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Quick March – The King's Shilling by Stuart Dean
The term, to take “The King’s Shilling”, was to agree to serve as a sailor or soldier in the Royal Navy or British Army. The practice dates back to the 17th Century and although stopped in the late 19th Century, the term is still used and recognised today, albeit symbolically, as a way to describe new recruits to the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom.
During the Second World War, millions of unsung heroes, ordinary men and women, took “The King’s Shilling” and signed up to “do their bit” either in The Armed Forces or on the Homefront. Some paid the ultimate sacrifice, but together, they helped bring about a victory the world so desperately needed. We owe each and every one of them a debt of gratitude for the very freedoms we enjoy today and can so easily take for granted.
The Composer has dedicated the march, “The King’s Shilling”, to his father, Lance Bombardier Bill “Dixie” Dean – one of the many.
The King's Shilling (Brass Band)
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