Saturday and Sunday saw King’s pause to remember the 199 fallen Brutonians alongside all those who fought and died in the service of the freedoms we enjoy today...

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On Saturday at 11am, we gathered in the Memorial Hall as a whole school. After some liturgical words of remembrance, Georgia and Caspar read out the Roll of Honour: the 119 names of the fallen former pupils and masters of King’s. Following that, we heard the exhortation, before holding a two-minutes silence to honour the fallen.

Sunday morning saw us gather once more in the Memorial Hall for a Remembrance Sunday Service. My thanks to Oliver and Phoebe who gave us our Bible reading from Revelation 21, and who laid a wreath on behalf of the present school community. We are grateful to Rose Vigers-Belgeonne for attending; she laid a wreath on behalf of the Old Brutonians. It was nice also to welcome back Old Brutonian, Ken Wilson. Part of our service saw us pause to walk around the Memorial Hall and take in the names and details of the 199 Brutonians carved into the wooden wall panels.

After our service, Hazlegrove joined our Military Band and the junior King’s pupils to march in the town’s parade, down the High Street to the War Memorial at Church Bridge. The Military Band were on fine form, their music helped to set an excellent tone for the town’s Act of Remembrance at 11am. Praise must go to Charlie and Monty for carrying the Royal British Legion and CCF standards. Even more praise must go to George who played ‘The Last Post’ and ‘Reveille’ on Saturday and twice on Sunday. After Sunday’s Act of Remembrance, many people from Bruton town joined us joined St Mary’s Church for a service. This was followed by an intimate gathering around the grave of the Salmond brothers - early pioneers of flight during war; we are honoured to remember them each year at the request of their family.

My heartfelt thanks to all those involved. As a school, we are a product of our history; it is crucial that we continue to remember those brave souls who gave their all.

Rev’d George Beverly - Foundation Chaplain

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