Mountbattens Funeral

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:


	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
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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
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