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Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day 2024
Each year, we gather to remember all those who served our country during times of war, conflict and peace. Western has been associated with Canada's armed forces throughout our shared history and many of our members serve in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Canadians wear a poppy as a visual pledge to never forget those who have served and sacrificed. Please consider donating to our local Canadian Legion's online poppy campaign.
Western’s Remembrance Day ceremony, hosted by the University Students’ Council, will take place in the McKellar Room (2nd floor UCC) on Monday, Nov. 11 at 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. with a pause for moment of silence at 11 a.m.
All campus community members including students, employees and members of the public are invited to attend. You can also attend the event virtually via a live stream.
Affiliate university college virtual ceremonies on Nov. 11:
Remembrance Day Ceremony in the Huron Chapel
Nov. 11 (10:45 a.m.)
Everyone is welcome to attend the service, led by Reverend Matthew Martin. The service is a time of reflection honouring the brave people who have paid the ultimate sacrifice to ensure Canada’s freedom.
Remembrance Day Ceremony
Nov. 11 (10:50 a.m. to noon)
On Remembrance Day, we pause to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Attendees will gather at the flagpoles in front of Wemple Hall for the Remembrance Day Ceremony. The ceremony will be led by Campus Ministry and will feature a bugler, piper and members of King’s Chamber Choir.
First World War
J.C. Forsyth
D.G.K. Garrett
William Griffiths
T.R. Guilfoyle
E.F. Johnston
C.F. Jones
R.J. Kain
R.G.C. Kelly
A.C. McCormack
Nursing Sister Agnes McDougall
A.E. McKay
G.B. Patterson
Harold Payne
W.F.D. Smith
Private E. Spring
J.M. Young
Nursing Sister Anna Elizabeth Whitely
Second World War
H.G. Anderson
A.D.G. Bell
N.H. Bier
G.S. Blake
W.L. Brown
J. Brunette
A.M. Burslem
B.A. Casey
E.M. Childs
G.K. Coates
J.W. Colburn
R.D. Crone
P.H. Cronyn
D.E. Derbyshire
H.A. Deviney
H.D. Durrant
G.A. Eaton
L.A. Elliott
A.McD. Ferguson
W.L. Ferguson
F.L. Fisher
D.F. French
W.H. Fuller
J.E. Gaunt
A.U. Gilles
J.D. Gray
G.L. Hall
E.J. Hanley
W.J. Hartry
J.F. Harvey
L.C. Hillis
A.D. Hone
H.D. Hooper
J.B. Hunt
W.D. Irwin
S.W. Jones
W.D. Lawrence
A.O. Learmonth
J.G. Lee
P.O. Lee
H.F.L. Longworth
R.A. Luard
I. MacKenzie
K. MacLean
J.Y. Marshall
W.B. McManus
R.S. Morgan
E.G. Nelson
G.S. Oliphant
R.J. Painton
J.R. Paisley
J.G.L. Partridge
N.G. Pearce
H.C. Phillips
R.N. Pole
G.A. Ponsford
W.A. Reason
J.N. Richardson
W.A. Rider
F.V. Robinson
S.A. Sanderson
W.J. Shapter
J.B. Smith
L.M. Spry
W.J. Stevenson
A. Stewart
D. Vail
S.L. Valeriote
E.G. Venus
H.A. Wills
R. Wilson
T.E. Woolley
C.A. Wright
F.C. Zurbrigg
What is Remembrance Day?
Observed in Commonwealth countries, Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) was established at the end of the First World War to remember members of the armed forces who have died in the line of duty. In Canada, the Armistice Day Act provided that Thanksgiving would be observed on Armistice Day, which was fixed by statute on the Monday of the week in which Nov. 11 fell, from 1921-30. In 1931, the act was amended to establish Nov. 11 as Remembrance Day. In 1993, the Manitoba government introduced a statement recognizing Nov. 8 as Aboriginal Veterans Day, which is now observed as Indigenous Veterans Day across Canada.
Did you know?
Western lowers the flag on University College from sun-up to sun-down each Remembrance Day.
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