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Armistice Day 2011 was marked at 1100hrs with two-minute silences held on Whitehall in London, Camp Bastion in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
Armistice Day was when peace returned to Europe at the end of the First World War. The agreement between Germany and the Allies after four years of fighting took effect from the 'eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month' in 1918.
In London, a service was held for the 92nd time at the Cenotaph memorial, organised by the Western Front Association. The event was attended by members of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association and staff from the Ministry of Defence, including the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, and Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Peter Wall.
At the Cenotaph service in London, the start of the two-minute silence at exactly 1100hrs GMT was heralded by the playing of the Last Post. Its completion was marked with the Reveille.
Meanwhile, the Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, attended a service at Camp Bastion in Helmand province.
Lieutenant General James Bucknall, the Deputy Commander of ISAF forces, was also there, and laid a wreath representing all fallen British and Commonwealth personnel.
Senior Padre, Lieutenant Colonel Cole Maynard, officiated over the service and a bugler from 2nd Battalion The Rifles played the Last Post as all officers and warrant officers saluted. At 1100hrs a 105mm light gun from the Joint Fires Group fired one round marking the start of the two minutes' silence and again to end it. The bugler then played the Reveille.
more at: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/LestWeForget.htm
Armistice Day was when peace returned to Europe at the end of the First World War. The agreement between Germany and the Allies after four years of fighting took effect from the 'eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month' in 1918.
In London, a service was held for the 92nd time at the Cenotaph memorial, organised by the Western Front Association. The event was attended by members of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association and staff from the Ministry of Defence, including the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, and Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Peter Wall.
At the Cenotaph service in London, the start of the two-minute silence at exactly 1100hrs GMT was heralded by the playing of the Last Post. Its completion was marked with the Reveille.
Meanwhile, the Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, attended a service at Camp Bastion in Helmand province.
Lieutenant General James Bucknall, the Deputy Commander of ISAF forces, was also there, and laid a wreath representing all fallen British and Commonwealth personnel.
Senior Padre, Lieutenant Colonel Cole Maynard, officiated over the service and a bugler from 2nd Battalion The Rifles played the Last Post as all officers and warrant officers saluted. At 1100hrs a 105mm light gun from the Joint Fires Group fired one round marking the start of the two minutes' silence and again to end it. The bugler then played the Reveille.
more at: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/LestWeForget.htm
An Armistice Day parade has been held at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan today, 11/11/11. Conditions were clear and sunny. UK Tri-service and Coalition personnel, as well as civilian contractors, MOD personnel and other civilian staff working at the Camp attended the service. Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Defence, led tributes to the fallen. Among other VIPs were Lt Gen JJC Bucknall CBE Late COLDM GDS. Comd JFSp(A) Cmdre CL Walker RN, DComd RC(SW), Brig N Welch OBE Late RGBWLI and Comd BSN, Gp Capt C D Da'Silva MA RAF.
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