abstract:The Foot Guards Battalions on public duties in London are located in barracks conveniently close to Buckingham Palace for them to be able to reach the Palace very quickly in an emergency. In central London, a battalion is based at Wellington Barracks, Westminster, about 300 yards from Buckingham Palace between Birdcage Walk and Petty France.
The service, at the Guards Chapel at London's WellingtonBarracks, in Birdcage Walk, heard tributes from former defence secretary Des Browne, who also knew the officer, and Col Thorneloe's father, Major John Thorneloe.