Remembrance Day Parade On Monday, Nov 11
The Remembrance Day Parade to commemorate those who served in the two World Wars is scheduled for Monday [Nov 11] at 10.30am.
Governor George Fergusson, and the Premier Craig Cannonier will lead the dignitaries in laying wreaths at the Cenotaph also at the War Memorial on the Cabinet Office grounds.
Wreaths will also be laid by the Mayor of Hamilton Graeme Outerbridge; Leader of the Opposition Marc Bean, the Commanding Officer of the Bermuda Regiment, the Commissioner of Police and the Chief Fire Officer.
Video of last year’s Remembrance Day Parade:
In the two World Wars about 600 Bermudian men volunteered and served overseas in Bermuda military contingents.
All the soldiers who went overseas had to volunteer because under Bermuda law, no Bermudian soldier could be sent overseas into a combat zone without a special Act being passed by Bermuda’s House of Assembly.
There are no Bermudian veterans of the First World War [1914-1918] still alive, and only a handful of Bermuda’s veterans of World War Two [1939-1945] remain.
Thank You to all veterans here and around the world for making the sacrifices you made for our freedoms, we will never forget you