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On May 8, 1919, Edward George Honey first proposed the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of World War I; it leads to the creation of Remembrance Day. From the article:
"New celebration of Armistice Day proposed
On May 8, 1919, Edward George Honey, a journalist from Melbourne, Australia, living in London at the time, writes a letter to the London Evening News proposing that the first anniversary of the armistice ending World War I—concluded on November 11, 1918—be commemorated by several moments of silence.
Honey, who briefly served in the British army during World War I before being discharged with a leg injury, had been concerned by the way people in London had celebrated on the streets on the actual day of the armistice. In his letter to the newspaper the following May, he wrote that a silent commemoration of the sacrifices made and the lives lost during the war would be a far more appropriate way to mark the first anniversary of its end.
"Five little minutes only," Honey wrote. "Five silent minutes of national remembrance. A very sacred intercession. Communion with the Glorious Dead who won us peace, and from the communion new strength, hope and faith in the morrow. Church services, too, if you will, but in the street, the home, the theatre, anywhere, indeed, where Englishmen and their women chance to be, surely in this five minutes of bitter-sweet silence there will be service enough.”
Though Honey’s letter did not immediately bring about a change, a similar suggestion was made to Sir Percy Fitzpatrick that October and reached King George V, who on November 17, 1919, made an official proclamation that at the hour when the Armistice came into force, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, there may be for the brief space of two minutes a complete suspension of all our normal activities so that in perfect stillness, the thoughts of everyone may be concentrated on reverent remembrance of the glorious dead.” Though it is not officially recorded that the king read and was influenced by Honey’s letter, the journalist was invited by the king to a palace rehearsal of the two minutes of silence, a tradition which is still honored in much of the former British empire."
"New celebration of Armistice Day proposed
On May 8, 1919, Edward George Honey, a journalist from Melbourne, Australia, living in London at the time, writes a letter to the London Evening News proposing that the first anniversary of the armistice ending World War I—concluded on November 11, 1918—be commemorated by several moments of silence.
Honey, who briefly served in the British army during World War I before being discharged with a leg injury, had been concerned by the way people in London had celebrated on the streets on the actual day of the armistice. In his letter to the newspaper the following May, he wrote that a silent commemoration of the sacrifices made and the lives lost during the war would be a far more appropriate way to mark the first anniversary of its end.
"Five little minutes only," Honey wrote. "Five silent minutes of national remembrance. A very sacred intercession. Communion with the Glorious Dead who won us peace, and from the communion new strength, hope and faith in the morrow. Church services, too, if you will, but in the street, the home, the theatre, anywhere, indeed, where Englishmen and their women chance to be, surely in this five minutes of bitter-sweet silence there will be service enough.”
Though Honey’s letter did not immediately bring about a change, a similar suggestion was made to Sir Percy Fitzpatrick that October and reached King George V, who on November 17, 1919, made an official proclamation that at the hour when the Armistice came into force, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, there may be for the brief space of two minutes a complete suspension of all our normal activities so that in perfect stillness, the thoughts of everyone may be concentrated on reverent remembrance of the glorious dead.” Though it is not officially recorded that the king read and was influenced by Honey’s letter, the journalist was invited by the king to a palace rehearsal of the two minutes of silence, a tradition which is still honored in much of the former British empire."
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Armistice Day in 1920 - funeral of Unknown Soldier as coffin is brought from France to London Cenotaph. Soldiers carry coffin out of (church?) building and l...
Thank you, my friend SGT (Join to see) for making us aware that on May 8, 1919 journalist from Melbourne, Australia Edward George Honey who was at the time living in London proposed the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of World War I.
It is noteworthy to me that on November 17, 1919, King George V "made an official proclamation that at the hour when the Armistice came into force, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, there may be for the brief space of two minutes a complete suspension of all our normal activities so that in perfect stillness, the thoughts of everyone may be concentrated on reverent remembrance of the glorious dead.”
Armistice Day in 1920 - funeral of Unknown Soldier as coffin is brought from France to London Cenotaph.
"Soldiers carry coffin out of (church?) building and load onto wagon. French soldiers. French cavalry rides toward camera on tree-lined road; 2 pairs of soldier behind carry wreaths. Funeral procession in street of town: coach draped in white; w/ black plumes; etc. Mourners walk behind; guys in black suits; also 2 women in black cloaks. British; French soldiers w/ wreath.
Looking down at sailors on deck of ship. LS ship; long; low; fast moving. Sailor by British naval flag on moving ship. Tracking shot ship moving. Sailors at work on deck. Tracking shot past concrete naval station & real island in distance. Shot of just island. Shot from high place; on shore; ship approaches; comes alongside dock. Closer same.
Looking down at funeral procession moving along on tracks on quayside; lines of soldiers on either side; ship on left.
This next section looks like it was shot at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Looking down on big procession. 3 lines sailors either side; wagon w/ coffin draped in Union Jack; various people stand in middle; including row of priests. Closer shots of parts of last shot: sailors walking; coffin w/ row of officers. King George V. LS pan on whole area; troops; choir? in front of large long building; huge thing draped in flags in FG. Male royalty (King George V with his 4 sons - Prince Edward (Prince of Wales), Prince Albert (Duke of York), Prince Henry (Duke of Gloucester) and Prince George (Duke of Kent); Duke of Connaught; etc.) in uniform come out; take places. Monument uncovered; 3 Brit military flags on it. Princes lay wreathes. All follow coffin. See also G 720."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug90S6wnWV0
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" PriceSGT Jim Arnold Maj Robert Thornton SPC Douglas Bolton Cynthia Croft SSgt Boyd Herrst SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSG William Jones PO3 Craig Phillips PVT Mark Zehner SGT James Murphy SP5 Jeannie Carle
It is noteworthy to me that on November 17, 1919, King George V "made an official proclamation that at the hour when the Armistice came into force, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, there may be for the brief space of two minutes a complete suspension of all our normal activities so that in perfect stillness, the thoughts of everyone may be concentrated on reverent remembrance of the glorious dead.”
Armistice Day in 1920 - funeral of Unknown Soldier as coffin is brought from France to London Cenotaph.
"Soldiers carry coffin out of (church?) building and load onto wagon. French soldiers. French cavalry rides toward camera on tree-lined road; 2 pairs of soldier behind carry wreaths. Funeral procession in street of town: coach draped in white; w/ black plumes; etc. Mourners walk behind; guys in black suits; also 2 women in black cloaks. British; French soldiers w/ wreath.
Looking down at sailors on deck of ship. LS ship; long; low; fast moving. Sailor by British naval flag on moving ship. Tracking shot ship moving. Sailors at work on deck. Tracking shot past concrete naval station & real island in distance. Shot of just island. Shot from high place; on shore; ship approaches; comes alongside dock. Closer same.
Looking down at funeral procession moving along on tracks on quayside; lines of soldiers on either side; ship on left.
This next section looks like it was shot at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Looking down on big procession. 3 lines sailors either side; wagon w/ coffin draped in Union Jack; various people stand in middle; including row of priests. Closer shots of parts of last shot: sailors walking; coffin w/ row of officers. King George V. LS pan on whole area; troops; choir? in front of large long building; huge thing draped in flags in FG. Male royalty (King George V with his 4 sons - Prince Edward (Prince of Wales), Prince Albert (Duke of York), Prince Henry (Duke of Gloucester) and Prince George (Duke of Kent); Duke of Connaught; etc.) in uniform come out; take places. Monument uncovered; 3 Brit military flags on it. Princes lay wreathes. All follow coffin. See also G 720."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug90S6wnWV0
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" PriceSGT Jim Arnold Maj Robert Thornton SPC Douglas Bolton Cynthia Croft SSgt Boyd Herrst SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSG William Jones PO3 Craig Phillips PVT Mark Zehner SGT James Murphy SP5 Jeannie Carle
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