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RSL Salute

Armistice Day 1920 – London

During the ceremony to unveil and dedicate the Cenotaph in Whitehall, a funeral procession accompanying the remains of The Unknown Soldier, which had arrived from France the previous day, was to halt at the Cenotaph during the ceremony before proceeding to Westminster Abbey for interment.

The official party included the Empire’s senior soldiers, sailors and politicians and as many Victoria Cross winners as could be assembled. The ceremony concluded with a march past. The Regimental Sergeant Major of the Guards Regiment conducting the ceremony, faced with a gathering of highly decorated and high ranking military men (including the Victoria Cross winners), all wearing rows of medals, decreed that all would salute the Cenotaph as they marched past by placing their hand over their medals, signifying that:

"No matter what honours we may have been awarded they are as nothing compared with the honour due to those who paid the supreme sacrifice".

The RSL maintains that tradition to honour the dead by placing the right hand over medals (not our heart, our medals) during a march-past at a ceremonial occasion, or at a wreath laying ceremony.

Image source: Quinns Rocks RSL

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Leroy McDorman - President
Ron Baker - Vice President
John Bissett - Treasurer
Sue McDorman - Secretary
Tina Baker - Membership Officer

Steve Dean - Committee
Kevin Duckworth - Committee
Shirley Kahfeld - Committee
Jim Lorrimar - Committee
Claire McDorman - Committee
Lorraine Patrick - Committee

Trevor Freestone - Warden
Brian Kinnane - Warden
Yogi Kahfeld - Warden
Jack Matthews - Warden

Jack Matthews - Care Officer (Bentley Park)
Dick Garrett - Care Officer (Bentley Park)

Ben Wyatt, MLA - Patron
Mark Purslowe - Patron

Meeting Dates

Committee
Wednesday 16th January 2019
Wednesday 20th February 2019
Wednesday 17th April 2019
Wednesday 15th May 2019
Wednesday 17th July 2019
Wednesday 21st August 2019
Wednesday 20th November 2019

General
Sunday 20th March 2019
Sunday 9th June 2019
Sunday 8th September 2019
Sunday 8th December 2019

AGM
Sunday 27th October 2019

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