Armistice Day

Today is the nearest day to Armistice Day when on the Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month a peace agreement was signed and WW1 stopped.

Thursday saw Armistice Day, the day WW1 was brought to an end after just over four years of bloody battle in Europe, not least the trenches of France and Belgium where tens of thousands lost their lives and many towns and villages were badly damaged physically.

Many people were damaged psychologically from that conflict too as they fought for freedom as Belgium and France were occupied in acts that had little to do with the initial cause of  that war and saw the horrors of poison gas and flying bombs emerge.

We remember because during the World Wars, tens of thousands of Scouts served in various ways – watching the coasts, delivering messages, administering first aid and sometimes, even fighting at the frontline.

They made a difference to the outcome so today and on Remembrance Sunday we will be paying our respects.