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The Bi-Centennial and Diamond Jubilee Memorials

The Bi-Centennial and Diamond Jubilee Memorials

THE ROYAL MEMORIAL CHAPEL THE ROYAL ACADEMY SANDHURST

The Bi-Centennial and Diamond Jubilee Memorials

The Bi-Centennial and Diamond Jubilee Memorials

The Royal Sandhurst engaged with Bakers of Danbury to replicate the 1947 Order of Battle which was created for the Chapel at the conclusion of the Second World War. These badges can be seen on the ends of the Chapel pews. In order to create a very visible and tangible memorial marking the Bi-Centenary of Training here at Sandhurst and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the vacant panels to the left and right of the entrance to the South Chapel within the Royal Memorial Chapel are now populated by hand-carved and painted cap badges representing every and of the Army as of 1st January 2012, with a hand carved dedication filled in gold leaf reading across the top of the panels.

The significance of placing the badges at the entrance to the Chapel, the site of the current Roll of Honour, is to remind visitors to the Chapel of the life, service and sacrifice of so many who have served during recent years, marked as they have been by the high tempo of operations, particularly those in and .

Installed below the archway is the Royal Crest, also commemorating the Bi-Centenary and Diamond Jubilee. This was donated by Fr. Ian Evans, Senior Chaplain at the time of installation. This continues a tradition of Chaplains donating to the fabric of the Chapel. The mosaic floor in the South Africa Chapel was donated by The Rev’d William Sykes, and the Aaron window in the SW corner also donated as a memorial to him. The Paschal Candle stand by the Machine Gun Font in the NW corner presented by the Rev’d Peter Denton.

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1 The Life Guards 18 35 Special Air Service Regiment 52 The 2 (Royal and 1st 19 36 Army Air Corps 53 Intelligence Corps ) 3 The Queen's Guards 20 37 Special Reconnaissance Regiment 54 Royal Army Physical Training Corps The Dragoon 4 Guards (Carabaniers and 21 38 Royal Army Chaplains' Department 55 Service Corps Greys) Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing The Royal Royal Army Chaplains' Department 5 22 39 56 Corps The Queen's Royal 6 (The Queen's Own and Royal 23 The Royal Regiment of Scotland 40 The Royal Logistics Corps 57 Corps of Army Music Irish) The Princess of 's Royal 9th/12th Royal The Queen's Own Logistic Regiment Royal Engineers 7 (Prince of Wales's) 24 41 Regiment 58 (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) The Duke of 's Regiment The King's Royal Hussars The Honourable 8 25 (King's, Lancashire and Borders) 42 59 Corps of Royal Electrical and The The Royal Regiment of The Royal 9 26 43 Mechanical Engineers 60 10 The Queen's 27 The 44 Staff and Personnel Support Branch 61 The Royal Yeomanry The Regiment The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Royal Regiment Corps of Royal 11 28 (14th/15th,19th and 33rd/76th Foot) 45 62 Yeomanry Corps Royal Regiment of Artillery The The Queen's Own Yeomanry 12 29 46 ( General's Corps) 63 Military Provost Guard Service Royal Regiment of Artillery The The Regiment 13 30 47 (Adjutant General's Corps) 64 The Royal Irish Regiment 14 Corps of 31 (27th [Inniskilling], 83rd/87th and 48 Education and Training Service Branch 65 The Royal Regiment The ) 15 Queen's Gurkha Engineers 32 The Parachute Regiment 49 Army Legal Service Branch 66 The Regiment 16 33 The 50 Royal Army Veterinary Corps 67 Defence Force 17 Queen's Gurkha Signals 34 51

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