will be held in the Cemetery at Elvas on Tuesday, 11 November. Please join us. The ceremony will start at 10.45 sharp and the Silence will be observed at the eleventh hour, followed by the Last Post and Reveille. Eucharist will be celebrated before the Ceremony in the Chapel, at 09.45 and wine and cheese will be served in the olive grove after the ceremony.
Dress for gentlemen is suit or blazer with tie and medals. Poppies will be on sale at the event.
After the ceremony lunch will be taken at the Cafeteria Cidade Nova, Praça Dom Sancho II, Elvas at 13.30. Please confirm attendance to the Secretary, Eileen Slade by 5 November info@british-cemetery-elvas.org or (+351) 914092514.
The graves
The ceremony
will be held the same day at 15.30, at the Cafeteria Cidade Nova, to discuss the Annual Report and Accounts for the Financial Year ending 31st December, 2024 and also to elect officers and Committee members.