Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day or Veterans Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty since World War I. This day, or alternative dates, are also recognized as special days for war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries. Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the official end of World War I on that date in 1918; hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice ("at the 11th hour" refers to the passing of the 11th hour, or 11:00 a.m.)
The day was specifically dedicated by King George V on 7 November 1919 as a day of remembrance of members of the armed forces who were killed during World War I. This was possibly done upon the suggestion of Edward George Honey to Wellesley Tudor Pole, who established two ceremonial periods of remembrance based on events in 1917.
The red remembrance poppy (mcm bunga poppy kat lambang mymil skrg - temporary) has become a familiar emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem "In Flanders Fields". These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, their brilliant red colour an appropriate symbol for the blood spilled in the war...

more info : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day#Observance_in_the_Commonwealth

Remembrance Day at the John McCrae House (birthplace, museum, & memorial) in Guelph, Ontario Canada. A detail shot of the "altar" of the memorial, with the complete poem "In Flander's Fields" & the line "LEST WE FORGET" inscribed on it. 2 Canadian remembrance day poppy pins & part of a wreath are visible.

Remembrance Day in Malaysia

Remembrance day in Malaysia always held in Penang, Labuan and KL.

In rememberance of the war heroes who perished in the war. 'Lest We Forget'.
Penang Veterans Association at the Esplanade on 5th November 2011 morning to pay tribute to the war heroes.










Consul-Generals of Thailand and Indonesia greets each other.








































Photos credit to Chan Lilian.
Compile by Midgee

rasanya kat penang jerk ada tugu nih kan? opsss lupa plak kat labuan ada gak, war memorial park...

ipoh pun ada la...batu gajah dan lelain tempat pun ada kut..



God's Little Acre

Mungkin terdapat tempat yg kurang popular tetapi tertera mengikut nama dan masa tersebut terdapat mat salleh dan warga tempatan yg dikuburkan dalam kawasan perkuburan kristian terendak kem. Mengikut statue dan beberapa nama2 yg diukir kat situ ada yg mati semasa perang dunia 2, konfrontasi dan darurat. Ni stok gambar lama yg aku sendiri panjat pagar untuk ambil gambar ni secara dekat.... tetapi takle berani sangat terlalu dekat.

Kat Uk depa sambut hari Ahad terhampir dengan 11/11 (maknanya tahun ni hari ni la kot)....kalau tak cun jugak nombor dia...11am 11 November 2011

aaa, remembrance sunday!