ARMISTICE DAY
This Year’s' Arrangements APPROVED BY THE KING (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, October 31. The arrangements for Armistice Day celebrations in Britain on November 11 will generally speaking follow the practice of recent years, and plans for the central celebrations at the Whitehall Cenotaph have been approved by the King. Representative detachments of the Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force, the metchant navy, and fishing fleets, together with a contingent of exservicemen and women, will march to the Cenotaph and form a hollow square. The service, which will be attended by the King, will bo conducted by the Bishop of London.
Before the ceremony wreaths will be placed at the base of the Cenotaph by the King and the Prince of Wales. Other wreaths will be laid on behalf of the members of the Royal Family, Empire Governments, and Services.
At the stroke of 11 o’clock the two minutes’ silence, which, as usual, will be the feature of all services throughout the Empire, will be observed.
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Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 33, 2 November 1933, Page 11
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168ARMISTICE DAY Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 33, 2 November 1933, Page 11
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