St Lawrence Jewry is proud of its long standing connections with the armed forces, and maintain particular links with:
The Parachute Regiment
The gates of the Commonwealth Chapel bear the Pegasus inisgnia of the Regiment and were presented to the church in 1979 by General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, Colonel Commandant of the Regiment. Within the chapel are the 'laid-up' standards of County of London Battalion, and the London Branch of the Parachute Regiment Association.
The Annual Remembrance Service of the Regiment is held at St. Lawrence Jewry each November.
The Royal Marines
The crest of the Royal Marines features on the Commonwealth Chapel Screen, which was presented by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in 1974 to mark their affiliation with this church. The 'Tower Chapel' was re-dedicated to the Royal Marines in 2014 in celebration of their 350th Anniversary and contains the laid-up Colours of 40 Commando and the standard of the City of London Royal Marines Association.
The Royal Marines Association - City of London Branch
The Royal Marines Association has a long-standing connection with St Lawrence Jewry. The Branch was started by former members of the Royal Marine Reserve in 1983, and it was here where the Branch Standard was dedicated in October 1987. That same Standard was laid-up at a service in St. Lawrence Jewry in September 2023 and is now on display in perpetuity in the Royal Marines' Chapel.
The London Regimental Association
The London Regimental Association laid-up the Colours of The London Regiment (since May 2022, re-designated as The London Guards) at St Lawrence Jewry in April 2024. The Regiment is a former recipient of the 'City Privilege' - the right to march through the City with drums beating, Colours flying, and bayonets fixed - the Corporation Church was considered a proper home for the now retired Colours.