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Photograph of Lt Col Anthony Gerald Way MC, making his address to the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards on the occasion of their disbandment, Artillery Garden, Armoury House, London, 30th June 1960. He stands in front of a long line of Guardsman as he makes his speech. The battalion undertook several 'Farewell to the City of London' events, including Trooping their Colour in front of Queen Elizabeth earlier that month. They are all wearing service dress with their scarlet tunics and bearskin caps. The buildings that surround the Artillery Garden can be seen behind them. From a photograph album of 135 photographs; album entitled: ‘3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards 1930-1960’, showing parades, portraits, and group images, taken mainly in Egypt, North Africa, Italy and Palestine.