Service of Remembrance @ Queen's

Remembrance Day Service

Doors open at 10:30 am, service to begin at 10:50 am, classes are cancelled on November 11 between 10:30 and 11:30 am

Program

Words of Welcome - Erin Burns, Interfaith Chaplain 

National Anthem - Performed by the Queen’s Choir, Directed by Darrell Christie

Last Post - Dan Tremblay, Trumpet 

Silence of Remembrance 

Reveille - Dan Tremblay, Trumpet 

Reading: In Flanders Fields by John McCrae - Niki Boytchuk-Hale, Rector 

Reading: Selections from The Dialogues: the Song of Francis Pegahmagabow by Armand Garnet Ruffo  - Kaiya Mongrain, ConEd'25, Co-President of the Queen's Native Students Association 

Reflection of Remembrance - Paul Hook, Managing Director, Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR)  

When Dawn Shines by Mishaal Surti, Texy by Justin Zadorsky - Performed by the Queen’s Choir, Directed by Darrell Christie 

Sending Out - Erin Burns, Interfaith Chaplain 

Procession to the 5th Field Company Plinth to lay wreaths and poppies

 

   

Queen’s has been holding a Remembrance Day ceremony in Grant Hall for many years to honour all from Queen’s who have served and those who are currently serving. The First and Second World Wars profoundly impacted Queen's, affecting both community and campus life. During WWI, many students, staff, faculty, and alumni enlisted, leading to a significant drop in enrolment. Queen's formed military units, such as Fifth Field Company Engineers and a total of 187 from Queen's lost their lives. In WWII, enlistment was lower, but 164 students and alumni died.

Grant Hall was used as a military hospital and convalescent facility during the WWI and during WWII, it was used as an entertainment centre for troops.

The Memorial Room in the JDUC and the Queen’s Remembers online exhibit honour all from Queen's who served and died in both wars.