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11/11/2014
Two-Minutes Silence To Mark Armistice Day
A two-minute silence is to be observed across the UK at 11am on Tuesday to mark the World War One armistice.
War veterans and dignitaries are to gather at the Tower of London where a ceremony will be held to mark the occasion against the back drop of the ceramic poppy display, which will be completed with the placement of the final poppy.
There will also be ceremonies held in military bases, churches and schools across the country.
Commemorations have also be arranged in northern France and at the Menin Gate memorial in Ypres, Belgium.
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War veterans and dignitaries are to gather at the Tower of London where a ceremony will be held to mark the occasion against the back drop of the ceramic poppy display, which will be completed with the placement of the final poppy.
There will also be ceremonies held in military bases, churches and schools across the country.
Commemorations have also be arranged in northern France and at the Menin Gate memorial in Ypres, Belgium.
(MH/CD)
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