Service of Remembrance @ Queen鈥檚
Date
Tuesday November 11, 202510:50 am - 11:30 am
Location
Grant Hall
80 years since the end of WWII
It is estimated that 70 鈥 85 million people lost their lives during WWII, making it the deadliest conflict in history. As the number of surviving veterans dwindles, the focus shifts from direct recollection, to preserving the stories and history.
There are at least - students, staff, and faculty who were looking forward to bright futures after graduating. In this 80th year since the end of the war, we remember the sacrifice of these individuals from the Queen鈥檚 community.
Queen鈥檚 University Archives have done phenomenal work memorializing both WWI and WWII Queen鈥檚 fallen, please see their to learn more.
Service Program
Doors open at 10:30 am, service to begin at 10:50 am, classes are cancelled on November 11 between 10:30 and 11:30 am
Piper - Cheryl Pulling
, Performed by the Queen鈥檚 Choir, Directed by Darrell Christie
Words of Welcome - Erin Burns, Interfaith Chaplain
Last Post, Lament and Rouse 鈥 Trumpet, Dan Tremblay
Silence of Remembrance
Reading: by Lt-Col John McCrae 鈥 read by Veronique Berube (ArtSci 鈥26), daughter of two veterans
Reading: (commissioned to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII) by Simon Armitage - Norma Barrett, University Ombudsperson and veteran
, an excerpt from Laurence Binyon's 鈥淔or the Fallen鈥 鈥 read by Marie Claude Arguin, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Associate Vice-Principal (IT Services) and veteran
All respond: We will remember them
Remembrance Reflections 鈥 Paul Hungler, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering and Ingenuity Labs and veteran
Performance by the Queen鈥檚 Choir, Directed by Darrell Christie
Sending Out - Erin Burns, Interfaith Chaplain
Procession along University Avenue and right down Union Street to the 5th Field Company Plinth, a memorial to those who served with the 5th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, in both World Wars, for wreath laying
Reading of names of 鈥 Read by Rosie LaLande, Relationships and Protocol Manager, Office of the Principal and veteran.
- read by Megan Hook (ConEd 鈥27) and daughter of a veteran
All respond: We will remember them
Conclusion and invitation to Wallace Hall in the JDUC for fellowship and refreshments hosted by Queen鈥檚 Military and Veterans Network - Erin Burns, Interfaith Chaplain
The Memorial Room (a few doors down the hallway from Wallace Hall) honours the Queen鈥檚 Fallen from WWI and WWII, and will be open for quiet contemplation on Remembrance Day.
Support for Queen鈥檚 Military Community
Queen鈥檚 Military and Veterans Network is available to support and connect Queen鈥檚 students, staff, and faculty from the miliary community. We welcome anyone who is currently serving in the military, who has a military background, who is a military family member, or with any military connection that is meaningful to them. The group is a supportive space that offers comradeship, mentorship, and connection to supports.
Email: qmvn@queensu.ca
