At 9.30 am on November 11th, 1918 a German sniper took aim, pulled the trigger and hit his target. 90 minutes later at 11 am the guns finally fell silent when the Armistice came into effect. So ended the life of Private George Edwin Ellison, forty years old, married with a five-year-old son, and the last British soldier to die in the First World War.
100 years later people came together across the world to commemorate him and approximately 40 million other casualties during The Great War as well as wars fought around the world since.
Royal British Legion Riders Portsmouth Portsmouth with its long naval history has one of the three naval war memorials designed by Sir Robert Lorimer, unveiled in 1924. Since 2011 it has been one of the places of commemoration for the Royal British Legion Riders. The first year saw about 100 bikes and scooters come down to observe the two minutes silence and lay wreaths. Since then it has grown year on year and in 2018, in spite of terrible weather overnight, around 1,000 bikes and scooters came down to remember the fallen. Although the weather was bad overnight the sun came out in the morning and whilst it didn’t dry the roads out entirely it did make the ride in from the various meeting points a little easier. Last Post Arriving en masse at 10.30, bikes and scooters took over the seafront in front of the memorial and Southsea Common. At 10.59 The Last Post was played, followed by the two-minutes silence. At 11.02 Reveille played, bringing an end to the two minutes of silent reflection, for friends, loved ones and all those that have been affected by war. Poems and prayers were read before the wreaths were laid, after which The Kohima Epitaph was read out; ‘When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.’ The service came to an end with ‘Lest we forget’. Although the service was understandingly sombre in mood, one thing struck me. As Reveille was played I noticed a small child happily bouncing around on their parent’s shoulders to the trumpet playing. It reminded me how lucky we are to have the freedom we often take for granted… Booga
Gallery by Booga
Gallery by Iggy
Nottingham Victoria Embankment
Around 100 scooter riders left the Nottingham Knight pub on Sunday 11th November for the short ride down to the War Memorial at Victoria Embankment alongside the river Trent. The armed services marched, prayers were read, hymns sung and the Last Post was played before a cannon fired and dignitaries and representatives from various faiths laid wreaths.
Warwickshire Scooter Alliance – Ride of Respect 21st October
And they just kept coming. What a turn out! It was a misty start to the day but the sun soon started to shine for the hundreds of scooters that met at the Staffordshire Regiment Museum in Whittington to ride en mass to the National Memorial Arboretum, Tamworth. The Army of scooters, led by Paul Marshall (WSA Chairman) took a scenic route marshalled with precision to the NMA, and what a tremendous sight to behold. It is estimated that around 900 scooters attended, more than double of last year. Many, proudly displaying their ride of respect legshield banners, flags etc.
The ceremony at the wall was very moving, led by David Whittall from the British Christian Scooterists Association and Andi Poole from AONSC and WSA. The sound of the Last Post played by Antonio Socci bounced off the walls giving people time to reflect on those who have lost their lives in past and present conflicts. Wreaths were then laid by various scooter clubs in deafening silence.
Monies raised from the sale of patches, leg shields and collection buckets will be given to the National Memorial Arboretum, The Staffordshire Regiment Museum and Galanos House.
Paul Marshall, who is the chairman of The Warwickshire Scooter Alliance would like to say a massive thank you to the NMA, The Staffordshire Regiment Museum, the WSA committee, the marshalls, (you know who you are) and of course, everyone that attended and made it such a huge success.
Lynda: Warwickshire Scooter Alliance
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At 9.30 am on November 11th, 1918 a German sniper took aim, pulled the trigger and hit his target. 90 minutes later at 11 am the guns finally fell silent when the Armistice came into effect. So ended the life of Private George Edwin Ellison, forty years old, married with a five-year-old son, and the last British soldier to die in the First World War.
Gallery by Booga
Gallery by Iggy
Nottingham Victoria Embankment
Around 100 scooter riders left the Nottingham Knight pub on Sunday 11th November for the short ride down to the War Memorial at Victoria Embankment alongside the river Trent. The armed services marched, prayers were read, hymns sung and the Last Post was played before a cannon fired and dignitaries and representatives from various faiths laid wreaths.
Warwickshire Scooter Alliance – Ride of Respect 21st October
And they just kept coming. What a turn out! It was a misty start to the day but the sun soon started to shine for the hundreds of scooters that met at the Staffordshire Regiment Museum in Whittington to ride en mass to the National Memorial Arboretum, Tamworth. The Army of scooters, led by Paul Marshall (WSA Chairman) took a scenic route marshalled with precision to the NMA, and what a tremendous sight to behold. It is estimated that around 900 scooters attended, more than double of last year. Many, proudly displaying their ride of respect legshield banners, flags etc.
The ceremony at the wall was very moving, led by David Whittall from the British Christian Scooterists Association and Andi Poole from AONSC and WSA. The sound of the Last Post played by Antonio Socci bounced off the walls giving people time to reflect on those who have lost their lives in past and present conflicts. Wreaths were then laid by various scooter clubs in deafening silence.
Monies raised from the sale of patches, leg shields and collection buckets will be given to the National Memorial Arboretum, The Staffordshire Regiment Museum and Galanos House.
Paul Marshall, who is the chairman of The Warwickshire Scooter Alliance would like to say a massive thank you to the NMA, The Staffordshire Regiment Museum, the WSA committee, the marshalls, (you know who you are) and of course, everyone that attended and made it such a huge success.
Lynda: Warwickshire Scooter Alliance
New products always in development…
wonderful lads . great day , great report.