Remembrance Sunday 2023

550 Squadron

Remembrance Sunday

A simple ceremony, with 2 mins silence observed, took place at 11am at the Memorial Stone on Lancaster Approach.

The service was taken by the Reverend Trevor Riess. Wreaths were laid on behalf of the Squadron Association by Don Kentish, by Liz Broddley on behalf of NK Parish Council and Graham Dolan for RNAS. Numerous wooden poppy crosses were placed in remembrance of 550 crews lost on operations and for survivors who have since passed away.

Following the brief ceremony at The Memorial Stone, there was a service in St Denys' Church, also led by the Reverend Trevor Riess.

There was a good turn out at The Memorial Stone, both 550 association members and local people, and a similiar number attended the Church service.

Eight people attended he Saturday evening dinner and sixteen for Sunday lunch.

The Netherlands

Meanwhile in The Netherlands on Saturday 11th November there was a Remembrance service at Nederweert where 550 airman Leslie Harvey of the F/O C J Jones crew is buried.

Please follow this link to the local news-site to see the pictures: https://www.nederweert24.nl/2023/11/11/herdenking-britse-begraafplaats-nederweert-in-beeld/.

Our thanks to Paul Batenburg for drawing our attention to this event and the associated web-link.

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