Exeter falls silent to mark Armistice Day

Exeter fell silent at 11am to mark Armistice Day during a poignant service at Higher Cemetery.

 

The two-minute silence took place to mark the end of the First World War and to remember those who have died in conflicts. 

The Lord Mayor of Exeter Cllr Gemma Rolstone joined veterans and military representatives in laying a wreath during the service. 

The event was organised by the Exeter Branch of the Devonshire and Dorset Regimental Association at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Second World War plot. 

Schoolchildren from St Michael’s Primary Academy School and Ladysmith Junior School also took park in the service and laid memorials at the graves of the fallen. 

The Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918 and came into effect at 11am, bringing an end to the fighting on the Western Front. It paved the way for peace negotiations and the formal end of the First World War.

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