Earlier this evening there was a book signing of the new book ‘Abingdon in the Great War’ at the opening of the ‘Abingdon at War’ exhibition at Abingdon Museum.
Throughout the evening people at St Helen’s Church have been reading the names of the 1336 men from Abingdon who served
and the 205 who died in the Great War. We were reminded that Abingdon back then had a population of just 6,800.
That was followed by a Candlelit Vigil round the War Memorial where all victims, of all wars, past and present, were remembered.
This was part of the national ‘Lights Out’ commemoration where people were invited to turn off their lights for an hour until 23:00, the time war was declared in 1914, and light a candle. (Thanks to Elizabeth for sending the final picture.)
Thank you for excellent pictures from a very important and moving event.
Thanks too to everyone involved in the arrangements.