Commonwealth Day 2022 : Sierra Leone 1952
w.perriman • 16 March 2022
Freetown, Sierra Leone,
My last post on Freetown included a bit of information on the stop off at the port where HMS Campania refuelled and allowed the passengers and crew to receive and send mail.
I had originally tried to find some photos to accompany the post, unfortunately none could be found in our collections.
Today I was sent 19 photos from Operation Hurricane, 2 of which (I am told) are from the Freetown stop over, there are also some additional photos from the South Africa stop off, and some new ones from Freemantle, Australia.
These were digitised this morning, so I wanted to share.
Wesley
BNTVA Curator
(additional photographs from the Operation Hurricane collection.)
The National Service of Remembrance, held at The Cenotaph in Whitehall on Remembrance Sunday, provides the nation with a physical reminder of all those who have served and sacrificed, with British and Commonwealth soldiers, sailors, airmen and women represented, together with members of the emergency services and civilians, ensuring that no-one is forgotten.
Return to Tradition...
We have an update on the current situation regarding the provision of Coffin Drapes and Standard Bearers for the funerals of BNTVA veterans.
NAVAD will be celebrated at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, Staffordshire this year on Sunday 1st October 2023.
Open invitation from the Office of Veterans' Affairs
BNTVA Conference Reunion and Exhibition 2-6th October 2022
Flt Lt Joe Pasquini