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Armistice day Birmingham

We too Parade on Armistice Day in Derby, these are from inside our Cathedral , a party of the Suez Vets were also at theNMA at Alrewas,Bernard. They will not grow old, as we who are left grow old.
 
Agree Lyn. Something tells me they’re singing along to a popular song. Only one woman in uniform managed to get aboard the bus. Some of younger boys seem to be wearing badges, one looks like it’s a badge bearing the cross of St George. A fair few officers amongst them with their marching sticks, now being put to good use conducting the crowd (!?). Is the soldier centre front Australian?

Must have felt so good to know you no were no longer needed for battle. But what would they do now they’d returned ? One of those photos that tells a story. Viv.
 
There is a Pathe News Reuters film on YouTube (photo 1 below) titled "Armistice Day in Birmingham (1927) that is well worth a watch, photo 2 is from "The Evening Despatch" on Armistice Day 1918 and the third shows the late Joseph Wakeman of Lea Hall British Legion Memorial Club (then aged 83, who joined up in 1914 and served in The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, and Seaforth Highlanders) pausing at St Phillips Garden of Remembrance in 1983.

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