Fallen Ugandan World War I Soldiers Honored

By Wilson Kakuru Last updated Nov 11, 2024 34

Brig. Gen. James Kinalwa, Joint Staff Human Resource, H.E Lisa Chesney MB the UK High Commissioner to Uganda together with other High Commission staff pose for a photo at the Remembrance Day celebrations.

The British High Commission in Uganda observed the annual Service of Remembrance to honor Ugandan soldiers who lost their lives during World War I. The ceremony is observed annually in Commonwealth countries to pay tribute to military personnel who died in the line of duty.

The ceremony held at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Bugolobi, had the Chief of Defense Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba represented by Brig. Gen. James Kinalwa, the UPDF Joint Staff Human Resource Management and also attended by several Ambassadors and Heads of Foreign Missions.

A cross section of relatives of soldiers that died in the line of duty during WWI and survivors attending the Remembrance Day.

The event, organised by the British Defense Section-Kampala was followed by a luncheon hosted by the British High Commissioner and the British Defense Advisor, Lt Col Ash Wiseman.

About the Rememberance Day

Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day owing to the tradition of wearing a remembrance poppy) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of
the First World War to honor armed forces members who died in the line of duty.

H.E Lisa Chesney MBE, the UK High Commissioner to Uganda delivering a speech on the Remembrance Day.

In most countries, Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of First World War. Hostilities ended “at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month” of 1918, in accordance with the armistice signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5:12 and 5:20 that morning. The First World War formally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28
June 1919.