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Originally Posted by sturgis
It is supposedly a Gunner who was posted to line the mall on the Queen's coronation
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National Archives has a map of the Coronation route and states :
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The troops lining the route will be; The Mall: Brigade of Guards; Trafalgar Square to the Abbey and back: Royal Navy, with Officer Cadets of all three Services in Parliament Square; Cockspur Street: Canadian Military Forces; Pall Mall to Marble Arch: The Army; and Oxford Street back to the Haymarket: Royal Air Force. Below are the approximate times of the return Procession.
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https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/...nation-map.jpg
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