Celebrating the 225th Anniversary of the Sailing of the First Fleet. Portsmouth Branch

Friday 11th May 2012
This formal dinner and black tie event will be held in the magnificent Mountbatten Room of the Royal Marines Museum, Portsmouth. Dr Jonathan King, a relative of Phillip Gidley King will deliver an historic address as the keynote speaker after dinner. This will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Re-enactment Fleet sailing that he led in 1987. First fleet re-enactment people from the UK and Europe are also expected to attend. Phillip Gidley King was born in Launceston in 1758 and sailed with the first fleet as a second lieutenant on the flag ship HMS Sirius. Between 1800 & 1806 he became the third governor of New South Wales. Programme and booking form will be available in the new year. More details from: Brian Hall - Chairman Portsmouth Branch -- Tel Number 023 92371141.
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