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The Man Who Created Armistice Day

The most distinguished Admiral you will most likely never have heard of, Rosslyn Wemyss, life and career was both fascinating and brilliant. He left a permanent mark on the life of this country, when, on 11th November 1918, as the Allied Naval Representative at the armistice negotiations in the railway carriage at Compiegne in France, he was responsible, with Marshal Foch, for the creation of Armistice Day, by the decision, made at 5.30 am to cease hostilities on land, in the air and at sea.

Guest speaker: John Johnson-Allen
Talk starts at 2.00pm
Friends of Diss Museum £3; guests £5
No need to book, pay on the door. All welcome - plenty of free parking.
Diss & District Bowls Club, Lower Denmark Street, Diss, Norfolk IP22 4BE
Fri 5 July