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Armistice Day at London Paddington Station

Tomorrow, Monday, a series of 10 normal passenger trains (beginning with the Night Riviera Sleeper) will bring poppy wreaths from all parts of the GWR network to London Paddington station.

They will be laid in a service of remembrance at 10.45am at the Great Western Railway (the original GWR) war memorial on Platform 1.

At least in Devon and Cornwall they will be loaded by members of the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) in a brief ceremony at each station.

This modern tradition started in 2020 when Covid restrictions inhibited in person attendance, but was so well received that the tradition grows each year.

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I attended Remembrance Sunday Service at Plymouth this morning. I found it very moving. My great-uncle’s name is inscribed on the Navy Memorial there. His ship went down in 1917.

The British commemorations far outshine any I have experienced in the US. If you are visiting in the UK and can attend any remaining ceremonies, I highly encourage it.

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Thanks for this information, Stuart. I had no idea - and that sounds very moving.

Carol, that's wonderful that you were able to attend the service in Plymouth and honor your great-uncle.