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This is to certify that Malcom B Elliot was serving in HMAS SYDNEY on the occasion of the Coronation Review at Spithead by her gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
This is to certify that Malcom B Elliot was serving in HMAS SYDNEY on the occasion of the Coronation Review at Spithead by her gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

This is to certify that Malcom B Elliot was serving in HMAS SYDNEY on the occasion of the Coronation Review at Spithead by her gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Date1953
Object number00046696
NameCertificate
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 380 x 277 x 1 mm
ClassificationsCommemorative artefacts
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Sarah Elliott
DescriptionCertificate reading 'This is to certify that Malcolm B. Elliott was serving in HMAS SYDNEY on the occasion of the coronation review at Spithead by Her Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on June 15th 1953'. Signed by the ship's commanding officer.HistoryA week after the coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II, the new monarch and Prince Philip took part in a coronation review at Spithead. The fleet numbered over 300 vessels that assembled on the Solent, adjacent to the ports of Portsmouth and Southampton. The fleet consisted of warships from the United Kingdom, members of the Commonwealth and a number of foreign countries including the United States and Russia. In addition, there were numerous merchant vessels, fishing vessels and private yachts. The Queen and Prince Philip reviewed the fleet from a specially constructed bridge aboard the B-class frigate HMS SURPRISE.