News Relating to Ex Servicemen and Women
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:32 pm
Beefeaters get a new boss: Yeoman gaoler (and his ceremonial axe) starts work by welcoming visitors back to Tower of London after Covid lockdown
Serjeant Rob Fuller will take over the role of the yeoman gaoler
He will become the first former member of the Royal Navy to hold the position
The beefeaters get a new boss as a new yeoman gaoler starts work by welcoming visitors back to the Tower of London after the coronavirus lockdown.
Beefeater Serjeant Rob Fuller will take over the prestigious role of gaoler, becoming the first former member of the Royal Navy to hold the position, taking over from Jim Duncan RVM.
The postholder is the second in command of the Yeoman Body at the tower and is responsible for the 32 other yeoman warders, popularly known as the Beefeaters.
Applicant for the role of yeoman warder must be former warrant officers with at least 22 years of service, hold the long service and good conduct medal.
Serjeant Fuller, who was born in Neasden, north-west London, applied to become a yeoman warder in 2011 after 34 years of duty with the Royal Navy.
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Serjeant Rob Fuller will take over the role of the yeoman gaoler
He will become the first former member of the Royal Navy to hold the position
The beefeaters get a new boss as a new yeoman gaoler starts work by welcoming visitors back to the Tower of London after the coronavirus lockdown.
Beefeater Serjeant Rob Fuller will take over the prestigious role of gaoler, becoming the first former member of the Royal Navy to hold the position, taking over from Jim Duncan RVM.
The postholder is the second in command of the Yeoman Body at the tower and is responsible for the 32 other yeoman warders, popularly known as the Beefeaters.
Applicant for the role of yeoman warder must be former warrant officers with at least 22 years of service, hold the long service and good conduct medal.
Serjeant Fuller, who was born in Neasden, north-west London, applied to become a yeoman warder in 2011 after 34 years of duty with the Royal Navy.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... mCHprvPYGo