GUARD OF HONOUR AT BURNHAM

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27733, 10 August 1955, Page 12

GUARD OF HONOUR AT BURNHAM

CEREMONIAL FOR GENERAL GENTRY’S VISIT With brilliant scarlet puggarees used for ceremonial occasions, and gleaming white web equipment and rifle slings, the guard of honour which was inspected at Burnham yesterday by the retiring Chief of the General Staff (Major-General W. G. Gentry) on his last official visit to the camp, made an impressive sight against the almost sylvan background that many parts of the camp afford. The guard, which was under Captain C. Meiklejohn, with Lieutenant M. W. Lawson-Smith as second in command, consisted of men from many different units. When Major-General Gentry arrived, the guard pf honour presented arms, and seven young trainees, with the sun bright on their silver bugles, sounded a General Salute. The guard executed all its movements with an excellent snap and precision, and after the inspection, a second General Salute was sounded before Major-General Gentry left for the camp theatre to address about 450 officers and men of the Regular Force. Major-General Gentry’s visit was a hurried one. He arrived by air at Wigram, and left immediately for Burnham, reaching there about 11.15 a.m. After lunch in the officers’ mess, he returned to Wigram, and flew north soon after 2 p.m.