Historical Photos: Bermuda At Past Coronations

May 1, 2023 | 0 Comments

As the United Kingdom gets set to crown its new King in a coronation taking place on May 6, take a look at Bermuda’s participants at past British coronations.

1902 King Edward VII Coronation Contingent

BMA

Sergeant A.C. Lamb
Sergeant Walter Henry Thompson
Bombadier George Nathaniel Corbin
Gunner John Henry Tacklyn
Gunner J. Lightbourne
Gunner A.W. Packwood
Gunner G. Smith

BVRC

Lieutenant Charles Stanley Higgs
Quartermaster Sergeant Henry Bento Powell
Sergeant Charles Archibald Darrell Talbot
Lance-Corporal Frederick Walter Williams
Lance-Corporal Howard Emmett Dunscomb Smith
Lance-Corporal William Henry Smith
Lance-Corporal Thomas Spicer
Rifleman Frederick William Mastin
Rifleman Salisbury Stanley Spurling
Rifleman H.H. Thomas
Rifleman Henry William Zuill

1911 Coronation of King George V Contingent

BVRC

Captain James Lightbourn Smith
Captain Richard Jennings Tucker
Quartermaster-Sergeant Henry Bento Powell
Colour-Sergeant William Newbold Talbot Williams – “C” Company. Resided on Ireland Island.
Colour-Sergeant Patrick Joseph Farrell
Sergeant Thomas Slater Murdoch – “B” Company – later C/Sergt. Then commissioned
Sergeant Ernest Gordon Voisey
Sergeant Howard Emmett Dunscomb Smith – “A” Company. L/Cpl in 1902 Cont.
Sergeant Edwin Percy Todd Tucker – “A” Company. Commission 27 Nov. 1917

1937 Coronation of King George VI Contingent

Captain WE Cooper BVRC
Battery Sergeant-Major F. Minors BMA

1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Contingent

BMA

Second-Lieutenant [later Captain] Francis Beresford Pereira
Company Sergeant-Major Ashton Raynor
Corporal [later WO2] Gerald Albert Smith
Private William Henry Edness

Bermuda Rifles

Captain Richard Masters Gorham [later Colonel Sir Richard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Gorham]
Sergeant E. D. Powell
Corporal L. Reginald Motyer
Private Horace W. Whitehead

Captain Gorham had overall command of both detachments.