:00:19. > :00:26.Good morning from Whitehall. On this day 94 years ago, the
:00:26. > :00:31.Armistice that ended the First World War was announced. Winston
:00:31. > :00:34.Churchill was looking out of his office window, the scene was
:00:34. > :00:40.deserted he wrote when suddenly from all sides men and women rushed
:00:40. > :00:47.out in a frantic manner shouting and screaming with joy and soon the
:00:47. > :00:57.streets were full of crowds cheering, church bells ringing,
:00:57. > :00:57.
:00:58. > :01:02.bands playing. That day, the 11th November today is now not a day for
:01:02. > :01:12.exuberance, but for sombre mourning of those killed in both world wars
:01:12. > :01:12.
:01:12. > :01:17.and the wars fought since. Here at the sen the Cenotaph, the
:01:17. > :01:22.unchanging ceremony will be repeated, the same solemn music.
:01:22. > :01:28.The simple service and hymn and the laying of wreaths on behalf of the
:01:28. > :01:38.nation and the Commonwealth led by Her Majesty, The Queen. And at 11am,
:01:38. > :01:38.
:01:38. > :01:41.the exact time at which the guns stopped firing in 1918, the two
:01:41. > :01:47.minutes silence. The crowds have been gathering here since early
:01:47. > :01:53.this morning. They stand 20 deep on the programme, young and old, all
:01:53. > :02:03.come to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives. Whether now
:02:03. > :02:03.
:02:03. > :02:06.or in the distant past, or in the all too real here and today. I have
:02:06. > :02:11.talked to some of the people who have come here today, some for the
:02:11. > :02:13.first time in their 70s or 80s because they wanted to see this
:02:13. > :02:17.occasion. Some bringing young children or grandchildren, some
:02:17. > :02:25.because they have got family members taking part in the march-
:02:25. > :02:30.past itself. And it is young men and women like
:02:30. > :02:36.those on parade around the Cenotaph this morning on the hallow square
:02:36. > :02:41.who risk life and limb for us today. The officers and men of the
:02:41. > :02:51.Household Cavalry, soon to go on their sixth tour of duty in
:02:51. > :02:51.
:02:51. > :02:57.Afghanistan. Next to them, the Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery,
:02:57. > :03:06.the got guards, some of these to go on their first tour of duty in
:03:06. > :03:16.Afghanistan. The Royal Navy represented by crews of Dauntless
:03:16. > :03:16.
:03:16. > :03:22.and the frigate, Iron Duke. And the Royal Marines. Among them, Captain
:03:22. > :03:26.Matthew Shaw. He served a six month tour with 40 Commando in
:03:26. > :03:32.Afghanistan in which 14 Royal Marines were killed and 11
:03:32. > :03:38.seriously wounded and Captain Shaw and a fellow Marine, visited the
:03:38. > :03:43.Armed Forces memorial in Staffordshire, two generations
:03:43. > :03:47.united in remembrance. In 2010, I served in Afghanistan
:03:47. > :03:57.with the Royal Marines. We were based in the Helmand province
:03:57. > :04:06.
:04:06. > :04:16.Throughout the world, You wear the green beret
:04:16. > :04:21.
:04:21. > :04:31.30 years on, it is still emotional,- the first casualties on May 21
:04:31. > :04:36.
:04:36. > :04:46.and then exactly a week later, Lieutenant Richard Nunn
:04:46. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:54.and Lance Corporal Brett Giffin were all buried at sea.
:04:54. > :05:02.They have no grave, just the sea.
:05:02. > :05:12.So we need to remember them.
:05:12. > :05:16.This Sunday, myself and 50 other marines, 22 from my troop,
:05:16. > :05:18.will be involved in the march at the Cenotaph
:05:18. > :05:20.as the Royal Marine contingent.
:05:20. > :05:22.We've got almost two hours stood there at the Cenotaph,
:05:22. > :05:26.relatively still, and we'll see the parade of those that come past,
:05:26. > :05:29.all the veterans, all those serving,- all that history walking past us,
:05:29. > :05:32.and it's a chance for us to reflect on our own personal experiences,
:05:32. > :05:35.but also, your mind's drawn to the previous conflicts -
:05:35. > :05:42.the Falklands, the Second World War and beyond.
:05:42. > :05:45.The National Memorial Arboretum gives us a place
:05:45. > :05:50.where we can come and think and reflect and respect.
:05:50. > :06:00.They gave their all so that we could continue.
:06:00. > :06:04.
:06:04. > :06:04.That
:06:04. > :06:04.That Armed
:06:05. > :06:08.That Armed Forces
:06:08. > :06:12.That Armed Forces memorial in Staffordshire was dedicated five
:06:12. > :06:17.years ago to commemorate the servicemen and women killed since
:06:18. > :06:26.the end of the Second World War. Recent conflicts are vivid in the
:06:26. > :06:28.minds of many vet rantion who will be -- -- vet veterans who will be
:06:28. > :06:38.marching past today and with them is Sophie Rayworth.
:06:38. > :06:38.
:06:38. > :06:45.Of the many people remembered the 255 servicemen and women who were
:06:45. > :06:51.killed. You are here for the first time with 35 of your former crewmen.
:06:51. > :07:00.How pointient will today be for you? It is a tremendous day. It is
:07:00. > :07:08.30 years since the flak lands conflict and we are here to
:07:08. > :07:12.remember those who lost their lives on the 25th May. You were Lucky. No
:07:12. > :07:16.one on your ship died, but you were involved in the rescue of HMS
:07:16. > :07:19.Coventry and 19 people lost their lives and those are the people your
:07:19. > :07:25.thoughts will be with today? were lucky because we got hit first
:07:25. > :07:28.and then watched Coventry blowing up and then heard - I the feeling
:07:29. > :07:35.they would come back and finish us off and therefore, I was determined
:07:35. > :07:38.we would sort ourselves out before bothering about the Coventry's
:07:38. > :07:43.survivors swimming for their lives, not a very happy occasion.
:07:43. > :07:48.Well, from conflicts past to conflicts present. You are just
:07:48. > :07:53.back from Afghanistan ten-days ago. Those losses very, very fresh in
:07:53. > :08:01.your mind. We got back ten-days ago. Ten
:08:01. > :08:05.members of our battalion fell. It has been a long summer and we stand
:08:05. > :08:10.here with dignity and pride to remember them.
:08:10. > :08:15.And since you have been back you have been attending funerals. You
:08:15. > :08:17.have been visiting the bereaved families? That's correct. My
:08:17. > :08:21.thoughts are with the families today and it is important they know
:08:21. > :08:25.they don't stand alone, that we are there to remember the sacrifices of
:08:25. > :08:29.this summer. The crowds are standing 14 and 15
:08:29. > :08:34.deep, how important is this public recognition for you and for your
:08:35. > :08:37.men and for people still serving there? It is one day in a year
:08:37. > :08:41.where we stand together irreSeptemberive of rank or
:08:41. > :08:45.background, we stand as a nation and we remember and it is hugely
:08:45. > :08:49.powerful. I mean it is hard to describe, but the sense of common
:08:49. > :08:53.purpose and national pride, it is hugely uplifting and what we should
:08:53. > :08:59.Of course, it is not just the dead reremember today, it is the people
:08:59. > :09:04.who have been injured, whose lives have been so drastically changed by
:09:04. > :09:09.war? Of course, no doubt we will see the injured coming by. Perhaps
:09:09. > :09:12.some can't come out today and they are lying in their hospital beds
:09:12. > :09:16.and our thoughts are with them and it is not just the physical scars,
:09:16. > :09:18.it is the mental scars that are often unseen and our thoughts are
:09:18. > :09:25.with them and we will be there for them.
:09:26. > :09:31.This is your first time at the sen the Cenotaph. Your thoughts today?
:09:31. > :09:36.My thoughts are with the fallen ten and my thoughts are with their
:09:36. > :09:40.families. It is deeply humbling to stand here in history, but equally,
:09:40. > :09:50.I recognise my men today. Thank you both very much.
:09:50. > :09:54.
:09:54. > :09:58.Now the Massed Bands of the guards Divis, the Pipes and Drums of the
:09:58. > :10:06.Blackwatch are going to be playing the music that leads up to 11am and
:10:06. > :10:10.the silence. The Pipes and Drums are under pipe
:10:10. > :10:14.major Richard Grisdale. He led them at a Remembrance Day service in
:10:14. > :10:23.Helmand province in Afghanistan where they were on active service
:10:23. > :10:31.as members of the 3rd Battalion fire support group and the Massed
:10:31. > :10:35.Bands themselves are under the baton of Lunt Colonel Barnwell, the
:10:35. > :10:45.new Senior Director of Music and as always, the music will begin with
:10:45. > :10:46.
:10:46. > :12:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 86 seconds
:12:12. > :12:22.MUSIC: "Rule Britannia" The massed massed Massed Bands play
:12:22. > :12:24.
:12:24. > :12:28.heart of of oak and men The Minstrel Boy and men of of Harlec.
:12:28. > :12:31.There are nearly 10,000 veterans here today, it is worth remembering
:12:31. > :12:36.this isn't a military parade, it is individual choice that brings
:12:36. > :12:41.people here. Either with their units or with groups of friends
:12:41. > :12:48.from particular theatres of war. And it can be many years before
:12:48. > :12:52.they choose to march. Maurice Crowther is now 91. He was a
:12:52. > :12:55.prisoner of the Japanese in World War II held in conditions of
:12:55. > :13:00.terrible cruelty and he will be here for the first time today to
:13:00. > :13:10.mark the events of 70 years ago. He joined up with his friend Norman
:13:10. > :13:20.
:13:20. > :13:23.Wood and in 1941, both of them were I didn't know nothing much about
:13:23. > :13:33.I didn't know nothing much ships, but it was ironic the name
:13:33. > :13:47.
:13:47. > :13:50.of the ship was Empress of Japan. We were marched to Changi,
:13:50. > :13:52.That's when the illnesses started, There was nothing to eat much. You
:13:52. > :14:02.You got malaria, dysentery Maurice spent the rest of the war
:14:02. > :14:13.
:14:13. > :14:16.got malaria and dysentery and Maurice spent the rest of the war
:14:16. > :14:17.Within a year, he had succumbed to beriberi and tropical ulcers.
:14:17. > :14:18.Almost 70 years later,
:14:19. > :14:19.Maurice travelled to Thailand for the first time
:14:19. > :14:23.We went to the cemetery where Norman was buried.
:14:23. > :14:27.I laid a wreath on his grave there.
:14:27. > :14:28.I laid a wreath on his grave there.
:14:28. > :14:32.And round about there were several other lads from our regiment
:14:32. > :14:37.buried quite near.
:14:37. > :14:40.Very emotional.
:14:40. > :14:49.Yeah.
:14:49. > :14:57.'The 122 regiment that I was in was renamed The Forgotten Regiment.
:14:57. > :15:07.'Meant all their lives weren't lost for nothing, were they?'
:15:07. > :15:15.
:15:16. > :15:16.The
:15:16. > :15:16.The Pipes
:15:16. > :15:26.The Pipes and
:15:26. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :15:58.The Pipes and Drums of the Black The senior drum major will now call
:15:58. > :16:08.the Massed Bands to attention and they will play a 19th century
:16:08. > :16:23.
:16:23. > :16:28.Each week the names of those killed in Afghanistan are read out in
:16:28. > :16:34.Parliament. We have become used to it. Among the most recent the son
:16:34. > :16:37.of Michael and Claire Rowe who heard of their son Tom's Det only
:16:37. > :16:47.eight weeks ago, but found the strength to talk about what he
:16:47. > :16:49.
:16:49. > :16:54.You couldn't ask But just like any soldier, he had
:16:54. > :16:55.If I told joke, he'd tell a better joke.
:16:55. > :16:56.But just a funny lad, yeah.
:16:56. > :16:59.He would light the room up with his smile.
:16:59. > :17:02.Michael served 22 years with the Duke of Wellington's Regiment
:17:02. > :17:03.and from an early age, Tom's ambition
:17:03. > :17:06.was to follow in his father's footsteps.
:17:06. > :17:08.At 17, he joined his father's old regiment
:17:09. > :17:14.but was too young to go with them to Afghanistan earlier this year.
:17:14. > :17:24.He flew out soon after his 18th birthday.
:17:24. > :17:24.
:17:24. > :17:27.And then, on 15 September, that future was ripped away.
:17:27. > :17:31.We were up at 5.30 on the 15th, aSaturday evening. I were cooking tea.
:17:31. > :17:35.I saw two blokes at the door. It didn't cross my mind at all.
:17:35. > :17:37.Open the door, they says, "Are you..."
:17:37. > :17:39.I can't remember word for word, but, "Are you Mr Michael Wroe?"
:17:39. > :17:41."Yeah," and then they showed me their ID card
:17:41. > :17:42.and says, "Can I come in?"
:17:42. > :17:44.And they come through into the kitchen,
:17:44. > :17:50.sat us down and told us that Tom had passed.
:17:50. > :17:54.You don't think it can happen to your lad.
:17:54. > :17:55.You don't want it to happen to anybody's lad,
:17:55. > :17:57.but you don't think it'll happen to yours.
:17:57. > :18:00.I says to Tom, I says, "Look, Tom. You might lose one of your limbs.
:18:00. > :18:05."I'll look after you for the rest of your life..."
:18:05. > :18:12.But you don't expect this.
:18:13. > :18:22.Tom was brought home to Yorkshire, and on the day of his funeral
:18:22. > :18:24.We went from here on the route he used to run.
:18:24. > :18:26.So beautiful up there, it's very quiet.
:18:26. > :18:29.There was people clapping, people cheering,
:18:29. > :18:32.people crying, waving flags...
:18:32. > :18:34.People had Union Jacks in their windows, things like that.
:18:34. > :18:44.They did their houses up. For Tom.
:18:44. > :18:45.
:18:45. > :18:48.At the funeral service in the village church
:18:48. > :18:53.she wrote and read her own tribute to her big brother.
:18:53. > :18:55.This is what makes you who you are, Thomas.
:18:55. > :18:59.T - thoughtful. You always thought of everyone.
:18:59. > :19:04.H - hero. You were everyone's hero.
:19:04. > :19:06.O - outstanding.
:19:06. > :19:10.You're an outstanding brother, son, boyfriend and best friend.
:19:10. > :19:13.M - military.
:19:13. > :19:17.You wouldn't be who you are today without a military background.
:19:17. > :19:21.A - amusing. You're the funniest person I know.
:19:21. > :19:23.S - star.
:19:23. > :19:26.You're the brightest star in the sky.
:19:26. > :19:28.Love you, big bro. Sleep tight.
:19:28. > :19:33.Your little sister, Demi.
:19:33. > :19:37.Just before Tom deployed, he took Demi out for a meal.
:19:37. > :19:39.They went to the cinema and they went to the Pizza Hut
:19:39. > :19:42.and that's when they had the talk.
:19:43. > :19:45.And he said to Demi, "Just follow your dream
:19:45. > :19:47."and just, what you want to do in life, just go for it.
:19:47. > :19:52."Cos that's what I did."
:19:52. > :20:02.He were a top son, a top brother and a top soldier.
:20:02. > :20:08.
:20:08. > :20:08.The
:20:08. > :20:08.The pipes
:20:08. > :20:12.The pipes are
:20:12. > :20:15.The pipes are now playing the Scottish lament, Flowers Of The
:20:15. > :20:25.Forest. Perhaps this is a moment to remember those who have died on
:20:25. > :20:25.
:20:25. > :21:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 86 seconds
:21:54. > :22:04.operations since last Remembrance MUSIC: "Nimrod" from the Enigma
:22:04. > :22:04.
:22:04. > :25:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 86 seconds
:25:48. > :25:57.Nimrod from Elgar and is followed Dido's lament.
:25:57. > :26:07.There is an old military tradition tradition with soldiers who are
:26:07. > :26:07.
:26:07. > :26:11.going on act of service to be opened if they are killed.
:26:11. > :26:19.An patrol a soldier was killed when his vehicle struck a land mine. His
:26:19. > :26:27.parents opened his letter. This is Now I'm up in heaven
:26:27. > :26:30.You've been the best family and I thank you
:26:30. > :26:33.Granddad and Nana are looking after me now, so I'll be OK.
:26:33. > :26:38.Well - they're stopping me flirting with the birds!
:26:38. > :26:42.I love you all from the bottom of my heart.
:26:42. > :26:44.Please don't be mad at what's happened.
:26:44. > :26:49.I did what I had to doand serving the British Army was it.
:26:49. > :26:51.Again, don't be sad!
:26:51. > :26:58.Celebrate my life, cos I love you and will see you all again.
:26:58. > :27:01.Dad, thanks for everything.
:27:01. > :27:04.I love you so much.
:27:05. > :27:14.I hope I've made you proud, as that's all I wanted to do.
:27:15. > :27:15.
:27:15. > :28:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 86 seconds
:28:56. > :28:56.Proceeded by the
:28:56. > :28:56.Proceeded by the cross
:28:56. > :29:02.Proceeded by the cross borne
:29:03. > :29:06.Proceeded by the cross borne by a former chor former chorister, the
:29:06. > :29:14.children and gentlemen of the chapel Royal. The Bishop of London
:29:14. > :29:23.will take the brief service here at the Cenotaph accompanied by the
:29:23. > :29:32.Sergeant of the Vestry, the sub- Dean of Her Majesty's chapel and
:29:32. > :29:36.there followed out by the Major General commanding the Household
:29:36. > :29:42.Division who march down Whitehall to take up their position prior to
:29:42. > :29:52.the politicians who come here today, the Prime Minister and the Leader
:29:52. > :30:09.
:30:09. > :30:15.David Cameron, Nick Clegg behind him, Ed Miliband, the deputy leader
:30:15. > :30:20.of the democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland. The leader of
:30:20. > :30:25.Plaid Cymru representing the Scottish Nationalists. They line up
:30:25. > :30:32.in the front row with their wreaths. William Hague on the left there
:30:32. > :30:42.with his special wreath and the Speaker on his right. And then
:30:42. > :30:46.
:30:46. > :30:50.behind former Prime Ministers, Sir John Major is here. Tony Blair.
:30:50. > :30:53.And the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary of State for defence
:30:53. > :31:01.and the senior members of the Government.
:31:01. > :31:09.And they are followed out again all of them, bearing wreaths by the
:31:09. > :31:15.High Commissioners. 47 High Commissioners or their
:31:16. > :31:24.deputies from Commonwealth countries. Almost all of whom lost
:31:24. > :31:34.citizens in the first or or Second World War. Only Zimbabwe and
:31:34. > :31:44.
:31:44. > :31:49.Mozambique not included in that They will be followed by 15
:31:49. > :31:57.representatives of religious denominations led by the Roman
:31:57. > :32:07.Catholic bishop of the forces, Richard Moth, the Chief Rabbi of
:32:07. > :32:07.
:32:07. > :32:11.the of the Hebrew, the Buddhist faith, the president of the
:32:11. > :32:21.Methodist Conference, the Muslim Council of Britain, the General
:32:21. > :32:24.
:32:24. > :32:34.Secretary of the Hindu temples, Jonathan Edwards, president of the
:32:34. > :32:34.
:32:34. > :32:44.Baptist organisations, reformed Judaism and The Salvation Army and
:32:44. > :33:00.
:33:01. > :33:06.the representative in white. The wife of Prince Edward who will be
:33:07. > :33:16.taking a salute and on the left, Sir Timothy Laurence, the the
:33:16. > :33:25.husband of the princess Royal. And so with just under two minutes
:33:25. > :33:35.to go until 11am, the scene is set here for the Royal party who will
:33:35. > :33:38.
:33:38. > :33:45.be standing before the Cenotaph. They will come out from the Foreign
:33:45. > :33:55.and Commonwealth Office. Major Guthrie from the Scots Guards
:33:55. > :34:10.
:34:10. > :34:15.The Duke of Edinburgh, Her Majesty, The Queen on his right.
:34:15. > :34:21.The Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex, Prince
:34:21. > :34:28.Michael of Kent there who is standing for his brother, the Duke
:34:28. > :34:36.of Kent. And Lord Guthrie who is here on
:34:36. > :34:43.behalf of the Prince of Wales who is away in New Zealand.
:34:43. > :34:53.Their wreaths are taken behind them. They salute and we wait now for the
:34:53. > :34:53.
:34:53. > :39:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 86 seconds
:39:19. > :39:24.Its Royal Marine Royal Marine The Duke of Edinburgh next who was
:39:24. > :39:34.at the Field of Remembrance last Thursday, that old space, a field
:39:34. > :39:45.
:39:45. > :39:50.He is followed byted Duke of came - - by the Duke of Cambridge in his
:39:50. > :40:00.Royal Air Force uniform. A search and rescue helicopter pilot pilot
:40:00. > :40:00.
:40:00. > :40:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 86 seconds
:40:47. > :40:54.He is followed by the Earl of Wessex, an honorary Colonel in the
:40:54. > :41:04.Yeomanry who will be taking the salute of this march-past on Horse
:41:04. > :41:39.
:41:39. > :41:49.Prince Michael of Kent laying a wreath on behalf the Duke of Kent
:41:49. > :42:01.
:42:01. > :42:08.who is at Stanley in the Falkland And finally, the former chief of
:42:08. > :42:14.the defence staff, Lord Guthrie laying a wreath on be whatever of
:42:14. > :42:24.the Prince of Wales who is on a visit to New Zealand and is in
:42:24. > :42:47.
:42:47. > :42:57.And the parade stands at ease and hate and Beethoven's Funeral March
:42:57. > :43:05.
:43:05. > :43:15.is played. First, the Prime First, the Prime Minister, David
:43:15. > :43:24.
:43:24. > :43:34.The Deputy Prime Minister, the leader of the Liberal Democrats,
:43:34. > :43:34.
:43:34. > :44:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 86 seconds
:44:18. > :44:28.He is followed by the Leader of the And next a lead is being laid on
:44:28. > :44:34.
:44:34. > :44:44.behalf of Plaid Cymru and the And the next wreath is not made of
:44:44. > :44:46.
:44:47. > :44:56.poppies, but an an exotic wreath made up at Kew Gardens with juniper
:44:57. > :45:01.
:45:01. > :45:04.and morning glory and myrtle. He was proceeded by Nigel Dodds
:45:04. > :45:09.from Northern Ireland. Here is the Secretary of State for foreign and
:45:09. > :45:19.Commonwealth affairs, William Hague laying this wreath on behalf of the
:45:19. > :45:35.
:45:35. > :45:44.And now the High Commissioners. They come in groups first Canada,
:45:44. > :45:49.Australia, and New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,
:45:49. > :45:54.Ghana and Malaysia. Among those the countries that played some of the
:45:54. > :46:04.most prominent parts in both the first world and Second World War.
:46:04. > :46:29.
:46:29. > :46:35.Canada, Australia, New Zealand, They will be followed by another
:46:35. > :46:45.group Nigeria, Cyprus, Sierra Leone, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Kenya
:46:45. > :46:53.
:46:53. > :46:58.Soldiers from West Africa provided 155,000 troops for the the Second
:46:58. > :47:08.World War and 10,000 were killed. From East Africa, 100,000, all
:47:08. > :47:18.
:47:18. > :47:28.volunteers over 10,000 of hom were The third group, Malta, Zambia, The
:47:28. > :47:47.
:47:47. > :47:57.,. And playing a crucial part in the battle for North Africa and the
:47:57. > :48:07.
:48:07. > :48:16.invasion by the allied forces of southern Italy.
:48:16. > :48:26.The next group, Swaziland, Bangladesh, the Bahamas, Papua New
:48:26. > :48:30.
:48:30. > :48:34.Guinea, the Commonwealth of Dominica, St Lucia.
:48:34. > :48:44.Many Figians fighting in Afghanistan today.
:48:44. > :48:50.
:48:50. > :48:54.The final group will be St Vincent and the girlfriend the Grenadine,
:48:54. > :48:57.Belize, Mozambique and it is worth remembering the scale of the
:48:57. > :49:05.Commonwealth contribution. The Canadians in the First World War,
:49:05. > :49:14.65,000 losing their lives, particularly famous for enduring
:49:14. > :49:21.ternl enduring a bombardment of the Battle of Eep. New Zealand, who
:49:21. > :49:25.declared war themselves at the very beginning of the Second World War,
:49:25. > :49:35.the South Africans who fought so bravely along with their comrades
:49:35. > :49:55.
:49:55. > :50:05.from roe from Rodesia. Now the service chiefs.
:50:05. > :50:14.
:50:14. > :50:20.And the civilian chiefs. Sir Ken Knight the chief fire and
:50:20. > :50:30.rescue advisor and those wreaths laid, the dean and the Bishop of
:50:30. > :50:36.
:50:36. > :50:40.O Almighty God, that we who here do honour
:50:40. > :50:45.in the service of their country and of the Crown
:50:45. > :50:54.may be so inspired by the spirit of their love and fortitude
:50:54. > :51:00.that, forgetting all selfish and unworthy motives,
:51:00. > :51:07.we may live only to Thy glory and to the service of mankind,
:51:07. > :51:11.through Jesus Christ our Lord,
:51:11. > :51:21.Amen.
:51:21. > :51:22.
:51:22. > :51:27.# O God, our help in ages past
:51:27. > :51:32.# Our hope for years to come
:51:32. > :51:40.# Our shelter from the stormy blast
:51:40. > :51:49.# And our eternal home
:51:50. > :51:54.# Beneath the shadow of thy throne
:51:54. > :52:01.# Thy saints have dwelt secure
:52:01. > :52:08.# Sufficient is thine arm alone
:52:08. > :52:18.# And our defence is sure
:52:18. > :52:23.# Before the hills in order stood
:52:23. > :52:30.# Or earth received her frame
:52:30. > :52:36.# From everlasting thou art God
:52:36. > :52:46.# To endless years the same
:52:46. > :52:51.# A thousand ages in thy sight
:52:51. > :52:58.# Are like an evening gone
:52:58. > :53:04.# Short as the watch that ends the night
:53:04. > :53:13.# Before the rising sun
:53:13. > :53:19.# O God, our help in ages past
:53:19. > :53:26.# Our hope in years to come
:53:26. > :53:32.# Be thou our guard while troubles last
:53:32. > :53:42.# And our eternal home. #
:53:42. > :53:44.
:53:45. > :53:50.Teach us good Lord to serve thee as thou deservest;
:53:50. > :53:55.to give and not to count the cost;
:53:55. > :53:55.to fight and not to heed the wounds;
:53:55. > :54:00.to toil and not to seek for rest;
:54:00. > :54:05.to toil and not to seek for rest;
:54:05. > :54:10.to labour and not ask for any reward,
:54:10. > :54:14.save that knowing that we will do Thy will
:54:14. > :54:21.through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
:54:21. > :54:26.Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name,
:54:26. > :54:30.Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done
:54:30. > :54:32.On earth as it is in heaven.
:54:33. > :54:38.Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses
:54:38. > :54:42.As we forgive those who trespass against us.
:54:42. > :54:47.And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.
:54:47. > :54:51.For Thine is the kingdom, The power and the glory,
:54:51. > :54:52.For ever and ever.
:54:52. > :54:56.Amen.
:54:56. > :55:03.Unto God's gracious mercy and protection we commit you.
:55:03. > :55:06.The Lord bless you and keep you,
:55:06. > :55:10.the Lord make his face to shine upon you
:55:10. > :55:13.and be gracious unto you,
:55:13. > :55:18.the Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon you,
:55:18. > :55:24.and give you His peace this day and always.
:55:24. > :55:34.Amen.
:55:34. > :55:41.
:55:41. > :55:45.COMMANDER OF FOOTGUARDS: Attention!
:55:45. > :55:55.MUSIC: "The Rouse"
:55:55. > :56:08.
:56:08. > :56:13.# God save our gracious Queen
:56:13. > :56:17.# Long live our noble Queen
:56:17. > :56:24.# God save the Queen
:56:24. > :56:28.# Send her victorious
:56:28. > :56:33.# Happy and glorious
:56:33. > :56:39.# Long to reign over us
:56:39. > :56:49.# God save the Queen. #
:56:49. > :57:10.
:57:10. > :57:10.The
:57:10. > :57:11.The royal
:57:11. > :57:17.The royal party
:57:17. > :57:27.The royal party now leaves Whitehall. Passing through the line
:57:27. > :57:46.
:57:46. > :57:56.The sergeant of the vestry bows to the Bishop of London, and he
:57:56. > :58:09.
:58:09. > :58:14.And then, the Chapel Royal - extraordinary, the first choir
:58:14. > :58:23.school is said to have been established in 1635, and there has
:58:23. > :58:30.been a choir school ever since. The Dean is an interesting position,
:58:30. > :58:40.going back to 1312. The dean used to travel with the king and was
:58:40. > :58:42.
:58:42. > :58:52.certainly at both Crecy and Agincourt. These Copes were
:58:52. > :58:56.
:58:56. > :59:06.designed under Charles II, at the Restoration. They are followed by
:59:06. > :59:07.
:59:07. > :59:11.the politicians. Led by the Prime Minister, and the other politicians.
:59:11. > :59:15.They will be followed by the high Commissioners, and all the others
:59:15. > :59:20.on parade here. At this moment, let's just go to the great crowd of
:59:20. > :59:24.people waiting to march past the Cenotaph, to join Sophie Raworth.
:59:24. > :59:32.So many of the people being remembered today were young men and
:59:32. > :59:38.women when they died, teenagers, people in their early 20s. This
:59:38. > :59:42.summer, one lieutenant was killed in Afghanistan, and today, two of
:59:42. > :59:46.his sisters are paying tribute to him. Tell us, how much do you know
:59:46. > :59:49.about how your brother actually died? What I know is that he was
:59:49. > :59:54.killed leading a vehicle patrol, when he was working as a platoon
:59:54. > :59:58.commander, in a role which she very much loved and enjoyed doing.
:59:58. > :00:04.was only 26 years old, he died in August of this year, and I have
:00:04. > :00:08.read some of the tributes to him, a wonderful character, by all
:00:08. > :00:14.accounts - how will you remember your brother? I smile when I think
:00:14. > :00:17.about him, because he was a lovely guy. He really looked after his two
:00:17. > :00:25.sisters very well, and I can really see how he would have looked after
:00:25. > :00:32.his rough men, too. He was very protective, in his nature. He was
:00:32. > :00:36.quite a funny chap, too. We have written on our wreath that he was
:00:36. > :00:41.an inspiration and a hero. And we are here to remember him today.
:00:41. > :00:45.What is it like for you to be here today? It is very overwhelming. The
:00:45. > :00:49.support we have had, the turnout that there is across the country,
:00:49. > :00:53.not just here in London but in other parts of the country as well,
:00:53. > :00:58.lots of remembrance services which are going on, and it really is very
:00:58. > :01:04.special. It is quite humbling, really, to be his sister. It is
:01:04. > :01:09.very humbling, it is an incredibly humbling experience. I am joined by
:01:09. > :01:15.another lieutenant colonel, fresh back from Afghanistan, it is an
:01:15. > :01:21.extraordinary experience to be here? Yes, those words she has said
:01:21. > :01:27.about her brother absolutely capture his memory. It is usually
:01:27. > :01:29.uplifting for us to feel so much support. Well-spoken. We are
:01:29. > :01:34.remembering some very, very young people who have died, very recently
:01:34. > :01:38.as well. Incredibly young people, who have sacrificed so much. We
:01:38. > :01:42.will remember them. We will remember your brother, and all of
:01:42. > :01:52.the others who have fallen this summer, and throughout history in
:01:52. > :01:59.
:01:59. > :02:05.the service of our great nation. DAVID DIMBLEBY: The British Legion
:02:05. > :02:09.organised this march past, which follows the formalities at the
:02:09. > :02:14.Cenotaph, and the service, the Royal Family and the politicians
:02:14. > :02:20.having left, it is the British Legion which takes over, led by
:02:20. > :02:26.their president, Vice-Admiral Peter Wilkinson. He will be laying a
:02:26. > :02:31.wreath on behalf of the Royal British Legion, responsible of
:02:31. > :02:35.course for the poppies. The Poppy Day appeal now reaches a
:02:35. > :02:42.magnificent �40 million. They are hoping for �42 million this year.
:02:42. > :02:52.They make 45 million copies in total. It is an appeal which began
:02:52. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:19.So, the solitary figure of the President, laying the wreath on
:03:19. > :03:47.
:03:47. > :03:57.behalf of the Legion, followed by a Now, Peter Orchard, for London
:03:57. > :03:58.
:03:58. > :04:04.Transport. The Royal Commonwealth ex- services League. The Royal
:04:04. > :04:14.Naval Association, the Royal Air Forces Association, the Scotland
:04:14. > :04:26.
:04:26. > :04:30.representative of the Royal British Legion and the women's section. And
:04:30. > :04:33.as you will know if you have watched this ceremony, this is just
:04:34. > :04:42.the beginning of what in the end will be a garden of poppies around
:04:42. > :04:46.the foot of the Cenotaph, as all of those taking part in the parade les
:04:46. > :04:50.their wreaths. There are many charities which take part each year
:04:50. > :04:56.in that march past, charities which seek to help ex-servicemen and
:04:56. > :05:01.their families in many kinds of ways. The war in Afghanistan, with
:05:01. > :05:05.its hideous mutilation of troops by roadside bombs and by so-called
:05:05. > :05:15.improvised explosive devices has focused on the work done by one of
:05:15. > :05:24.these charities in particular, BLESMA, whose job is to find ways
:05:24. > :05:27.of rehabilitating those who have suffered terrible loss of limbs.
:05:27. > :05:34.This son of a Leicestershire farmer joined the Army and was posted to
:05:34. > :05:44.Northern Ireland in the late 1980s, where soldiers were under attack
:05:44. > :05:48.
:05:48. > :05:53.It was 10 May 1989 and it just on the way back, walking through
:05:53. > :05:55.they planted a barrel with nuts As we patrolled past on foot,
:05:55. > :05:56.and that's how I ended up losing my right leg above the knee,
:05:56. > :05:58.my left leg below the knee, my right eye,
:05:58. > :06:05.nearly lost my right arm but luckily they saved that.
:06:05. > :06:05.This
:06:05. > :06:06.This Paralympic
:06:06. > :06:08.This Paralympic track
:06:08. > :06:15.This Paralympic track cyclist was serving when he came under rocket
:06:15. > :06:25.serving when he came under rocket fire. It landed pretty close, close
:06:25. > :06:30.enough to do some damage. It resulted in me losing my arm. As
:06:30. > :06:40.soon as I was injured, I had contact from BLESMA, and they took
:06:40. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :07:03.because I don't like and in 2008 I did the Atlantic
:07:03. > :07:06.It was hard work on the boat I had some scary times
:07:06. > :07:09.but actually, turning round, I really enjoyed it.
:07:09. > :07:13.I got a one-off grant from BLESMA to help my cycling costs,
:07:13. > :07:15.you know, when I started my cycling,
:07:15. > :07:17.which was obviously very helpful in the early days.
:07:17. > :07:20.Then going to the games, whilst I didn't get the gold,
:07:20. > :07:22.but I got three silvers.
:07:22. > :07:24.COMMENTATOR: And on the line, he's just outside.
:07:24. > :07:28.But there's still loads more to come, which is encouraging for Rio.
:07:28. > :07:30.I mean, the way I look at it is like
:07:30. > :07:32.if I hadn't got injured then I wouldn't be a cyclist.
:07:32. > :07:37.And I quite like my cycling.
:07:37. > :07:39.I didn't want to think of myself as a disabled person,
:07:39. > :07:42.and I probably didn't for years and years.
:07:42. > :07:44.I think my mum changed that in my mind
:07:44. > :07:48.because she met somebody who'd been a Paralympian.
:07:48. > :07:51.He was playing wheelchair basketball- and he said,
:07:51. > :07:53."Why don't you get your son to come along?"
:07:53. > :07:55.And I went along and I was like,
:07:55. > :07:56."Oh, I don't know if I want to be here
:07:56. > :07:58."with all these disabled people,"
:07:58. > :08:00.and I got in this wheelchair
:08:00. > :08:01.and they let me have a go and that was it.
:08:01. > :08:04.Changed my mindset completely.
:08:04. > :08:06.14 years on I still play wheelchair basketball and coach,
:08:06. > :08:08.and I go into schools and teach as well,
:08:08. > :08:17.so, you know, it's opened up a new angle on my life.
:08:17. > :08:19.I don't often get a tear in my eye
:08:19. > :08:23.but being down at the Cenotaph really does push me to that point.
:08:23. > :08:33.It's a humbling experience, to be honest.
:08:33. > :08:34.
:08:34. > :08:34.It
:08:34. > :08:35.It certainly
:08:35. > :08:42.It certainly is,
:08:42. > :08:48.It certainly is, especially when you meet people like these two. You
:08:48. > :08:53.were very badly injured two years ago - explain what happened to you.
:08:53. > :08:59.I was injured on foot patrol in Afghanistan with the Royal Welsh. I
:08:59. > :09:05.stood on an IED and lost my legs, and a lot of my eyesight. I am here
:09:05. > :09:09.today with blind veterans, marching up the front. When you were injured,
:09:09. > :09:16.you were so close to the end of your tour as well. Yes, I had six
:09:17. > :09:21.days left. It is unlucky, really, but I am here today, so... You have
:09:21. > :09:27.had a lot of help since you came home - how much difference has that
:09:27. > :09:32.made? It is good. I lost most of my eyesight, and at the beginning, two
:09:32. > :09:36.or three years ago, at that stage, they helped me out a lot. We did a
:09:36. > :09:39.lot of activities, it was really good. They help you out with a lot
:09:39. > :09:48.of equipment, computer courses, just basically getting you back on
:09:48. > :09:50.track. Lance-corporal Croucher, you're going to be accompanying him
:09:50. > :09:54.today in the March Past, and you are incredibly lucky, by all rights,
:09:54. > :09:59.you should have been very badly injured, you throw yourself on top
:09:59. > :10:05.of an IED to protect your mind. and grenade, not quite as big, but
:10:05. > :10:09.yes, it puts things in perspective. He has been my drinking buddy for
:10:09. > :10:12.the last 24 hours. But it is great to see everybody here. It is a
:10:13. > :10:16.really nice morning, and everybody is really quite upbeat. What
:10:16. > :10:21.actually happened to you, because it was your backpack which took the
:10:21. > :10:27.force of the blast, wasn't it? I was on a reconnaissance mission
:10:27. > :10:31.in Afghanistan, about 3 o'clock in the morning. I had to throw my days
:10:31. > :10:36.at on top of the grenade, to use it as a shield between myself and the
:10:36. > :10:39.three guys behind me. And for that, you were awarded the George Cross -
:10:39. > :10:45.what does it mean for you to be here today but steady it is great,
:10:45. > :10:49.I am getting more involved with blind veterans now. It is terrible
:10:49. > :10:54.enough that they have to deal with the injuries they have got, let
:10:54. > :11:00.alone being blind. It means a lot to come along, it puts things in
:11:00. > :11:03.perspective. I am perfectly healthy apart from a couple of knocks, it
:11:03. > :11:05.is people like him which this is really for. Because today, of
:11:05. > :11:11.really for. Because today, of course, we remember very much
:11:11. > :11:15.people like you, whose lives have been so changed by war - what does
:11:15. > :11:20.that public recognition mean to you? It is good. You know that you
:11:20. > :11:26.are not forgotten about, basically. I am here for all the men who sadly
:11:26. > :11:36.did not make it, that is why I am here today. It is a good place to
:11:36. > :11:45.
:11:45. > :11:55.DAVID DIMBLEBY: Nearly 10,000 people - veterans, relations of
:11:55. > :11:56.
:11:56. > :12:06.veterans, waiting to march past. That Blackstone The Women at War
:12:06. > :12:07.
:12:07. > :12:12.memorial. Looking up towards Trafalgar Square. This band will
:12:12. > :12:22.not be playing, it will be marching around to Horse Guards Parade and
:12:22. > :12:30.
:12:30. > :12:36.it will play there. Now, there are by my reckoning something like 230
:12:36. > :12:44.contingents marching past today. We will try and identify as many as we
:12:44. > :12:49.can, but obviously, we could not identify all of them. So, apologies
:12:49. > :12:59.to any contingent which feels it did not get a mention. We will try
:12:59. > :13:00.
:13:01. > :13:10.to pick out at least some of them as they come past. There are a
:13:11. > :13:32.
:13:32. > :13:36.So, the massed bands play, as this band leads, firstly, the Royal
:13:36. > :13:45.British Legion and their representatives, those who have
:13:45. > :13:49.chosen to come, saluting the Cenotaph. In top hats, the three
:13:49. > :13:59.men who will be receiving the wreaths from the contingents as
:13:59. > :13:59.
:13:59. > :14:06.they go by. This year, the parade is led by the Royal Naval
:14:06. > :14:16.Association. Everyone who has served in the Royal Navy can be
:14:16. > :14:17.
:14:17. > :14:27.long. And then, the green berets of the Royal Marines Association.
:14:27. > :14:30.
:14:30. > :14:40.Their we've bearer. Mark Ormerod, a triple amputee. All trained to
:14:40. > :14:48.
:14:48. > :14:58.Commando level before they get the coveted green beret. They will be
:14:58. > :14:58.
:14:58. > :15:02.followed by the Merchant Navy Association. Winston Churchill said
:15:02. > :15:12.the only thing that really frightened him during the war was
:15:12. > :15:33.
:15:33. > :15:40.the U-boat peril in the Atlantic. Next, the Fleet Air Arm Association.
:15:40. > :15:50.This association, marching for the first time this year. They served
:15:50. > :15:52.
:15:53. > :16:00.in the Indonesian confrontation in the early 1960s. They were flying
:16:00. > :16:10.helicopters down the narrow rivers. This year, we have had the
:16:10. > :16:14.
:16:14. > :16:22.Cumberland Association, HMS Ganges, the last sea-going, wooden
:16:22. > :16:32.battleship, which became a shore station in later years.
:16:32. > :16:40.
:16:40. > :16:50.Associations from all different ships. The Ton Class Association,
:16:50. > :16:53.
:16:53. > :17:03.representing villages. The this association now has its own state-
:17:03. > :17:11.
:17:11. > :17:20.of-the-art hospital ship, the Naval Nursing Sisters. The Royal Naval
:17:20. > :17:24.Association, the Association of Wrens, who now have their first
:17:24. > :17:34.captains at sea, in a big change from when they were not allowed on
:17:34. > :17:37.
:17:37. > :17:44.ships. Next, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Association. The Russian
:17:44. > :17:52.convoy Club, who are longing for a medal to recognise the ghastly work
:17:52. > :17:57.that they did, going in freezing weather to Archangel, through the
:17:57. > :18:07.ice, from August until the very last day of the war, trying to
:18:07. > :18:09.
:18:09. > :18:17.bring supplies to the Russian Army, in something which was known as the
:18:17. > :18:27.suicide run by Winston Churchill. The Special Boat Service is here,
:18:27. > :19:01.
:19:01. > :19:11.The British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association, which we were
:19:11. > :19:14.
:19:14. > :19:20.hearing about earlier. They have got more than 2000 members now in
:19:20. > :19:27.BLESMA. The Royal Hospital Chelsea, founded by Charles II in 1682, run
:19:27. > :19:31.on military lines, and now gives places to veterans of the Armed
:19:31. > :19:41.Forces, women included, who give up their pension to live in what you
:19:41. > :19:42.
:19:42. > :19:48.might call a semi-military-style at the very beautiful Royal Hospital.
:19:48. > :19:58.They are followed by the Queen Alexandra's Hospital for disabled
:19:58. > :20:08.
:20:08. > :20:13.ex-servicemen. The Combat Stress Organisation, helps people to cope
:20:13. > :20:18.with all kinds of psychological problems, something which has
:20:18. > :20:28.gained increasing recognition as the years have gone by. And that is
:20:28. > :20:47.
:20:47. > :20:56.the first column going past. Now, The first Army Association,
:20:56. > :21:03.followed by the Aden veterans. The first Army landed in Algeria in
:21:03. > :21:10.November 1940, in Operation Torch, to occupy Algeria. 36 members of
:21:10. > :21:19.that association felt that they tended to be forgotten, so fault
:21:19. > :21:29.that organisation in 1990. The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of
:21:29. > :21:42.
:21:42. > :21:52.the Guard is here, who protect the sovereign. The British Korean
:21:52. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :22:03.Veterans, who served against communist operations from the north.
:22:03. > :22:11.
:22:11. > :22:18.They are followed by the Malayan Volunteers Group. They are playing
:22:18. > :22:22.popular tunes to keep these veterans marching. The Gurkhas, and
:22:22. > :22:32.the Borneo Veterans Association. The Gurkhas are currently serving
:22:32. > :23:01.
:23:02. > :23:09.in Afghanistan. The National Pigeon War Service. The Gallantry
:23:09. > :23:19.Medallists League, led by a former Army bomb disposal officer,
:23:19. > :23:28.
:23:28. > :23:38.decorated for his services in Northern Ireland. The Burma Star
:23:38. > :23:45.
:23:46. > :23:55.The Association. Constance there was a nurse in India, one of the
:23:56. > :24:10.
:24:10. > :24:20.nurses who dealt with thousands of Next, the Far East prisoner of War
:24:20. > :24:29.
:24:29. > :24:34.Association. Among them is Maurice Crowther. Maurice Crowther, who we
:24:34. > :24:38.saw here on his first visit, 91 years old, pushed by his daughter.
:24:38. > :24:43.We saw him visiting the grave of his friend in Thailand for the
:24:43. > :24:46.first time. This is his first time on parade here. 50,000 British
:24:46. > :24:56.service personnel were captured by the Japanese, and 12,000 of them
:24:56. > :25:00.
:25:00. > :25:04.died. As this parade goes on past, we have many other units to come,
:25:04. > :25:10.let's just go back to Sophie Raworth. Here on Whitehall, the
:25:10. > :25:16.mood has shifted dramatically, with a real sense of pride, not as
:25:16. > :25:20.sombre as it was a few minutes ago. Absolutely. It has really switched
:25:20. > :25:25.all of a sudden from immense dignity for the fallen into now,
:25:26. > :25:30.clapping behind me, the pride in these people marching by. We are
:25:30. > :25:35.immensely proud of what they have done. There is a real sense of
:25:35. > :25:40.comradeship, spanning the generations. Absolutely, and of
:25:40. > :25:45.course, comradeship is about a fellowship of man, it is about
:25:45. > :25:49.common values, a shared purpose and unique experiences which nothing
:25:49. > :25:52.else in civilian life could replicate. What we are seeing here
:25:52. > :25:58.now are these teams recognising those experiences that they have
:25:58. > :26:02.had. You watch them going past, these faces, these stories, each
:26:02. > :26:06.one with incredible stories to tell. Yes, this is living history,
:26:06. > :26:10.standing in front of us. They will gather afterwards and reflect on
:26:10. > :26:15.that history. They are off course hugely proud of everything they
:26:15. > :26:20.have done. The irony is, only they know what they have done. Only
:26:20. > :26:25.amongst that small team, they will be saying, we know what we did and
:26:25. > :26:29.we know why we did it. You were in Afghanistan just 10 days ago - will
:26:29. > :26:33.the people out there be watching? Absolutely. I know from experience
:26:33. > :26:37.that they will have gathered this morning, they will have done their
:26:37. > :26:40.services, people will be on patrol, standing on checkpoints now, and
:26:40. > :26:48.they will be remembering some of the losses that they have already
:26:48. > :26:56.had, even though we only handed over a few days ago. Lieutenant
:26:56. > :27:01.Colonel Zac Stenning, thank you very much.
:27:01. > :27:06.DAVID DIMBLEBY: The head of the march past has now reached Horse
:27:06. > :27:13.Guards Parade, where the royal salute is taken. The Earl of Wessex
:27:13. > :27:23.is standing there. They come all the way down Whitehall, and then
:27:23. > :27:27.
:27:27. > :27:37.all the way past this saluting podium. The Black Watch Association,
:27:37. > :27:45.
:27:45. > :27:55.with their blue bonnets. Always on parade here. They have been
:27:55. > :27:55.
:27:55. > :28:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 86 seconds
:28:36. > :28:44.The Black Watch are followed by the Highlanders.
:28:44. > :28:54.The Argyl and Sotter land Highlanders and the Coldstream
:28:54. > :29:04.
:29:04. > :29:14.Guards Association and the Guards The chief of the air staff there
:29:14. > :29:18.
:29:18. > :29:23.watching this parade and the chief of the general staff is there too.
:29:23. > :29:28.They are watching the parade as it goes past and the Navy Chief as
:29:28. > :29:33.well so they go up on to the balcony on the Foreign and
:29:33. > :29:39.Commonwealth Office to watch the parade go past.
:29:39. > :29:49.The Grenadier Guards Association, the Coldstream Guards, the Guards
:29:49. > :29:53.
:29:53. > :30:03.Parachute Association. There is Sean, who we were hearing
:30:03. > :30:13.
:30:13. > :30:23.from a moment ago. It is Line Veteran UK, they used to
:30:23. > :30:29.
:30:29. > :30:39.be known for years as St St Dunstan's marching there.
:30:39. > :30:46.
:30:46. > :30:51.The next column is led by the Royal Military Me me Mechanical
:30:51. > :30:58.Association. They were called the people who
:30:58. > :31:08.kept the punch in the Army's fist. The Royal Military Police
:31:08. > :31:08.
:31:08. > :31:18.Association in their bright red berets.
:31:18. > :31:19.
:31:19. > :31:29.Behind them, the Royal Army Education Corps and then the
:31:29. > :31:35.
:31:35. > :31:45.Veterinary Corps and the Dental Corps.
:31:45. > :31:50.
:31:50. > :31:58.The Royal Scotch Dragoon Guards. There is Kendrick marching.
:31:58. > :32:04.One son said -- one son served in the Gulf War, the other son served
:32:04. > :32:12.in the Falklands and Northern Ireland.
:32:12. > :32:20.The they are followed by the Royal Dragoon Guards deployed in
:32:20. > :32:29.Afghanistan. And the Ghurkha Brigade Association.
:32:29. > :32:38.The Ghurkhas selecteded from young men who live in Nepal. They have
:32:38. > :32:48.200 places a year, 28,000 young men apply.
:32:48. > :33:26.
:33:26. > :33:31.And their famous motto, "Better to The Reconnaissance Regiment of the
:33:31. > :33:40.Old Comrades Association and the Army Dog Unit.
:33:40. > :33:47.This is 656 Squadron Association in their light blue berets, currently
:33:47. > :33:57.deployed on HMS Illustrious. They handle Apache attack helicopters.
:33:57. > :34:02.
:34:02. > :34:10.They have been on three tours in Helmand province.
:34:10. > :34:16.And behind them the Home Guard Association which was formed in
:34:16. > :34:23.1940. A huge number of people joined it. 1.5 million and in the
:34:23. > :34:33.end, two million or more in preparation for a possible German
:34:33. > :34:35.
:34:35. > :34:43.invasion. The Royal Engineers Association, Bomb Disposal Division.
:34:43. > :34:51.The teams who made safe over five million items of explosives after
:34:51. > :35:01.Saddam Hussein's defeat in the in the first Gulf War, not the second
:35:01. > :35:09.
:35:09. > :35:19.Gulf War, but the first Gulf War. The Army Air Corps, they fly Apache
:35:19. > :35:23.
:35:23. > :35:30.and links helicopters too -- Lynx, Prince Harry of Wales is attached
:35:30. > :35:40.to their division. They were responsible for the big glider
:35:40. > :35:45.
:35:45. > :35:55.action on D-Day and the capture of Peg assuss Bridge and the Army
:35:55. > :35:56.
:35:57. > :36:01.Catering scarp corps. The scarlet and green and the khaki berets, the
:36:01. > :36:07.armed labour force, absolutely vital, working wherever the Army
:36:07. > :36:17.was during the Second World War, laying the fuel line to Germany and
:36:17. > :36:18.
:36:18. > :36:28.they received the title Royal because of the work they had done.
:36:28. > :36:28.
:36:28. > :37:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 86 seconds
:37:08. > :37:15.The Reconnaissance Corps follows Coastal Command and Maritime Air
:37:15. > :37:21.Association. Costal Command which was responsible for flying out to
:37:21. > :37:31.sea, and protecting convoys and hunting submarines.
:37:31. > :37:37.Followed by the Royal Air Force ex- prisoner of war association. That
:37:37. > :37:42.man is a famous figure shot down in his plane and marching with them
:37:42. > :37:49.Jack Lyon who was in the tunnel when The Great Escape was
:37:49. > :37:54.discovered. The majority of them were prisoners in Germany World War
:37:54. > :37:57.Let's join Sophie again. You are here for the first time.
:37:57. > :38:00.You are a serving solicitor jerp. What is your -- soldier? What is
:38:00. > :38:05.your impression. What strikes you most about standing on Whitehall?
:38:06. > :38:10.am struck by the dignity and the pride and the service we had at the
:38:10. > :38:12.start and the contrast of the pride of those marching past and the
:38:12. > :38:18.respect really for each other and for those who have fallen.
:38:18. > :38:22.You have just return from Afghanistan, only ten-days ago. How
:38:22. > :38:25.important is it to have an annual Remembrance Day like this when the
:38:25. > :38:28.nation really does stop and remember those who have given their
:38:28. > :38:34.lives? It is hugely important. It is that single day in the year when
:38:34. > :38:41.we stand together, no matter what our rank or back background, and as
:38:41. > :38:45.a nation we remember the commitment of the members of the Armed Forces.
:38:45. > :38:49.We live as soldiers today and tomorrow, but the chance for the
:38:49. > :38:57.nation to stop and stand together means everything to us.
:38:57. > :38:59.Thank you very much. And for everybody, standing here in
:38:59. > :39:08.Whitehall watching, or if you are at home watching this on television
:39:08. > :39:13.there, is a moment of extreme pride combined with sadness of the
:39:13. > :39:20.courage of these men and of the people who they have come here to
:39:20. > :39:30.represent, who died in war. Bomber Command are here. The Royal
:39:30. > :39:32.
:39:32. > :39:38.Observer Corps. The National Service Association. The Sick
:39:38. > :39:43.Squadron Association, -- the Six Squadron Association. I said we
:39:43. > :39:48.can't mention them all, indeed we can't. 233 delegations on this
:39:48. > :39:58.parade. The South Atlantic Medal
:39:58. > :40:05.
:40:05. > :40:15.Association led by Julian Thompson. With him Commander Mike Clapp. 255
:40:15. > :40:25.
:40:25. > :40:35.British servicemen most their lives. They are followed by the soldiers,
:40:35. > :40:55.
:40:55. > :41:05.sailors, and families association. 12 members of the First Aid
:41:05. > :41:06.
:41:06. > :41:13.Yeomanry there in a single line. The Association of Jewish Men and
:41:13. > :41:21.Women. The wreath bearer and founder member whose husband was
:41:21. > :41:25.killed when his helicopter was shot down over Basra.
:41:25. > :41:35.They held their own service at the Cenotaph yesterday.
:41:35. > :41:36.
:41:36. > :41:46.It is when they lay their wreath in the form of white flowers.
:41:46. > :41:47.
:41:47. > :41:54.The British Ghurkha Welfare Association.
:41:54. > :41:59.The Ghurkha Welfare Society raising money for the Ghurkhas who as we
:41:59. > :42:09.know too well have been for a long time excluded from the benefits
:42:09. > :42:37.
:42:37. > :42:45.that other members of the Armed The Not Forgotten Association. The
:42:45. > :42:55.wreath layer who yesterday received an award from the French Government
:42:55. > :42:55.
:42:55. > :43:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 86 seconds
:43:50. > :43:57.The Ulster Defence Regiment Association in their green blazers
:43:58. > :44:01.and green beret. 197 soldiers, four of them women, lost their lives
:44:01. > :44:11.during service in the Ulster Defence Regiment in Northern
:44:11. > :44:11.
:44:11. > :44:14.Ireland. And they are followed by the Irish
:44:14. > :44:24.Defence Forces veterans for the UK and the Northern Ireland Veterans
:44:24. > :44:26.
:44:26. > :44:31.Association. And there are 25 members of the
:44:31. > :44:39.Commando Veterans Association wearing the green beret. First
:44:39. > :44:46.Royal Marine Commandos formed in 1942 at Churchill's specific
:44:46. > :44:49.request and was an elite fighting force. He called them leopards who
:44:50. > :44:59.could spring at the throats of the enemy. 25 of them on parade this
:45:00. > :45:20.
:45:20. > :45:26.The Bevan Boys who instead of being called up by Lottery went down the
:45:26. > :45:36.mines and worked as miners during the war. Transport for London, the
:45:36. > :45:42.
:45:42. > :45:51.Old Comrades Association. The Salvation Army.
:45:52. > :45:58.They have been working since the world war, giving support to the
:45:58. > :46:05.troops. And the NAAFI follow them, they
:46:05. > :46:14.were set-up to run recreational establishments, again set-up by
:46:14. > :46:21.Winston Churchill in 1920. There are -- they are a national
:46:21. > :46:31.Association of retired police officers, formed in 1919.
:46:31. > :46:37.
:46:37. > :46:45.And the London Ambulance Service Trust.
:46:45. > :46:48.St John Ambulance is here. And as these long lines still pass
:46:48. > :46:56.the Cenotaph, I should just mention one thing that the march-past as I
:46:56. > :47:01.said earlier disappears from sight after it passes the sen the
:47:01. > :47:05.cenotaph, it goes behind Whitehall and on to Horse Guards were the
:47:05. > :47:09.Earl of Wessex is taking the salute. This is the place where the annual
:47:09. > :47:14.trooping of the colour ceremony takes place. Now, if you would like
:47:14. > :47:18.to watch that part of today's events, when this broadcast is
:47:18. > :47:27.finished, you can push the Red Button and continue to see the
:47:27. > :47:31.march-past. And over there on Horse Guards,
:47:31. > :47:39.Sophie Rayworth will be talking to more of the veterans. That's later,
:47:39. > :47:45.at the end of this programme. The Commonwealth War Graves
:47:45. > :47:55.Commission, responsible for graves all over the world which are
:47:55. > :47:56.
:47:56. > :48:06.beautifully maintained as a commemoration. 23,000 places in 150
:48:06. > :48:08.
:48:08. > :48:13.different countries. Well, we are coming towards the end
:48:13. > :48:18.of the march-past here at the Cenotaph. Nearly 10,000 people,
:48:18. > :48:23.veterans of the Second World War and wars since then, no one left to
:48:23. > :48:26.march for the First World War which killed over one million British and
:48:26. > :48:31.Commonwealth servicemen. But it is not just the dead who are
:48:31. > :48:36.remembered here, but the living. Those whose lives have been
:48:36. > :48:45.destroyed by injury and the families devastated, their hopes
:48:45. > :48:50.and dreams in ruin. So much death, so much destruction. As a former