{"id":78269,"date":"2023-11-11T04:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=78269"},"modified":"2023-11-10T08:35:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T21:35:27","slug":"we-will-remember-them-region-to-pause-for-remembrance-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/we-will-remember-them-region-to-pause-for-remembrance-day\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe will remember them\u201d: Region to pause for Remembrance Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today (Saturday, November 11) marks 105 years since conflict on the Western Front ended in World War I, as the world pauses to honour and remember those who gave their lives in times of war.<\/p>\n

The community will don poppies and congregate at memorials, town halls, and retired service leagues across Geelong, the Bellarine, and Surf Coast as part of this year\u2019s Remembrance Day proceedings.<\/p>\n

Waurn Ponds War Memorial\u2019s Remembrance Day service will be among the services taking place this morning, beginning at 10.45am at Waurn Ponds Memorial Reserve, on the corner of Waurn Ponds Drive and Cochranes Road.<\/p>\n

Memorial committee member Jeff Harriott said Remembrance Day was a solemn day in the calendar for Australia and many families across the region but remained significant for community organisations dedicated to preserving the memory of fallen servicemen and servicewomen.<\/p>\n

\u201cRemembrance Day is a solemn time for us all as we remember those who have served and those who have passed away in the line of duty.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an important day to us a committee reserve. It is one of two services we hold throughout the year in addition to our July service commemorating the commissioning of Waurn Ponds Memorial Reserve.<\/p>\n

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Waurn Ponds War Memorial Reserve committee member Jeff Harriott. Photos: VINNIE VAN OORSCHOT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cBut that sentiment of remembrance will be echoed throughout the services being held across Greater Geelong, Golden Plains and the Surf Coast.\u201d<\/p>\n

Remembrance Day was first held in 1919, when it was originally named Armistice Day, a year after armed conflict during World War I formally came to an end on November 11, 1918.<\/p>\n

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Today, poppies have become a symbol for the loss of life and suffering during times of war.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Several nations, including Australia, moved to rename November 11 to Remembrance Day after the end of World War II.<\/p>\n

Local Remembrance Day Services include:<\/p>\n

\u00a0Geelong<\/p>\n