The RAF Association will commemorate Remembrance Day for all those who have fallen in service of their country with an online act of remembrance.
To say this has been a challenging year would be something of an understatement. Many of the things we would not think twice about doing are now either not permitted or are very difficult to achieve satisfactorily under lockdown restrictions.
One such event, an important landmark in the calendar of all those who are serving or who have served in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces, is the annual act of remembrance on 11 November. While small groups are still able to come together, this will not be the same as standing shoulder to shoulder with comrades to commemorate the lives of all who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country.
We recognise how strongly our Association’s members feel about joining others to mark this important day, and will therefore be streaming a special short act of remembrance online on Wednesday 11 November 2020 at 1130 hrs.The act will be led by The Venerable (Air Vice-Marshal) John Ellis, Chaplain-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force from the Air Forces Memorial at Runnymede. The memorial commemorates some 20,389 airmen and women lost on operations from UK and European bases during World War Two. All have no known grave.
“I would encourage as many of you who can to join us on Remembrance Day. While this does not come close to the way we would usually mark this occasion, we can at least feel that we are all remembering together. Comradeship is an important part of being a member of the RAF Association and this small act will hopefully help many feel united.”
The event will be streamed on the RAF Association’s Facebook page, and YouTube channel so please join us if you can at 11:30 on Remembrance Day.
Group Captain Del Rowlands
Director of Branch and Membership Operations
