Remembrance service held at Erskine Edinburgh

A service was held on Monday to mark Armistice Day at Erskine Edinburgh home.

Erskine care for nearly 800 residents in care homes where they provide veterans with the companionship of like-minded people. 

Benny Bennett below said: “We must honour them all”. The 72-year-old veteran lives in the Edinburgh Home and he emphasised the need to remember every conflict. From close calls with rocket attacks to peacekeeping missions in Cyprus, Benny’s life has been action-packed. But behind the daring tales is a story of grit, camaraderie, and a love for the Army that took him from the Welsh valleys to the Middle East.

He said: “It’s crucial we remember not just the big wars like WWII, the Falklands, Afghanistan, or Iraq, but all the conflicts and peacekeeping missions that don’t always make the headlines. I know people who have suffered, and I personally know that the scars —whether seen or unseen — are just as real for those who served in less talked-about places. The impact on those who were there is the same, and their sacrifices deserve the same respect and remembrance.”

The 11 November or Armistice Day marks the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany in France, to stop hostilities on the Western Front during World War I. The ceasefire came into effect at the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” in 1918.