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HMS Sultan holds drumhead ceremony
8 November 2024
Personnel from across HMS Sultan came together as one to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country at a Drumhead Ceremony.
The short service of remembrance, which uses neatly piled drums as an altar, was held with senior officers, including Captain Mark Hamilton, the Commanding Officer of HMS Sultan, among those observing a two-minute silence.
Wreaths were laid by bearers representing HMS Sultan, all civil servants and civilian personnel, and by the youngest air and marine engineering trainees serving within the Bases engineering schools. In addition, wreaths were also laid at the Falklands Conflict Memorial within the Base.
Wreath layers Trainee Survival Engineering Technician Charlie Burdock said: “It’s a huge honour to be asked to lay a wreath. My great Grandad served in the Navy during the Second World War and it’s great to have the opportunity to remember him.”
On Sunday, Sailors and Royal Navy and Royal Marine Volunteer Cadet Corp Cadets from HMS Sultan will join in acts of remembrance throughout the local community, including at services at Gosport War Memorial and the Fleet Air Arm Memorial and the sunken garden in Lee-On-The-Solent.