On the 11th hour of the 11th month, the Bradfield College community gathered together in an act of remembrance for those whose lives, in world wars and conflicts past and present, have been given and taken away. We remembered those fallen, and gave our thoughts to those in bereavement, disability and pain, who continue to suffer the consequences of fighting.
Gathered in Quad, in front of the War Memorials, Bradfield pupils and staff paid their respects as we heard The Last Post, played by Fede (F), and began a two-minute silence.
Representatives of the Bradfield community laid poppy wreaths at the memorial. Cadet Corporal Lara (K) represented the CCF, Head of School Amelie (M) represented the pupil body, Mr Matthew Keel (E 17-22) represented the Old Bradfieldians, Head Mr Jeremy Quartermain represented the staff, and Deputy Warden Mrs Barbara Stanley represented the Council.
Remembrance Sunday Service
On Sunday, the College held a service to mark Remembrance Sunday. Members of the College and wider Bradfield community visited the Chapel to give their thanks to those whose lives have been lost or affected. During the service, the Head’s address told the moving story of two soldiers in the First World War: Thomas Turrell and Richard William Jennings, who attended Bradfield College. You can read the Head’s address in full here.
