Today, the Bishops community gathered in the Memorial Chapel for its annual Remembrance Service, honouring ODs who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars, as well as in the many other conflicts in which members of our community have served and fallen.

In a moving and dignified service, we remembered those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of others and paid tribute to all members of the Bishops community who were wounded or lives were lost in the arenas of war.

The Principal, Tony Reeler, delivered a thoughtful address, remembering those who had fallen and reminding us of the precious price of peace. The playing of the last post, the reveille and the piper’s lament added to the somberness of the day. The pipes were played by Charles Canning (1989O)

Two wreaths were laid, the first beneath the memorial plaque outside the Chapel and the second at the Memorial theatre, while crosses were planted on the lawn in front of the building as a lasting reminder of the sacrifice made by generations of ODs.

We remember them with gratitude and respect.

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.”

― Laurence Binyon