Fallen soldiers of the past were remembered during the Cayman Islands Veterans’ Association ceremony on 11 November.
The small gathering also recalled the hour and day when World War I officially ended.
In spite of ongoing local post-hurricane emergency response efforts, and the cancellation of the traditional Remembrance Day Parade and Service, the CIVA maintained its observation of the hour of remembrance and laid the traditional wreath to honour former servicemen and women.
The visiting Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League representative, Lieutenant Colonel Chris Warren, laid the ceremonial wreath.
Elmslie’s Administrator John Macmillan led the prayers during the ceremony.
For the men of Cayman, World War II Royal Navy Reserve duties focused around Trinidad in the southern Caribbean. That island was then the only source of oil for the British forces.
Cayman’s involvement in the war effort also included maintaining a strong Home Guard, serving in global merchant marine support efforts, and building wooden minesweepers for use in Caribbean waters.
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