Remembrance Day service at Commonwealth Cemetery in Rome.

A Remembrance Day service will be held on the morning of Friday 11 November at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in the Testaccio area of Rome.

The service begins at 10.45 and will be attended by ambassadors, diplomats and military personnel from numerous nations, including the Commonwealth and African countries.

Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the first world war to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty.

Our #remembranceday2022 ceremony on Friday 11 November at 10.45 at the peaceful @CWGC cemetery of Rome Testaccio is open to all. Attendance welcome. #LestWeForget #WeWillRememberThem pic.twitter.com/chNoH89jO8

— UK Defence in Italy (@UKDefenceItaly) November 7, 2022

The ceremony in Rome is open to the public, and those wishing to attend are requested to arrive at 10.30 and sign the visitors’ book at the cemetery entrance.

There are a number of Commonwealth war graves in Italy, all administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Those in Rome, Anzio and Monte Cassino are among the most important.

The Rome War Cemetery was the work of architect Louis de Soissons, who designed about 50 war cemeteries throughout Italy and Greece, and it contains the graves of 426 Commonwealth service people.

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