It’s Remembrance Day in Australia, Canada, and United Kingdom, also known as Poppy Day in Malta and South Africa and Veterans Day in the United States. It is Armistice Day in France, New Zealand, and many other Commonwealth countries as that is the original name of the day internationally.
Whichever name, it is the day to commemorate the sacrifice of veterans and civilians in World War I, World War II, and other wars.
In 1918, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month, the world rejoiced and celebrated. After years of bitter war, an armistice was signed. The "war to end all wars" was over.
The observance is specifically dedicated to members of the armed forces who were killed during war,
King George V created it on 7 November 1919.
Remember with a prayer.
Cannonvale and Proserpine service at Cenotaph and then club.
