The British Embassy in Bahrain marked Remembrance Day yesterday in the gardens of the Manama residence, which included a wreath-laying ceremony.
The event is held annually to remember servicemen and women and civilians – from all conflicts past and present, and all sides – who have lost their lives.
The service was hosted by British Ambassador Alastair Long and attended by Foreign Ministry Director-General of Bilateral Relations Ambassador Shaikh Abdulla bin Ali Al Khalifa.
Among the attendees and wreath layers were schoolchildren, faith leaders, diplomats, officials, service personnel and members of the diplomatic and expatraite communities.
A two-minute silence was held to remember all those who had sacrificed their lives. At the end of the service a piper played a lament.
Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day or sometimes Poppy Day, is commemorated every year on and around the November 11.
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous warfare during the First World War.
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