1. Remembrance Day 11 th November 2013

2. 11am 11 th November On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month…. We shall remember them

3. Why the 11 th of November? On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 the guns of Europe fell silent. After four years of the most bitter and devastating fighting, the Great War was finally over. The Armistice was signed at 5am in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiegne, France on November 11, 1918. Six hours later, at 11am, the war ended.

4. Most recently... Today we remember all those who have died in the World Wars, but we also think about all those who have died in other wars or disasters

6. ‘Flanders Field’ by John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields By John McCrae 1915

7. ‘For the Fallen’ Eternal rest give unto them O Lord, And let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace Amen They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.