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Remembrance Sunday 8th November 2015
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Burghfield & District Branch of The
Royal British Legion |
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Pictures
by kind permission of K.M Butler |
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Over
700 people attended the Burghfield &
District British Legion Parade on a
windy, overcast Remembrance Sunday
this year to Burghfield St Mary’s
Church.
The Royal British Legion, regular
Army and Royal Air Force were
represented, along with the Rt Hon
John Redwood, MP, the Army and RAF
Cadets, Explorers, Scouts, Guides,
Brownies, Cubs and Beavers and a
Chinook helicopter for RAF Odiham
flew low over the churchyard as the
wreaths were laid. |
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Rt Hon John Redwood said “We mourn
the loss of so many lives. War is
what happens when politics fail and
diplomacy breaks down. In the future
we must learn from the tragic ways
so many conflicts between nations,
peoples and religions have become
bitter wars.” |
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Major John Steeds, President of the
Burghfield & District Branch of the
Royal British Legion said “This is
the largest Parade that I can
remember, with so many children
attending. It seems to get larger
and gain importance each year. It
was a wonderful service and it so
important that the young people
understand and take pride in
Remembrance Sunday.” |
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Local hero, BA Captain Chris Henkey,
who recently saved his passengers
from a burning plane, commented “ It
was a packed service in a beautiful
church and we should all remember
there are still many service
personnel fighting for us in far
away countries.” |
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During the special Commemoration
Service the 37 names of Burghfield
villagers, who sacrificed their
lives in World War I, were read out
by members of Willink School, the
Air Cadet Force, the Air Training
Corp, the Scouts, Girl Guides and
members of the Royal British Legion.
The Reverend Dr Anthony Peabody, who
is the Chaplain to the Burghfield
and District British Legion,
commented “It is always a moving
occasion, to remember those who
gave their lives in service of their
country so that we might have the
lives we have now ” |
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The service was taken by the
Reverend Gill Lovell and the
Reverend Dr Anthony Peabody, and the
parade was organised by Lt. Col.
Bruce Neeves , Parade Commander, of
the Burghfield & District Branch of
the Royal British Legion, who
observed that he hoped the parade
would be a successful and memorable
one, in memory of all those men and
boys who gave their lives one
hundred years ago, as 1915 was the
year of the greatest loss of service
men from this area. |
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Pictures
by kind permission of K.M Butler |
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Articles in the
Local Press |
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