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Thursday 21 February 2002
Venue : Naval Garden of Remembrance
11am - Reinterment of 3 Birkenhead casualties previously buried in unmarked sites at Danger Point
Dress : Formal with medals
For further details and directions please contact Maj. Antony Gordon +27 (0)21 671 4500
| GANSBAAI SOUTH AFRICA |
Friday 22 February 2002
Venue : Danger Point
5pm - Transport for invited guests departs for Danger Point from the Tolbos Restaurant, Main Road Gansbaai for viewing the 437 individually dedicated wreaths to be layed en masse at sea during the Saturday ceremony. The wreaths were made by the local school children using natural materials.
7pm - Light supper at the Birkenhead Boat Club in the Gansbaai harbour. Dress is casual and there will be a nominal charge for supper. Drinks will be available from a cash bar. For catering purposes bookings are essential and should be made through the Gansbaai Tourism office before 15 February 2002.
| GANSBAAI SOUTH AFRICA |
Saturday 23 February 2002
Venue : Danger Point
8am - Transport for invited guests leaves for Danger Point from the Tolbos Restaurant, Main Road, Gansbaai.
8.30 - 9am - Light refreshments at Danger Point for invited guests
9am - Welcome, opening and start of triathlon
9.05am - Mass wreath laying at sea by a flotilla of small craft over the infamous Birkenhead Rock
- Wreath laying ceremony - Regimental representatives, school children and guests of honour.
- Overstrand Mayor
- Messages
10.30am - Transport for invited guests leaves for Stanford's Cove
11.30am - Stanford's Cove - Welome by Elim Brass Band
12 noon - Start of Tableau re-enacting the survivors making land and being assisted by the local community as it happened a century and a half ago.
1pm - Lunch for Invited Guests
Dress : Smart casual with medals or ribbons for regimental representatives. Full uniform for those in service.
Master of Ceremonies : Jean le Roux
| LONDON ENGLAND |
Sunday 24 February 2002
Venue : Royal Hospital, Chelsea
10.15am - Viewing of photographic display at North Front
10.30am - Wreath laying ceremony followed by a church service lead by The Rev Dick Whittington MBE and by The Rev Paul Abram, Chaplain to HM Tower of London
- Messages from South Africa
- Lunch
Dress : Formal with medals
| GANSBAAI SOUTH AFRICA |
Tuesday 26 February 2002
Venue : Danger Point
10am - Rededication of Birkenhead Monument
10.15am - Memorial service and laying of wreaths by regimental representatives, civic dignitaries, relatives and others.
Dress : Smart Casual with medals or ribbons for regimental representatives. Full uniform for those in service.
EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE OVERBERG COMMUNITY AND THEIR INVITED GUESTS IN HONOURING THOSE WHO PERISHED IN THE DISASTER. ENTRANCE IS FREE AND FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED PLEASE CONTACT :
THE GANSBAAI TOURISM OFFICE
TEL : +27 +28 384 1439
FAX : +27 +28 384 0955
E-MAIL : gansbaaiinfo@telkomsa.net
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Many of the survivors landed at Stanfordsbaai, as seen today. Photo Copyright © JJ Steenekamp 2001 |
