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When Did The Two Minute World War Remembrance Silence Start?
The author Percy FitzPatrick, who wrote Jock of the Bushveld and South African Memories, witnessed a
silence for the Country's World War One dead and casualties whilst at church in Cape Town, South Africa in 1916.
This action inspired Percy FitzPatrick to encourage other Countries and citizens to honour the war dead from World War One by observing a two minute silence. Find Extra Work Find more ways to earn extra money part time, full time and in between your regular job at our other website www.findextrawork.co.uk Limited Online Offer Receive half price standard set up of Sky TV and £15 discount. Choose your own entertainment package and type of Sky box to suit your needs. More Information. First Two Minute SilenceThe first two minute silence was in the city Cape Town in 1918 on the 14th December. First UK Two Minute Silence
Percy FitzPatrick wrote to King George V requesting that Britain adopt a two minute silence on the first
anniversary of Armistice Day. The King accepted his request and the first UK two minute silence took place on
November the 11th 1919. It proved popular and occurred each year thereafter, except during World War Two. However
the first Remembrance Sunday after the Second World War in 1946 included the two minute silence.
One Minute Silence
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