Larkhill Officers visit the Garrison
Recent graduates from Sandhurst, who were on day 4 of their training at Larkhill visited Woolwich Station and included a visit to the Garrison Church.
On the morning of 11th January a group of 25 Royal Artillery Officers, recently graduated from Sandhurst, attended the Church. They were part of the Young Officers' Group from Larkhill who were spending the day in Woolwich and were accompanied by Captain Will Povey from the Barracks, a supporter of the Garrison Church.
Two of the Officers had done some research and gave an initial presentation about the church and the VC Winners commemorated on the Memorial. They were then given a 20-minute history of the building with specific reference to 2 of the VC Winners from World War II, Brigadier “Jock” Campbell and Havildar Umrao Singh.
After being fortified with tea and biscuits the officers explored the Church and visited the Crypt. The officer in charge of the group asked if the next group could return in May and we were happy to agree to this. The Trust is anxious to foster good relations with the Royal Artillery irrespective of the future of the Barracks and welcome the fact that that sentiment appears to be reciprocated by those at Larkhill.
