Remembrance

Why the Poppy?

On Remembrance Day we wear poppies to help

us remember the horrors of war and the

many brave people who lost their lives as a

result.

The Unknown Warrior

The body of the unknown warrior was chosen 90 years ago from a handful of war dead.Here, the coffin of the anonymous casualty is seen being carried from the citadel in Boulogne, France, on 9th November 1920, on its way to England.

The warrior's body was carried over from France by HMS Verdun and arrived at Dover on 10th November 1920. It was given full military honours as it made its way to its final resting place.

On 11th November 1920, Armistice Day, the coffin was carried in procession through the crowds gathered on London's streets, on its way to the Cenotaph in Whitehall.

The coffin passes the newly built Cenotaph in Whitehall.

Field Marshal Douglas Haig and Field Marshall John French, first Earl of Ypres, walked beside the coffin of the Unknown Warrior as it was carried in procession from Victoria station to the Cenotaph

King George V places a wreath on the coffin of the unknown warrior after its arrival at the Cenotaph.

After the coffin was laid to rest in Westminster Abbey, the tomb was covered with floral tributes, the Union flag and a temporary headstone.

The grave of the unknown warrior was then filled in, using soil from French battlefields and covered with a slab of Belgian marble

The Cenotaph

The unveiling of the Cenotaph (‘Empty Tomb’) on the 11th November 1920.

The unveiling of the Cenotaph (‘Empty Tomb’) on the 11th November 1920.

‘We will Remember Them!’

REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICES ARE ANOTHER WAY THAT WE PAY

TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR US.

With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free.

Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres, There is music in the midst of desolation And a glory that shines upon our tears.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted; They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

For the Fallen – Laurence Binyon

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again; They sit no more at familiar tables of home; They have no lot in our labour of the day-time; They sleep beyond England's foam.

But where our desires are and our hopes profound, Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight, To the innermost heart of their own land they are known As the stars are known to the Night;

As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust, Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain; As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness, To the end, to the end, they remain.

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DURING THE ONE MINUTE OF SILENCE WE STAND AND BOW YOUR HEAD.

REMEMBER THAT IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SACRIFICE OF SO

MANY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO LIVE IN FREEDOM AND PEACE TODAY.

ONE MINUTE OF SILENCE

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The Kohima Epitaph

Glorifying War?

This picture shows people celebrating the end of the First

World War. Armistice was declared at 11:00 a.m on

November 11, 1918.

The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh

month is when people everywhere pause to

remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we

could live in peace.

Soldiers were not the only casualties of

war.

Over one million children under the age of sixteen died

during the Second World

War.

A brave young girl named

Anne Frank was only one of

them.

Women played an important role during times of war by working in the factories and doing many of the jobs usually done by men.

In Europe, especially, food was very hard to get. Each person was given a ration book that they used to buy their food.

Each person could have only a small amount of meat, sugar, butter, bacon, tea and cheese each week and were allowed only one egg!

Children seldom got candy or treats.

If you wanted to buy new clothes you had to use COUPONS. Each item was worth so many of these. Every man, woman, child was allowed 48

coupons per year.

Instead of buying stockings women had their legs painted.

A girl’s dress cost 5 coupons, shoes cost 2 coupons, and boy’s

pants cost 6 coupons.

During the Second World War, thousands of children were evacuated from Europe.

Many of these children would never see their parents again.

Some of these children came to Canada and went home only

after the war was over.

Men often had to march hundreds of miles to reach the battlefield.

The sound of the roaring guns often left men deaf for days.

Many battles were fought in the air.

During much of the First World

War the men had to

fight in trenches such as these at Flanders.

The trenches

were often filled with water and rats. The men were seldom dry

or comfortable

.

Many brave men were lost.

Remembering

We will Remember them!