This should be familiar to most members of Branch 25. Starting during the pandemic, for a period of five years we hosted an annual virtual Commemoration Day (or Memorial Day) service. You can see the previous services by following the Commemoration Day tag on our website.
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The program for today’s service is available at https://royalcanadianlegionus25.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-commemoration-day-virtual-service-program.pdf
All images and videos used during the ceremony were either original, open source, or were used with permission. Open source images included:
Thank you to the following individuals for participating in the service:
Note that the Ode to Newfoundland and O Canada were used without permission from Thank you to the following individuals or groups for their permission to use the following videos:
Thank you to Legion Magazine for permission to include their “Military Moment” on the Battle of Beaumont Hamel. The original video is available at https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/06/military-moments-beaumont-hamel/
Finally, thank you to members of Branch 25 (San Francisco) of the Royal Canadian Legion.
While July 1st is Canada Day, for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians it is also Memorial Day or Commemoration Day – a day when we remember the tragic events of the Battle of Beaumont Hamel.
The first of July 1916 was the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, when 806 members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment climbed out of their trenches and went “over the top” at 8:45am as part of the battle of Beaumont-Hamel. In less than an hour, the regiment was devastated, most killed or wounded within the first 20 minutes of the battle. The next morning, only 68 soldiers answered the roll call. Commemoration Day was established in 1917, just one year later.
After Confederation with Canada, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador continued the tradition of Commemoration Day during the morning of July 1st, and reserved the remainder of the day to celebrate Canada Day. To honour this tradition, US Branch #25 of the Royal Canadian Legion, representing the San Francisco Bay Area, will be hosting their own Commemoration Day service. Join us and the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps – Arkansas Division, as we present a Commemoration Day Virtual Service at 8am (Pacific) on Monday, 01 July. To watch, please register at:
While July 1st is Canada Day, for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians it is also Memorial Day or Commemoration Day – a day when we remember the tragic events of the Battle of Beaumont Hamel.
The first of July 1916 was the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, when 806 members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment climbed out of their trenches and went “over the top” at 8:45am as part of the battle of Beaumont-Hamel. In less than an hour, the regiment was devastated, most killed or wounded within the first 20 minutes of the battle. The next morning, only 68 soldiers answered the roll call. Commemoration Day was established in 1917, just one year later.
After Confederation with Canada, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador continued the tradition of Commemoration Day during the morning of July 1st, and reserved the remainder of the day to celebrate Canada Day. To honour this tradition, US Branch #25 of the Royal Canadian Legion, representing the San Francisco Bay Area, will be hosting their own Commemoration Day service. Join us and the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps – Arkansas Division, as we present a Commemoration Day Virtual Service at 8am (Pacific) on Monday, 01 July. To watch, please register at:
While July 1st is Canada Day, for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians it is also Memorial Day or Commemoration Day – a day when we remember the tragic events of the Battle of Beaumont Hamel.
The first of July 1916 was the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, when 806 members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment climbed out of their trenches and went “over the top” at 8:45am as part of the battle of Beaumont-Hamel. In less than an hour, the regiment was devastated, most killed or wounded within the first 20 minutes of the battle. The next morning, only 68 soldiers answered the roll call. Commemoration Day was established in 1917, just one year later.
After Confederation with Canada, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador continued the tradition of Commemoration Day during the morning of July 1st, and reserved the remainder of the day to celebrate Canada Day. To honour this tradition, US Branch #25 of the Royal Canadian Legion, representing the San Francisco Bay Area, will be hosting their own Commemoration Day service. Join us and the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps – Arkansas Division, as we present a Commemoration Day Virtual Service at 8am (Pacific) on Monday, 01 July. To watch, please register at:
Royal Canadian Legion, US Branch #25 