ARMISTICE DAY IN BRITAIN

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 42, 13 November 1940, Page 8

ARMISTICE DAY IN BRITAIN

Big Sale Of Poppies

(British Ollieial Wireless aud Press Assn.) RUGBY, November 11.

Though many accustomed features of Armistice Day were not observed this year, wreaths were as usual laid at the base of tlie Cenotaph in Whitehall and on wayside shrines throughout the country.

Flanders poppies, which were on sale in the streets for the funds of the British Legion of Ex-servicemen, were worn almost, universally, and it is hoped that last year’s record return of £494,000 will be exceeded.

Poppy sellers were busy from early iu the morning and continued selling during the alerts. A small crowd gathered in Whitehall as Big Ben struck 11 o'clock aud bared their heads for a moment, but traffic carried on and there was no public observance of the usual silence.

Captain Arthur Penn, during Hie first alert, placed the Royal wreath on the Cenotaph. It bore the inscription, “In memory of tlie glorious dead. George and Elizabeth.” Queen Alary’s wreath had tlie inscription, “In memory of those who died for King and country, 1914-1918.” Air. Churchill's secretary placed a wreath on behalf of the Prime Minister and his colleagues and wreaths were also laid on behalf of the Army and Navy.