Drone_pilot
04-08-04, 12:43
A ceremony is being held at the Cenotaph in London to mark the 90th anniversary of Britain's declaration of war on Germany in 1914.
At least four of the 23 known surviving veterans - all aged over 100 - are attending, with some reading out poems.
They were accompanied by veterans minister Ivor Caplin, and Commonwealth high commissioners to London.
Wreaths have been placed at the Cenotaph on behalf of the Queen, the government and the Commonwealth.
The veterans are:
Henry Allingham, 108, from Eastbourne, East Sussex
William "Bill" Stone, 103, from Watlington, Oxfordshire
John Oborne, 104, from Porthcawl, Carmarthenshire
Fred Lloyd, 106, from Uckfield, East Sussex
The ceremony started at 1100 BST.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3532584.stm)
At least four of the 23 known surviving veterans - all aged over 100 - are attending, with some reading out poems.
They were accompanied by veterans minister Ivor Caplin, and Commonwealth high commissioners to London.
Wreaths have been placed at the Cenotaph on behalf of the Queen, the government and the Commonwealth.
The veterans are:
Henry Allingham, 108, from Eastbourne, East Sussex
William "Bill" Stone, 103, from Watlington, Oxfordshire
John Oborne, 104, from Porthcawl, Carmarthenshire
Fred Lloyd, 106, from Uckfield, East Sussex
The ceremony started at 1100 BST.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3532584.stm)