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Imjin Barracks - Warrent Officers' & Sergeants' Mess - D-Day Themed Christmas Party

7th November 2019

Gloucester Community Networking and our W.O.R.S. 'War Out Reach in Schools' educational project was asked to support a D-Day themed Christmas Party at the WO&Sgt Mess at Imjin Barracks, Innsworth, Gloucester ».

GCN Volunteers also included Veterans from the Alabare Homeless Veterans Charity » in the setting up the W.O.R.S. Mobile Trench, fake Sentry Fire acted as the entrance to the Mess. GCN Volunteers Chris Auker-Howlett & Patrick Meulbrouck welcomed party guests, dressed as WW2 British Sentries.

W.O.R.S. Mobile Trench up and ready to welcome D-Day Party goers

GCN W.O.R.S. Volunteers were dressed in British and American WW2 uniforms and supported party guests with uniforms and decommissioned rifles and machine guns for staged photos.

GCN W.O.R.S. Volunteers

A range of W.O.R.S. Weapons from 'BrownBess' to WW2 'Thompson submachine gun"

Other W.O.R.S. resources were used around the Mess to add the the D-Day atmosphere created by the Mess Committee. The Mess paid for most of the W.O.R.S. resources.

HQ ARRC - WOs & Sgts Mess - Imjin Barracks. with WORS resources and Displays

GCN Volunteer, Christopher Auker-Howlett

Volunteers with their experience and knowledge of WW2:

Patrick Meulbrouck
Dave Partridge
Chris Trenfield
Ray Parfitt
James Shakles
Alan Turnbull

Our Volunteers also have access to other period uniforms including American Civil War, Napoleonic and WW1.

Testimonial:

"The Volunteers in their uniforms and weapons were really fun and knew their subjects"

GCN would like to thank the WOs & Sgts Mess Commitee for their donations of party materials and assistance with transport for our Trench Materials.

If other organisations would like to use Gloucester Community Networking - W.O.R.S. - War Out Reach in Schools, Educational Project equipment, please get in touch by visiting our GCN Contact page »

W.O.R.S. Mobile Trench up and ready to welcome D-Day Party goers

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