ARMISTICE DAY
NO PUBLIC GATHERING IN LONDON SMALL CROWD ASSEMBLES AT CENOTADPH. ROYAL & OTHER WREATHS. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 12.10 p.m.) LONDON, November 11. Poppy sellers were busy from early morning and continued selling during alerts. A small crowd gathered at Whitehall as Big Ben struck eleven and bared their heads for a moment. {Traffic carried on and there was no public observance of silence. Captain Arthur Penn, during the first alert, placed the Royal wreath on the Cenotaph. It bears the inscription: “In memory of the glorious dead.—George and Elizabeth.’’ Queen Mary’s wreath bore the inscription: “In memory of those who died for King and country. 1914-1918.’’ Mr Winston Churchill's secretaryplaced a wreath on behalf of the Prime Minister and his colleagues. Wreaths were also laid on behalf of the Army and Navy.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 November 1940, Page 6
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136ARMISTICE DAY Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 November 1940, Page 6
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