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Field Marshall Sir Gerald Templer, Mr Harold MacMillan, The Lord Ismay, The Lord Normanbrook, Sir Robert Menzies, The Lord Bridges, Field Marshal The Viscount Slim, Marshal of the RAF The Viscount Portal of Hungerford, The Earl of Avon, The Earl Attlee, Field Marshal The Earl Alexander of Tunis, Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma
My Great grand father Patrick Phillip Geraghty was the Colour Sargent from Grenadier Guards and was pall bearer at Queen Victoria's funeral. Awarded the Queen Victoria Medal (1901) which is still held by the family.
Members of the Grenadier guards there were three groups of eight picked guardsmen who came from Kent and Sir Winston's home county the CSM was C S M Williams.
They practiced for three weeks carrying telegraph poles .
The powers that be decreed that lead be added to replicate the weight of the lead lined bronze coffin .
The idea of three details was it was thought that the weight would be to much and the second detail would take over at saint Pauls cathedral the first insisted on doing the job to the end typical Grenadiers
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How many pall bearers?
6 3 on each side
Who were the pall bearers for King George's funeral?
Jackie French
What are the duties of pall bearers at funerals?
They are the ones who carry the coffin/casket into the church and then to the cemetery or crematorium..
What are lych gates originally used for?
The lych gate at the entrance to a church yard was a covered gate - used to shelter the coffin and pall bearers before entering the church for a funeral.
Can Catholic women be pall bearers?
Yes they can, there is nothing to prevent anyone who can manage the physical nature of the job to help carry the casket. In some cases, you are not actually carry the casket but helping guide a trolly or cart that the casket sits on. For advice on how to be a pall bearer see the related links.
What kind of jobs are there in the funeral industry?
There are a few jobs in the funeral industry. These jobs include hearse drivers, funeral home attendants, morticians, cremation, even professional pall-bearers.
Who should carry the casket in a funeral?
i think it should be the 6 strongest men in the family or of the friends some times little boys in the family help out too
What is a bearer?
a person or thing that carries or holds something • a carrier of equipment on an expedition. • a person who carries the coffin at a funeral; pall-bearer. a person who presents a check or other order to pay money
What is pall collective noun for?
The collective nouns are a pall of suspicion or a pall of smoke.
What is the name of the Cloth used to cover a casket?
a pall (or casket pall / funeral pall)
How do you spell pall bearer?
pall bearer
Who were FDR pall bearers?
step dads grand father was a pallbearer at fdrs funeral he was in the navy and was stationed at pearl harbor when it was attacked My Grandfather Wayne L. Borchsenius, was Part of D-Day first wave (Flagship, LST -331, Coast Guard, Stationed at Pearl Harbor) and told me one of his shipmates Arthur Arnold was flown back to the US to be a Pall Bearer for Franklin D. Roosevelt.
