BEIRUT: The British Embassy in Beirut held 'Remembrance Day' service at the Beirut Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery to honor the soldiers killed in World Wars I and II, including Lebanese and Palestinians.
The service was attended by British Ambassador to Lebanon Tom Fletcher, British Defense Attaché Lt. Col. James Cushner, and representatives of the Lebanese Army Commander and the head of the Internal Security Forces.
A number of Lebanese and Palestinian war veterans, who served with the British army in World War II, attended Monday's event with their families.
At the end of the service, Christobal al-Khawli from the charity organization Dar al-Awlad joined by two members from the British Royal Marines laid the wreath on the memorial.
Nearly 1,200 people, mostly from the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa, are buried at Beirut’s War Cemetery. The graves are supervised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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