REMEMBRANCE weekend got under way in Worcester with an alternative service at a memorial dedicated to one of the city’s characterful war heroes.
An Act of Remembrance took place at the Woodbine Willie Memorial at St John’s Cemetery in McIntyre Road on Saturday (November 9).
Geoffrey Kennedy was awarded the Military Cross during the First World War. He was nicknamed “Woodbine Willie” during the war for giving Woodbine cigarettes to the soldiers he met, as well as spiritual aid to injured and dying soldiers.
On Remembrance Sunday hundreds join Worcester’s traditional parade.
Every year the parade of veterans, members of the armed forces and cadets is watched by large crowds as it marches to the city’s cathedral for the annual Service of Remembrance.
There were also Remembrance Sunday parades in St John’s and Claines.
And there was a short civic service the following day on Monday (November 11), which was Armistice Day.
Worcester mayor Coun Mel Allcott was joined by standard bearers at the cathedral war memorial to lay a wreath, followed by a two-minute silence.
