Funeral of Lord Mountbatten

by CRS Ned Davies

  The Ceremonial Funeral of Admiral of The Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma KG, PC, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO has been documented by many people and I would suggest if you want to learn more about the funeral itself and the preparations for it, you look at Ceremonial Funeral of Lord Louis Moutbatten of Burma written by Godfrey Dykes.

  The following scans of documents and photos were donated to the museum by CRS ‘Ned’ Davies from his personal collection. Ned was one of the bearers for Earl Mountbatten, other ‘Communicators’ forming the Bearer Party were as follows:

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	FCRS G. Dykes CRS E.N. Davies CRS D. Timmington LRO R. Milne LRO C.J. Williams LRO T. Foster LRO I.B Murphy LRO M.B. Watson RO1 S.D. Whitham LRO D. Lovatt LRO H.R. Jackson RO1 G.B. Vaughan	Bearer Bearer Bearer Bearer Bearer Bearer Bearer Bearer Bearer Hat Bearer Spare Number Spare Number

  

  

Order of Service    Ceremonial Program

P 051945Z SEP FM DEFENCE COMMCEN LONDON TO MERCURY BT UNCLAS SIC Z3J FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE. FROM HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES FOR CAPTAIN HMS MERCURY. PLEASE CONVEY MY WARMEST CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MEMBERS OF YOUR BEARER PARTY FOR THE SPLENDID WAY IN WHICH THEY CARRIED OUT THEIR DUTIES AT THE FUNERAL OF LORD MOUNTBATTEN TODAY. I WAS PROUD AND MOVED TO WITNESS THE WAY IN WHICH THE ROYAL NAVY CARRIED OUT ITS GREAT RESPONSIBILITIES AND I KNOW THAT NOTHING COULD HAVE GIVEN MY GREAT UNCLE MORE PLEASURE OR MORE SATISFACTION. CHARLES BT