BBC Rembrance Day Programme Sat

[BJS]

What does the symbolic pyramid of drums with the book placed on top and the banners placed around denote as they do this every year.

[DaisyNonna]

A place to hold a reigious service (drumhead) when in the field of battle or where there is no church.

[heathfield]

The 'drumhead' was the assembly point in the field for a regiment from which orders could be distributed, a courtmartial could take place, or a religious ceremony could be held.