On Friday 11th November 2022 we all take a moment to reflect on the sacrifices made by the many that fell in battle to protect freedom in the 1st and 2nd World Wars.
On this day it is traditional for people to wear a Poppy. By wearing a poppy you are showing respect and support for the service of Armed Forces, veterans and their families. The flower represents lives lost in all conflicts from the First World War to present day.
Remembrance Day is a national day of memorial to remember and honour service men and women who lost their lives in WW1. A two-minute silence is held at 11am on November 11, which marks the day the armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany that brought the end of WW1.
Remembrance Day was first observed in 1919 throughout the British Commonwealth. It was originally called “Armistice Day” to commemorate armistice agreement that ended the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m. on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
Our Head Girls attended the two-minute silence today at the cenotaph in Croydon. We took some pictures at the ceremony and around the school, which can be seen in the gallery below. Please click on the thumbnails for a larger view.
