Following the march through Watford town centre by members of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, these photographs show some similar scenes from 1959.
In addition to those featured in Nostalgia, here are some more images of members of the 3rd East Anglian Regiment marching through the town to rapturous applause from hundreds of residents who turned out to cheer them on.
Members of the 3rd East Anglian Regiment.
Were any readers among the crowds when the 3rd East Anglian Regiment marched through Watford in 1959?
The Town Clerk reads the right of the Freedom of the Borough in 1959.
Dignitaries gather on the steps of Watford Town Hall to watch the 3rd East Anglian Regiment take part in the Freedom of the Borough March.
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