band by the centre, parade by the right – quick march”

The Parade will be led to the D-Day car park were they will be dismisses.

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