Armistice Day - At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, we remember.


On Armistice Day, the country will again be asked to pause for two minutes silent remembrance in memory of those who have served and died for Britain. The silence takes place at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - the time the guns fell silent along the Western front in 1918, and an armistice was declared. It was first observed in November 1919 following a suggestion by an Australian journalist. The proposal was supported by a former high commissioner to South Africa and endorsed by the cabinet and King George V just a few days before the first anniversary of the armistice. 


When you go home, tell them of us and say
For their tomorrow, we gave our today.

John Maxwell Edmonds (1875–1958)

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  1. A fine tribute and pleased you put up a Poppy. Love the Edmonds quote, too.

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