TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / November 3, 2022 / The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Foundation will host the twelfth Royal Canadian Air Force Remembrance Day Ceremony from the steps of the Mount Pleasant Cemetery Mausoleum, where Wing Commander William G. Barker VC is interred. W/C Barker, VC is Canada's first leader of the RCAF and is still the most decorated officer in the British Commonwealth. The ceremony will be both in-person and broadcast live online.
Senior Representatives of the RCAF will attend along with uniformed members of 16 Wing Borden, Royal Canadian Air Cadets, and students from nearby Hodgson Middle School. All COVID protocols will be followed.
Members of the Media are invited to attend in person and view online.
The ceremony begins at 10:20 AM sharp. Click here to register for the online event - livestream.
10:20 am ET
Welcome
William Barker VC - his contribution to Canada and the RCAF
Students' Letters to members of the RCAF
Raising the RCAF Flag
RCAF Cadet Honour guard
10:40 am ET
Parade and flag party - 16 Wing Borden
National Anthem of Canada
Commemoration
Flanders Fields
Act of Remembrance
Last Post
11:00 am ET
Two minutes of silence
Lament
Reveille
Laying of wreaths
God Save the King
Weather permitting, around 11:00 am ET the RCAF will undertake a flyby by a CC-130J Hercules aircraft. The aircraft will fly east to west over Mount Pleasant Cemetery's mausoleum.
Following the formal ceremony, all attendees and the media are invited to join a procession towards the gravesite of Captain Frank Quigley, an airman of the First World War, honouring fallen Canadians of the RCAF and RAF along the way.
The RCAF Foundation is an arms-length not-for-profit organization whose mission is to recognize, foster and celebrate the Royal Canadian Air Force through community engagement, education programs and commemorative activities. Follow us: Instagram: @rcaf_foundation, Twitter: @rcaf_foundation, Facebook: RCAF Foundation / Fondation de l'ARC
Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries is a not-for-profit organization established in 1826. It maintains 10 cemeteries, nine funeral establishments, four cremation centres, and 14 mausoleums across the Greater Toronto Area.
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Contact:
- RCAF Foundation - For interviews with Jeremy Diamond, CEO, or HCol. John Wright, Foundation Chair please contact Jennifer Blake: jennifer@rcaffoundation.ca or (647)504-2220.
- Mount Pleasant Group - Brandon Garcia, Family Service Manager, (416) 485-9129 x 6734, bgarcia@mountpleasantgroup.com
- 16 Wing Borden - Public Affairs Officer, Lieutenant Niles, 705-424-1200 Loc 1316
SOURCE: RCAF Foundation
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