Remembrance Sunday 2024

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 Sally Coulter, and by Cllr. Mike Russell on behalf of the Parish Council. 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.

At The Memorial Stone

Memorial in St Denys' Churchyard

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

Eighteen people attended Sunday lunch in The Ashbourne Hotel.

The Netherlands

Meanwhile in The Netherlands on Saturday 9th November there was a Remembrance service at Nederweert where 550 airman Leslie Harvey of the F/O C J Jones crew is buried.

Our thanks to Paul Batenburg for drawing our attention to this event and sending the photographs below.

This link to the local news-site (in Dutch) has video and photographs: https://www.nederweert24.nl/2024/11/11/herdenking-britse-begraafplaats-nederweert-2/.

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