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ROYAL MARINES FREEDOM OF THE BOROUGH OF GOSPORT CEREMONY 1
Mayor Graham Burgess laying wreath at Gosport War Memorial   Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fulton KBE laying wreath at Gosport War Memorial   Hospital representative laying wreath at Gosport War Memorial

Wednesday 9th November dawned, despite most of our worst fears, bright and sunny, certainly untypical of November in Gosport. Chris and I having been commissioned by the Borough to cover one of the most historic Gosport Ceremonies for many years with a commemorative video couldn't have expected the bonus of fine weather as we planned to capture the day on film.
The day was to start at the War Memorial Hospital, Where the Mayor (Councillor Graham Burgess) and Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fulton KBE as well as a representative of the LHE laid wreaths in memory of the fallen servicemen in the wars.

   Wreaths at Gosport War Memorial
Royal Marines bugler   Mayor Graham Burgess & party look at Foundation stone at Gosport War Memorial   Examining Royal Marines history depicted at War Memorial

Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fulton KBE at Gosport War Memorial

  

The General was then shown the Foundation stone laid by Earl Haig in 1921 and the 75th Anniversary stone unveiled by Peter Edgar in his year as Mayor, before entering the Hospital to view pictures and mementos depicting the long association between the Marines and the Hospital.

 Remembrance book at Gosport War Memorial
Preparing for the Freedom Ceremony 01   Preparing for the Freedom Ceremony 02   Preparing for the Freedom Ceremony 03

Our next destination was the St. Vincent Barracks, now a 6th form college. Only the facade remains of the original Forton Barracks that the Marines occupied, with all the interior quarters replaced by the school that now occupies the site. We filmed some interior shots of preparation before moving out to the parade ground to film the Marines historic march through the main gate on their journey to the Timespace at Gosport Ferry.

   Royal Marines ready for inspection 01
Royal Marines ready for inspection 02   Royal Marines ready for inspection 03   Forton Barracks - now St. Vincent 6th form College

Royal Marines depart from St Vincent 01

  

 

 At precisely 11.00am lead by the Portsmouth Royal Marines Band, the detachment of 40 Commando marched proudly out of the gates for the first time in 80 years.   Royal Marines depart from St Vincent 02
School children line the route of the Parade   Royal Marines marching to the time Sphere 01   Royal Marines marching to the time Sphere 02
Gosport’s ties with the Royal Marines go back over 150 years. St Vincent College, formerly known as Forton Barracks, became home to the Royal Marines in 1848.
A name change in 1862 saw the introduction of the Royal Marine Light Infantry Division, a division known locally as the ‘Forton Reds’ because of their magnificent scarlet tunics.
This division remained at St Vincent until August 1923, when amalgamation with the Royal Marine Artillery saw them leave Forton Barracks for a new home at Eastney Barracks.
Royal Marines marching to the time Sphere 03   Royal Marines marching to the time Sphere 04   Royal Marines marching to the time Sphere 05
Royal Marines marching to the time Sphere 06   Royal Marines marching to the time Sphere 07   Royal Marines marching to the time Sphere 08
The route took the Parade from the Barracks down Forton Road, then Mumby road, past St. George's Barracks, once home to the Army, then past Camper and Nicholsons to the Ferry Gardens, passing the Falklands Memorial Gardens dedicated by Lady Margaret Thatcher, then on to the esplanade.
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