Rockwood marked Remembrance Day early

Early Remembrance – Rockwood marked Remembrance Day early on Nov. 5, with a parade from the post office to the cenotaph, music by pipers, a trumpet, and a choir, and the poignant telling of the story of Operation Jubillee 80 years ago, when hundreds of Canadian soldiers were slaughtered in a battle at Dieppe. “They did not shirk from their task” said Adrian Alder, of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 197 in Acton, who emceed the ceremony. Adrian Alder and his daughter Tabitha Alder, who read In Flanders Field. Photos by Joanne Shuttleworth

Local dignitaries laid wreaths at the cenotaph.

Early Remembrance – Rockwood marked Remembrance Day early on Nov. 5. Adrian Alder spoke at the event and his daughter Tabitha Alder, read In Flanders Field.

Early Remembrance – Rockwood marked Remembrance Day early on Nov. 5, with a parade from the post office to the cenotaph.

Early Remembrance – Rockwood marked Remembrance Day early on Nov. 5, with a parade from the post office to the cenotaph.

Early Remembrance – Rockwood marked Remembrance Day early on Nov. 5, with a parade from the post office to the cenotaph, music by pipers, a trumpet, and a choir, and the poignant telling of the story of Operation Jubillee 80 years ago, when hundreds of Canadian soldiers were slaughtered in a battle at Dieppe.

Early Remembrance – Rockwood marked Remembrance Day early on Nov. 5, with a parade from the post office to the cenotaph, music by pipers, a trumpet, and a choir, and the poignant telling of the story of Operation Jubillee 80 years ago, when hundreds of Canadian soldiers were slaughtered in a battle at Dieppe.