Parades are really popular here. 8th December was Battle Day, which commerates the Battle of the Falklands, 1914. It was a really decisive sea battle, and effectively confirmed the British Navy’s dominance of the seas. It was fought because the British sent a fleet to reassert dominance of the seas after the Battle of Coronel.
Ten British sailors were killed, and about 1900 German’s died, with only 2 ships surviving from their fleet of 8. The two fleets were 8 ships each, although the British ships massively outgunned the Germans.
There is a large memorial for the battle on the way to Moody Brook, near the Museum, and a gaurd of honour surrounds the monument.
A marching band from the Royal Marines normally comes over for the occasion, and they led the parade!
As usual, The FIDF form a huge part of the parade.
and the Governor inspects the troops......
we had a Hercules flypast
and the Governor takes a salute.
The final parade of the year, done!
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