A special wreath was laid in honour of Bermudians who served during the Second World War at the Cenotaph in London, during this year?s Remembrance Day services in England.

The Remembrance Day ceremony is held on the second Sunday in November at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.

It is a way to may tribute to those who were killed in the two World Wars.

There is two minutes of silence, and then the queen lays a wreath of poppies at the foot of the Cenotaph, followed by members of the Royal Family and other dignitiaries.

A short religious service follows, and after the National Anthem the queen leaves. The war veterans then march past the Cenotaph to pay their respects to the fallen.

On November 13 Bermuda resident James Corners, 72, took part in the war veterans parade and laid a wreath in the name of the Bermuda War Veterans Association.

Mr. Corners, who is originally from Bristol, England, is not a war veteran, but he was in the National service for two years in the medical corps.

?I saw the parade in London last year on the television and I saw there were these West Indian ex-servicemen laying wreaths and I thought it would be nice if Bermuda laid one. I had two tickets and I asked if anyone else from the Association wanted to go, but they didn?t.?

Mr. Corners was part of a parade of 8,000 war veterans.

?It was quite nice to be on parade with all the veterans,? he said. ?I felt quite proud to be with them.?

He got the wreath from his brother-in-law who lives in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk and is Secretary of the British Legions in Suffolk. Mr. Cornes also participated in memorial services in Bury St. Edmunds on November 11.

?While I was there I also laid a wreath for the Boer War Veterans and wreaths for the two world wars at memorials in Bury St. Edmunds.?

He was standard bearer in the memorial parade in Bury St. Edmunds.