Director General of territorial army takes salute at Royal Artillery march past in Hyde Park . Nearly three thousand men including 1 , 000 old comrades of the Royal Artillery , regular and territorial marched past the saluting base in Hyde Park in the largest parae London has seen for years . The Director General of the Territorial Army , Lieutenant General Sir Walter Kirke , Colonel Commandent of the Royal Artillery took the salute . Seven brigades of the Royal Artillery took part in the march , which was designed to aid recruiting in both the Regular and Terretorial branches of the Royal Artillery . Photo shows , Lieutenant General Sir Walter Kirke taking the salute at the march past in Hyde Park . 3 May 1936 . *** Local Caption ***