WE will remember them, we shall remember them, echoed the voice of retired British Army warrant officer class one Ratu Meli Vesikula during the Remembrance Day service at the Anglican Church in Suva yesterday.
Family members of British Army soldiers gathered to honour British Army veterans who are still alive, those in active service and their fallen comrades.
The Dean of Suva's Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral, Fr Fereimi Cama, said the service was organised by the British High Commission.
"We remember those who died fighting for peace and those who are still fighting for peace," he told the congregation.
"Let us strive to become peace makers and not peace lovers. We especially remember those serving in Afghanistan and other parts of the world today."
British Army support officer Captain Roy Zaman said Remembrance Day was observed on the second Sunday of November.
"It is a traditional day for the people of Great Britain and the Commonwealth to remember our service personnel who died in conflict and who are still serving," he said.
Present at the service was British High Commissioner to Fiji Malcolm McLachlan and Group Captain Graham Bond.
During the service Captain Zaman read aloud the names soldiers who died serving in the British Army.
He ended the list with: "May God give them peace."
