Every year in Chertsey the Armistice Day is commemorated on November 11th outside St Peter’s Church. The roads are always closed just prior to the ceremony and there is always a good turn out from the locals.
I have photographed it each year for a few years now and it is always touching, and at the same time grounding. Noticeably each year there are less and less old faces present, which really does bring it home.
This year was the 40th anniversary of the Falklands war and the following poem The Falklands by Terry Charles was read to remember the people who lost their lives during that conflict.
The Falklands
“In the south Atlantic the sea runs red
With the blood of British sons now dead
Never again will they have tears of pain
Now they lay silent in the cold and rain
Homes men left will never be the same
To the Falkland Islands the task force came
To fight for freedom on invaded lands
And break the chains that bind free hands
War injure and kill our friends and kin
When the fighting is over no nation wins”
Terry Charles
This is a selection of photos from this years ceremony – click the image to open the gallery.
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