World War I Armistice Day remembered in Ypres and elsewhere

World War I Armistice Day remembered in Ypres and elsewhere

World War I fighting officially stopped at 11 a.m. on November 11 in 1918. Ceremonies marking the anniversary took place around much of the world, including the Menin Gate at Ypres in Belgium.

Wilcannia remembered I Australian Rural & Regional News

11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month Bill watches on as Myla and Zhayle read the poem In Flanders Fields. Photo: Wilcannia News The small gathering at the War Memorial were showered in jacaranda flowers from one of the last remaining trees planted in memory of the 21 Wilcannia and District men who did not return from World War 1 during this morning’s Remembrance Day service. The subject of this year’s address was Christie Walter Allison J…