| Notes: Wrappers lightly foxed and lightly bumped, top edge curled. 1936 Stapled Binding. 32 pp. Official Programme of the Tattoo Aldershot in Aid of Military Charitable Funds to Be Held at Rushmoor, Aldershot, June 11th, 12th, 13, 16th, 17th, 18, 19th, and 20th, 1936. Community Singing at 8:50 pm. Opening of Tattoo at 9:40pm. Produced by Officers of the Aldershot and Eastern Commands Under the General Direction of Lieut.-Colonel H.H. Douglas-Withers. The Aldershot Military Tattoo was an annual event dating back to 1894. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Aldershot Command Searchlight Tattoo held at the Rushmoor Arena presented displays from all branches of the services, including performances lit by flame torches. At one time the performances attracted crowds of up to 500,000 people. The Tattoo was organised to raise money for military charities. By the end of the 1930s the event was raising around £40,000 annually. The Tattoo's modern format, the Army Show, was cancelled in 2010 by the Ministry of Defence due to budget cuts. It was briefly revived the following year and attracted 20,000 visitors. In 2012, it was styled as the Aldershot Garrison Show, a smaller free event held on Armed Forces Day. |