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Freedom of Hednesford Town
Saturday 13th October 2012
Hednesford Town Council awarded the Freedom of Hednesford Town to Hednesford Branch of The Staffordshire Regiment Association. This may be unique, for none of us have heard of a branch being awarded the freedom of a town before. If someone has beaten us to it, then it still remains as exceptionally rare and just reward for all the work that the branch have done in their sixty year of history.
WO1 Jason Peach, RSM 4 MERCIAN (centre) commanding the Colour Party.
The memorial is unveiled by Harold Pyke (Hednesford Branch President) and Mr. Alan Pearson
Trevor Evans, the Association Parade Marshal reports to the Saluting Officer. On the dais from left to right: Mr. Alan Pearson, Major Nick Clarke (4 MERCIAN) and Revd. Paul Kelly
Andy Stokes (Walsall & Bloxwich) with Gordon Partridge (Wolverhampton) carrying the 59 Division Standard
4 MERCIAN Band at the Civic Reception
Hednesford Army Cadet Force
The memorial stone in Hednesford Town Centre
Cpl Clive Smith who was wounded in Afghanistan was welcomed as a guest
Harold Pyke being presented with Freedom Scroll by the Chairman of Hednesford Town Council, Mr. Alan Pearson
Hednesford man Keith Ralphs, who served in 1 STAFFORDS, Staffordshire ACF and
is now in the Regimental Association
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