Hashtag: #RemembranceDayWarVets
Upcoming: Remembrance Sunday in St George’s
This coming Sunday [Nov 15], Remembrance Sunday will be marked by a Wreath-laying Ceremony and Remembrance Service in St George’s with Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester in attendance. The wreath-laying will take place at 10:45am on King’s Square, followed by the Remembrance Service in St Peter’s Church at 11:15am. Hosted by the... Read more of this article
Four Videos: 2010 Remembrance Day Parade
Large crowds lined Front Street this morning (Nov 11) for the Remembrance Day Parade, honouring all those who have served in armed conflicts. Below the combined bands of Somerset Brigade, North Village and Bermuda Islands Pipes and Drums march leading the marquee persons on parade today – Bermuda’s war vets, many of whom are over 80 years... Read more of this article
Photo Report: 2010 Remembrance Day Parade
Only a handful of Bermuda’s veterans of World War Two (1939-1945) remain, and there are no Bermudian veterans of the First World War (1914-1918) still alive. However the large crowds who lined Front Street this morning (Nov 11) for the Remembrance Day parade to the Cenotaph underscored the fact locals have not forgotten those Bermudians who made... Read more of this article
Slideshow: 2010 Remembrance Day Parade
This morning (Nov 11) locals lined the streets of Hamilton for the Remembrance Day Parade. Those taking part in the march included War Veterans, the Bermuda Regiment, the Bermuda Police, the North Village Band & Somerset Brigade Band, the St. John Ambulance Brigade, the Bermuda Regiment Band & Corps of Drums; the Bermuda Regiment Gun Troop;... Read more of this article
MSA Students Remember & Honour
As Bermuda honours our war veterans today, students of Mount Saint Agnes Academy [MSA] hosted a special assembly yesterday [Nov 10] to remember those who have given so much. Poppies were given out to the students upon entry to the Auditorium: During the assembly there was 2 minutes of silence observed, a video on the meaning of Remembrance Day, and... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Sacrifice of Two World Wars
In the two World Wars, 1914 – 1918 and 1939 – 1945, about 600 Bermudian men volunteered and served overseas in Bermuda military contingents. All the soldiers who went overseas had to specially volunteer because under Bermuda law, then as now, no Bermudian soldier could be sent overseas into a combat zone without a special Act being passed... Read more of this article
Video: Bermudian WWII Vet Recalls Naval Service
One of the last of Bermuda’s surviving WWII war vets talked with us earlier this week about his experience serving in Europe with the Royal Navy in the 1940s. Jack Lightbourn left Bermuda in May 1944 as a 19-year-old to serve in the Royal Navy in Europe. Finishing his service in the area now known as Palestine, Mr Lightbourn served until 1946,... Read more of this article
War Memorial on Cabinet Grounds Completed
The new War Memorial on the Cabinet Grounds has been completed and a date will soon be announced for its official dedication. This will be the only memorial in Bermuda which contains the names of all the men and women of Bermuda who served in World War I and World War II. More Bermudians per capita than any other country in the world volunteered to... Read more of this article
Honouring War Vets: Remembrance Day Parade
The Remembrance Day Parade to commemorate those who served and those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the two World Wars will take place on Thursday November 11th, 2010 at 11am at the Cenotaph, Hamilton. Approximately 800 Bermudians served overseas in varying capacities and units during both World Wars. The following units will be on parade: War... Read more of this article
Can You Help Record Local Military History?
The public’s help is being sought with a historical project on all the Bermudian military units that preceded the Bermuda Regiment, which formed in 1965. Previous to 1965 there were two separate units which were racially segregated; the all-white Bermuda Rifles, and the Bermuda Militia which was majority black, however did contain a small amount... Read more of this article
