REMEMBRANCE

The Royal British Legion is recognised as the national custodian of Remembrance.

What is remembrance?

Remembrance is a general term for remembering and commemorating a person, event, or thing, and the act of recalling something from the past. In the UK it usually refers to the yearly act of remembering the sacrifices of those in armed conflict and terrorism, often observed on Remembrance Sunday and marked by the voluntary wearing of a red poppy. In the UK, Remembrance Sunday is held every year on the second Sunday of November. Remembrance Sunday grew from, and is also closely linked to, Armistice Day.

Armistice Day is November 11. It marks the signing of the First World War-ending Armistice on November 11, 1918. Armistice Day was originally dedicated to the remembrance of all fallen Commonwealth soldiers of the First World War. The day’s meaning changed following the Second World War. Armistice Day is the 11th November when a two-minutes silence is observed at 11.00am

Remembrance Sunday. The modern Remembrance Sunday is held on the Second Sunday of November each year and commemorates all British and Commonwealth service members who have died in conflicts worldwide since the First World War. Remembrance Sunday is traditionally when the bulk of remembrance ceremonies, such as the parade past the Cenotaph, will take place in the UK, but events will take place on Armistice Day too. The Lee on the Solent Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service takes place at the War Memorial Gardens