At 11am a maroon was fired from the Castle and the people of Tonbridge, together with local dignitaries and representatives of the church, gathered at the war memorial to observe a two minute silence in commemoration of the ending of World War 1, on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month 1918, and to remember all those who have died in wars since that day.
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| Armistice Ceremony at the War Memorial |
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| The Castle Watergate |
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| Local Dignitaries |
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| Prayers and Remembrance |
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| The Tonbridge War Memorial |
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| IN PROUD MEMORY OF ALL TONBRIDGE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY DURING WAR AND PEACE (War Memorial Inscription) |
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How odd that this service is not held in The Memorial Gardens where the Memorial to those fallen in the Great War, WW2 and the Korean War is and has been since 1950.
ReplyDeleteThe wreath laying on Remembrance Sunday will take place in The Memorial Gardens
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