Guard of Honour from Five Nationalities To the accompaniment of "Auld Long Syne", Brigadier F. S. Thackeray walked down to No, 14 S.M.C, Pontoon shortly after 8 am. on August 49, and boarded a British naval launch from H.M.S, Falmouth, which carried him out of sight of the guard of honour provided by troops of five different nationalities. So ended his erin of service as commander of the British forces in Shanghai The guard of honour, drawn up on. The Bund foreshore ' opposite the Cathay Hotel, consisted of a detachment from the Lancashire Fusiliers, under Capt, B. W. Oxonford, with Second-Lieutenant P, Cleasby-Thompson as the standard-bearer, The regimental brass band was drawn up on the right of the detachment. Next to the Lancashire Fusiliers was a detachment from the Japanese Naval Landing Party, consisting of marines and: five buglers.
Stationed next to the Japanese bluejackets was a detachment from. the French Colonial forees, under Lieut.
J. Boudet. A detachment from the Fourth Marines was the next in line, under Capt. E. B, Shaughnessey, and fon the right flank of the parode was fa detachment from the Russian Regiment, 8.V.C.
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