Remembrance Sunday: Honouring the Fallen
Each year, on the second Sunday of November, communities across the United Kingdom come together in solemn commemoration of those who sacrificed their lives in service to the nation.
Remembrance Sunday, a tradition that began after the First World War, offers a time to pause, reflect, and honour the courage and selflessness of those who fell in the line of duty. The day is marked with national and local ceremonies, wreath-laying at war memorials, and a poignant two-minute silence, observed at 11:00 a.m. to coincide with the cessation of hostilities on 11 November 1918.
Lest We Forget
The Royal British Legion has been supporting Service men and women, ex-serving personnel and their families since 1921.
The British Legion was formed on 15 May 1921, bringing together four national organisations of ex-Servicemen that had established themselves after the First World War:
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The National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers
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The British National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers
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The Comrades of The Great War
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The Officers' Association
The amalgamation of these diverse bodies can be attributed largely to two men: Field Marshal Earl Haig and Tom Lister of The Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers. Lord Haig served as the President of The Royal British Legion until his death Royal British Legion has provided Remembrance honours those who serve to defend our democratic freedoms and way of life.
Remembering those We Lost
Join a two-minute silence on Monday 11 November to mark Armistice Day
We will observe a two-minute silence at 11am on Monday 11 November to remember the deaths and sacrifices of those who served in the two world wars and in other conflicts since.