Duchess helps mark forces centenary
Created: Nov 14, 2016 07:00 AM (Updated: Nov 14, 2016 08:08 AM)
The Anglican Cathedral hosted a special Remembrance Day service to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the active involvement of Bermuda’s two volunteer forces, the Bermuda Militia Artillery and Bermuda Volunteer Rifles Corps who left our shores in 1916 to join with other Allied forces from around the Empire and Commonwealth in the First World War. Pictured is war veteran William Adams (Photograph bv Akil Simmons)
Yesterday’s Remembrance Day service at the Anglican Cathedral included a special guest: Princess Brigitte, the Duchess of Gloucester, Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Bermuda Regiment.
The poignant ceremony marked the 100th anniversary of the active involvement of Bermuda’s two volunteer forces, the Bermuda Militia Artillery and Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps.
The two forces left the island in 1916 to join Allied forces from around the world in the ferocious Battle of the Somme — one of the bloodiest battles in history.
To commemorate their sacrifice, the cathedral added four ceramic poppies to its Warrior’s Chapel — taken from a 2014 exhibit at the Tower of London, Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red.
War veteran: William Adams
The Anglican Cathedral hosted a special Remembrance Day service to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the active involvement of Bermuda’s two volunteer forces, the Bermuda Militia Artillery and Bermuda Volunteer Rifles Corps who left our shores in 1916 to join with other Allied forces from around the Empire and Commonwealth in the First World War (Photograph bv Akil Simmons)
The Anglican Cathedral hosted a special Remembrance Day service to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the active involvement of Bermuda’s two volunteer forces, the Bermuda Militia Artillery and Bermuda Volunteer Rifles Corps who left our shores in 1916 to join with other Allied forces from around the Empire and Commonwealth in the First World War (Photograph bv Akil Simmons)
The Right Reverend Nicholas Dill’s two daughters Rachael, 9, left, and Miriam, 11, and Canon Residentiary Norman Lynas
The Anglican Cathedral hosted a special Remembrance Day service to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the active involvement of Bermuda’s two volunteer forces, the Bermuda Militia Artillery and Bermuda Volunteer Rifles Corps who left our shores in 1916 to join with other Allied forces from around the Empire and Commonwealth in the First World War (Photograph bv Akil Simmons)
The Anglican Cathedral hosted a special Remembrance Day service to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the active involvement of Bermuda’s two volunteer forces, the Bermuda Militia Artillery and Bermuda Volunteer Rifles Corps who left our shores in 1916 to join with other Allied forces from around the Empire and Commonwealth in the First World War. Pictured are Princess Brigitte, the Duchess of Gloucester and Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Bermuda Regiment, who is greeted by Michael Dunkley, the Premier of Bermuda, and Acting Governor Ginny Ferson (Photograph bv Akil Simmons)
Royal occasion: Princess Brigitte, the Duchess of Gloucester and Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Bermuda Regiment arrives
The Anglican Cathedral hosted a special Remembrance Day service to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the active involvement of Bermuda’s two volunteer forces, the Bermuda Militia Artillery and Bermuda Volunteer Rifles Corps who left our shores in 1916 to join with other Allied forces from around the Empire and Commonwealth in the First World War (Photograph bv Akil Simmons)
The Anglican Cathedral hosted a special Remembrance Day service to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the active involvement of Bermuda’s two volunteer forces, the Bermuda Militia Artillery and Bermuda Volunteer Rifles Corps who left our shores in 1916 to join with other Allied forces from around the Empire and Commonwealth in the First World War (Photograph bv Akil Simmons)
Flying the flag: the Anglican Cathedral hosted a special Remembrance Day service to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the active involvement of Bermuda’s two volunteer forces, the Bermuda Militia Artillery and Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps
Paying respects: Michael Dunkley, the Premier
