CORONATION TROOPS
PARADE OF ABOUT 32,500 DOMINION AND HOME UNITS PROVISION OF GUARDS AND BANDS Received March 18, 8.10 p.m. RUGBY, March 17. The number of officers and men from Home and overseas forces in the Coronation procession and lining the routes will be about 32,500. In the procession will be detachments from the Royal Navy and Naval reserves, from all corps and units ot the regular and territorial army, and from the Royal Air Force and the Auxiliary Air Force. The Navy is providing 4000 ranks and the Air Force 3000 of the total. The Indian Army and Navy will also be represented. Contingents from the Dominions and a contingent representing the Colonial Empire will take part In the procession. In addition, some 6500 men will be required for reserves and administrative duties the length ot and return of the procession from Westminster Abbey will be approximately 3500 yards and will take 40 minutes to pass a given point. Composite Guards of Honour from the three services will be mounted at Buckingham Palace and outside Westminster Abbey. Bands, including a service band from Canada, will take part in the procession. Bands will also be stationed along the route. A party of 50 of the King’s Company of Grenadier Guards will be present in the Abbey.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 66, 19 March 1937, Page 7
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216CORONATION TROOPS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 66, 19 March 1937, Page 7
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