Remembrance Day
The 11th of November is also known as Armistice or Remembrance Day and it marks the signing of the armistice between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France for the end of fighting on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918.
It is marked by a two minutes silence during which we honour the service and sacrifice of our Armed Forces community, the British and Commonwealth veterans, the Allies that fought alongside us and the civilian servicemen and women involved in the two World Wars and later conflicts. The second Sunday of November also marks Remembrance Sunday– this year it falls on Sunday 10 November, a day before the Armistice anniversary. The 2019 theme for Remembrance is ‘Remembering Together’, where we come together to reflect on and recognise the sacrifices made by those in the armed services.