This year the Kaipara Memorial RSA’s Armistice Day Commemoration will be held at the Parakai Cenotaph, Kaipatiki Reserve, 150 Parkhurst Road on Wednesday the 11th of November. There is no march, so the parade will form up in front of the Cenotaph at 10.45am, ready for the Last Post at 1100 hours. Medals should be worn, if wearing your relatives’ medals, wear them on your right side.
The Kaipara Memorial RSA extends an invitation to everyone, including pupils from the local schools, to the 108th Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War One, with the Armistice being signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.
The ceremony will commence at 10.50 am with an opening address by the KMRSA President Rex Keane, followed by an opening prayer, the National Anthem, the laying of wreaths, the Act of Commemoration and Dedication, two minutes silence, the Last Post, the Ode of Remembrance, the Reville, and the Lament, ending with the Benediction. Light refreshments and drinks will be served at the KMRSA at 11.30am.
If you are intending to lay a wreath, email kaipararsa@xtra.co.nz with your details. (Wreaths are your care).
