PARADE OF COLOUR
Governor At Woodbourne
(N.Z. Press Association)
BLENHEIM. June 2
The Governor-General (Sir Bernard Fergusson) this afternoon reviewed the Royal New Zealand Air Force annual parade of the Queen’s Colour. The ceremony was held at the R.N.Z.A.F. station at Woodbourne before a big gathering of senior officers from the armed forces, representatives of the diplomatic service, local bodies, and former service organisations. His Excellency described the parade as "magnificent."
There was an attendance of several thousand at the function, which was held in fine but cold weather. The colour, presented by the Queen in 1954, was last paraded at Woodbourne in 1955
For the last year it has been in the custody of the R.N.Z.A.F. station. Wigram. and at today’s ceremony the colour was lodged in the officers’ mess at Woodbourne and the station will be responsible for its safe keeping for the next 12 months.
The colour-escort squadron for today’s ceremony was drawn from the staff ait Woodbourne.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30147, 3 June 1963, Page 12
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161PARADE OF COLOUR Press, Volume CII, Issue 30147, 3 June 1963, Page 12
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