Cenotaph Commemorations 2020

1 October 2020

Sadly, the annual commemoration at the Cenotaph in Whitehall has been seriously curtailed this year, but in conjunction with the Ministry of Defence and with permission from the DCMS, a very small group of individuals have been allowed to attend the Cenotaph to ensure the continuation of the WFA's annual remembrance (under strict social distancing rules).

We are grateful to the DCMS for granting permission for these wreaths to be laid.

Here are some images from our commemorations on the 102nd anniversary of the Armistice. 

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Assembly at Horse Guards Parade
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Line up in Horse Guards
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Receiving instructions!
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...and more instructions !
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The march to the Cenotaph
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John Chester ready to lay the WFA's wreath
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Officers from the Minsitry of Defence join the assembly
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The service begins
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The Last Post
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The two minute silence
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The bugler
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The absence of crowds is quite remarkable
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John Chester lays the WFA wreath with Tony Bolton looking on
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The WFA group
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Others were present
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...and remembered their comrades

Our thanks to Jeff Moore for these photographs.

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