Pattaya officials, Royal Thai
Navy officers and residents celebrate the 132nd birthday of HRH Abhakara
Kiartivongse, the prince of Chumphon considered the father of the Royal Thai
Navy.
Warunya Thongrod
Pattaya officials and residents celebrated the 132nd birthday of HRH
Abhakara Kiartivongse, the prince of Chumphon considered the father of the
Royal Thai Navy.
Rear Adm. Wiroj Thunvarukkit, director-general of the Naval Communications &
Information Technology Department, led the Dec. 19 commemoration at
Pratamnak Hill Station 5 with Pattaya City Councilman Banjong Banthoonprayuk
attending.
Religious ceremonies were performed by area monks. Afterward, students from
Pattaya School No. 7 performed traditional Thai dances while the Anothai
group put on a Thai martial arts show.
HRH the Prince studied naval warfare in England and returned to Siam in the
age of King Rama V to serve in the Royal Siamese Navy and contribute
significantly to the advancement and modernization of the service.
In addition to his career in the navy, HRH the Prince studied medicine and
was particularly interested in the use of herbal medicine in treating his
patients. As “Doctor Phon,” he provided medical treatment to people of all
classes and races.
The Anothai group puts on a
Thai martial arts show.