New Zealand Defence Force
Te Ope Kaatua O Aotearoa
Media Advisory
6 Nov 2009
Armistice Day 91st Anniversary Service
New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel will join their Excellencies the Governor General of New Zealand, the
Honorable Sir Anand Satyanand, and Lady Susan Satyanand at a commemorative service at the National War Memorial in
Buckle Street, Wellington at 11.00am on Wednesday 11 November.
As part of the service a dawn to dusk Vigil will be placed over the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior.
Armistice Day is the anniversary of the official end of World War I, November 11, 1918. It commemorates the armistice
signed between the Allies and Germany, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at the
eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
While the signing of the Armistice marked the official end of the war, the majority of the Expeditionary Force did not
return home until 1919.
Armistice Day services will be held around the country to commemorate the sacrifice of those who died serving New
Zealand in the First World War and all subsequent wars.
What: National Commemorative Service to observe the 91st anniversary of Armistice Day
Where: National War Memorial, Buckle Street, Wellington
When: 11.00am, Wednesday 11 Nov 2009
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