Sculpture planned at National Memorial Arboretum to honour mesothelioma patients who served in the Armed Forces.
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Sculpture planned at National Memorial Arboretum to honour mesothelioma patients who served in the Armed Forces.
Read moreFred Glover was called up during WWII and after his training volunteered for the Parachute Regiment and was posted to 9 Battalion.
Read moreEight SSAFA branches from across the southwest and west of England were able to pay their respects on Armistice Day thanks to Great Western Railway’s (GWR) Poppies to Paddington initiative.
Read moreThis Remembrance Day most of us will not be able to attend Remembrance services due to the restrictions in place for the coronavirus pandemic – but we can still pay our respects in our own private way.
Read moreA blind veteran from Northumberland has spent the last six months creating a commemorative garden on the grounds of St Cuthbert’s church in Blyth so that other veterans will have somewhere to go and reflect.
Read moreThe National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in London, along with hundreds of local events across the country still tookplace this year by being held outside and in accordance with strict social distancing guidance.
Read moreThe nation paused at 11am on Sunday 8 November to observe the two-minute silence, marking a very different Remembrance Sunday from any that have gone before.
Read moreWith the coronavirus pandemic forcing Remembrance Sunday events across the country to be cancelled, thousands are expected to observe the two-minute silence at 11am this morning (Sunday 8 November) from the doorsteps of their homes.
Read moreTo commemorate the 100 Year Journey of the Unknown Warrior, members of the Military Wives Choirs from across the country have re-recorded a hymn sung at the funeral itself in 1920. ‘Abide with Me’ was one of two tracks to survive experimental recording at the original ceremony to become the first electrical recording ever sold to the public.
Read moreThis year, on 11 November, marks the 100th anniversary of the Unknown Warrior – an unidentified body chosen to represent all the soldiers, airmen and sailors who were lost in the First World War.
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