The Western Front Association's Armistice Day 2019 ceremony at the Cenotaph

Published on 11 November 2019

The Western Front Association holds a ceremony for members, guests and the general public every Armistice Day. At the 2019 ceremony, Cerys Matthews read from Dylan Thomas's poem 'And death shall have no dominion'

Cerys reading "And death shall have no dominion"
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