Poppy wreath tribute to Ali Baskerville

Your Service of Remembrance

The Royal British Legion has created literature and audiovisual material for those wishing to hold their own Remembrance Service. This could be for either non-military or military environments, and for people of all (or no) faiths.

Order of Service for Remembrance Sunday

Use the links below to download resources for your Remembrance Sunday service. 

Service of Remembrance

The Exhortation

Two minute silence mp3 file

Information about ordering wreaths is available here.

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The Exhortation (5 Kb)

Service of Remembrance (13 Kb)

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