[remembrance] britain and commonwealth

Read of the magnificent Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance

On Saturday, a two-minute silence and various events across the UK marked Armistice Day, the anniversary of the official end of World War I on 11 November 1918.

On Sunday, the Royal Family, leading politicians and former servicemen and women took part in the annual service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in London. The Queen laid the first wreath in memory of those who gave their lives in the two World Wars and other conflicts. The customary two-minute silence at 1100 GMT was followed by buglers playing the Last Post and a march past of thousands of veterans.

More than one million men and women from Britain and the Commonwealth died in World War I between 1914 and 1918, and nearly 500,000 in World War II from 1939 to 1945. The number of British service personnel who have died in Iraq since the start of hostilities in 2003 stands at 121. Since 2001, 41 British Forces personnel have died while serving in Afghanistan.

If you missed it, please go to this site, which includes the playing of the Last Post.