Remembrance Day

At 11 am on 11 November 1918 the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years continuous warfare. The allied armies had driven the German invaders back, having inflicted heavy defeats upon them over the preceding four months. In November the Germans called for an armistice (suspension of fighting) in order to secure a peace settlement. They accepted the allied terms of unconditional surrender.
On this 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War, we attended a Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Banksia Park Primary School. The Banksia Park Concert Band (that both girls play in) performed and also led a sing-a-long following the ceremony. Stephen's band, the Beat Bugs, joined in on some of the songs and did very well. For most of them it was their first public performance. They looked very smart in their concert uniform as you can see in the photo.