Remembrance Day (United Kingdom)

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commemorative observance memorial day

Remembrance Day (United Kingdom) is an annual commemoration held on 11 November to honor the members of the armed forces and civilians who have died in the line of duty, particularly in the World Wars and subsequent conflicts.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Remembrance Day	9
National Service of Remembrance	1
Remembrance Day (United Kingdom) canonical	1
Remembrance Day flypast	1

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Target entity: Remembrance Day (United Kingdom)
Context triple: [Merchant Navy Day (United Kingdom), relatedTo, Remembrance Day (United Kingdom)]

A. Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking)
Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking) is a Dutch national day of commemoration held annually on May 4 to honor all civilians and military personnel of the Kingdom of the Netherlands who have died in wars or peacekeeping missions since the outbreak of World War II.
B. Remembrance Day national ceremony
The Remembrance Day national ceremony is Australia’s principal annual commemoration honoring those who have served and died in war, held each year on 11 November at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
C. Vimy Ridge Day
Vimy Ridge Day is a Canadian national day of remembrance observed annually on April 9 to honor the soldiers who fought and died in the First World War Battle of Vimy Ridge.
D. Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance is an annual commemorative event in London honoring British and Commonwealth servicemen and women, featuring music, readings, and military displays.
E. Armistice Day
Armistice Day is an annual observance marking the end of World War I hostilities on November 11, 1918, and honoring those who served and died in the conflict.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Remembrance Day (United Kingdom)
Target entity description: Remembrance Day (United Kingdom) is an annual commemoration held on 11 November to honor the members of the armed forces and civilians who have died in the line of duty, particularly in the World Wars and subsequent conflicts.

A. Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking)
Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking) is a Dutch national day of commemoration held annually on May 4 to honor all civilians and military personnel of the Kingdom of the Netherlands who have died in wars or peacekeeping missions since the outbreak of World War II.
B. Remembrance Day national ceremony
The Remembrance Day national ceremony is Australia’s principal annual commemoration honoring those who have served and died in war, held each year on 11 November at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
C. Vimy Ridge Day
Vimy Ridge Day is a Canadian national day of remembrance observed annually on April 9 to honor the soldiers who fought and died in the First World War Battle of Vimy Ridge.
D. Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance is an annual commemorative event in London honoring British and Commonwealth servicemen and women, featuring music, readings, and military displays.
E. Armistice Day
Armistice Day is an annual observance marking the end of World War I hostilities on November 11, 1918, and honoring those who served and died in the conflict.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commemorative observance ⓘ memorial day ⓘ
alsoHonours	civilians who died in war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Armistice Day ⓘ Poppy Day ⓘ
armisticeDate	11 November 1918 ⓘ
armisticeTime	11:00 ⓘ
associatedFlower	corn poppy ⓘ
associatedFundraisingCampaign	Poppy Appeal ⓘ
associatedOrganization	The Royal British Legion ⓘ linked to: Royal British Legion
associatedPoem	For the Fallen ⓘ
associatedPoemLine	They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old ⓘ
commemoratesConflict	First World War ⓘ linked to: World War I Second World War ⓘ linked to: World War II subsequent military conflicts ⓘ
commemorativeFocus	Commonwealth war dead ⓘ those who died serving in the British Armed Forces ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateObserved	11 November ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
inspiredBy	battlefield poppies of the First World War ⓘ
keyRitual	two-minute silence ⓘ
keySymbol	red remembrance poppy ⓘ
legalStatus	national day of remembrance (customary, not a bank holiday) ⓘ
mainPurpose	to commemorate members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty ⓘ
mediaCoverage	national television broadcasts ⓘ radio broadcasts of the two-minute silence ⓘ
observedBy	British Armed Forces ⓘ general public in the United Kingdom ⓘ veterans ⓘ
observedIn	England ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
originatesFrom	Armistice of 11 November 1918 ⓘ
relatedObservance	Armistice Day (international) ⓘ linked to: Armistice Day Remembrance Sunday ⓘ linked to: Remembrance Sunday national service
symbolColor	red ⓘ
theme	gratitude for sacrifice ⓘ reflection on the cost of war ⓘ remembrance of war dead ⓘ
traditionalSilenceDuration	two minutes ⓘ
traditionalSilenceTime	11:00 ⓘ
typicalActivity	laying of wreaths at war memorials ⓘ military parades ⓘ reading of remembrance prayers and poems ⓘ religious and civic remembrance services ⓘ
typicalLocation	The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London ⓘ

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