Armistice Day

Written on 11 November 2024.

Claire Garrett DL represented Wiltshire Lieutenancy at Marlborough Town Hall today to join people of the town to mark the 2-minute silence at 11am. 

Claire also laid a wreath at the 7th Wiltshire Regiment Memorial along with the Mayor, the Commanding Officer of 4MI Battalion, the Royal British Legion and St Johns School.

As is customary on Armistice Day each year, a small party visited the two Cemeteries at the Common where they paid their respects to the town's war dead and laid poppy posies.

Claire Garrett DL with Town Mayor Cllr Kym-Marie Cleasby

Tony Jackson rings the Marlborough Bell 11 times

At the sound of the air raid siren Marlborough paused

Ed Newman reads the Exhortation

Students from St Johns

Claire Garrett DL lays the first wreath

The Town Mayor's wreath

Head Girl Mia lays a wreath for St Johns

RBL wreath

There are 12 war graves at the two cemeteries on The Common

These are very low-resolution photos.  High quality copies are available upon request.

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