Abbotsford was again blessed with dry conditions for the annual ceremony.  After all the days of rain this Fall, it seemed like divine intervention.  There was a good turnout for the ceremony with Honorary Colonel Jim Happer of the 39 Combat Engineers, Chilliwack, Royal Canadian Engineers, who is also a long term Legion Branch 15 Member, doing Master of Ceremonies duties this year. Click on the heading to view videos and photos of the event.

March On the Colour Parties:

Colour Parties to Cenotaph Positions:

Calling of the Roll of Honour:

Silver Cross Mother and Dignitaries placing Wreaths:

March off the Colour Parties:

Photos:

During World War One, the Abbotsford Post published an Honour Roll of Abbotsford & District men who enlisted and those who were killed.  Yet some of these men have been “overlooked” and their names are not on the Abbotsford Cenotaph.  Come to the presentation on the evening of November 8 at the Clearbrook Library to learn about a number of these men, where they fought, died and were buried. Click the heading to reach the page with the link: abbotsford-forgotten-soldiers 

Please note that the venue has been changed to the Clearbrook Library

A Remembrance Day Concert has been sponsored by our Branch 15.  The Valley Festival Singers will be performing and admission is free to Legion members who must present their member Cards to MB Bakerview Church to obtain a ticket on either November 11 or 12.  Click on to the heading to go to the page with the link for the Poster:  2016-vfs-remembrance-day

Branch 15 Executive members Robert Rohrer, Frank Svenshek and Debbie Ward presented our 2016 bursary awards to some deserved students from Abbotsford Schools.

To see the photos click the heading, then on the next page click the highlighted link.

Long-time Branch 15 member, Frank Bauer, a veteran of World War II, passed away on October 12, just short of his 96th birthday.  His extensive service in the War and the medals that he won are explained very thoroughly in his obituary (see later).

Frank was at the recent Battle of Britain ceremony in Abbotsford.  One video in the Battle of Britain report shows Frank placing a wreath for the Veterans at this ceremony.

Two links are given here, one for the obituary:  frank-bauer-obituary  and one for the wreath laying video: wreath laying