Slight tangent
Helpful Stacker's reference to the posties at serial 7 brought back a good ceremonial memory.
Early 90s and a demobbed SAC answers his front door to a postie with a recorded delivery. While the postie turns to go the young man realises from the print on the package that this must be his Granby medal. So he hollers to the postie to come back.
"What's up mate? Problem with the delivery?"
"No, this is my Gulf War medal. And this is about as best a ceremony as I'm going to get to receive it - so please pin it on me now".
So with the ex-airman stood to attention the Postie ends up pinning the medal on his chest there on his front doorstep - just picture the scene (could even have been in his pyjamas). Not an everyday scene in Newcastle, but well done for the ex-airman's quick thinking.