Chris Nelson on top of St Andrew’s Church tower. Photos: Alex Rea.
As part of a world-wide simultaneous tribute to the centenary of Armistice Day, Braidwood’s Chris Nelson played the old pipe tune “When the battles O’er” from the tower of St Andrew’s Anglican Church.
Around 2000 pipers participated in the international commemoration marking the end of World War One. The Australian participation at 5 pm (Australian Eastern Summer Time), coincided with the exact time the Armistice was signed, linking simultaneously with performances of the famous tune in Britain, Europe and many Commonwealth countries.
Braidwood Remembers As part of a world wide simultaneous performance, Chris Nelson played the old pipe tune "When the battles O,er" from the tower of St Andrews Anglican Church .As part of the international commemoration on the centenary of the Armistice in World War One, the Australian participation at 5pm (Australian Eastern Summer Time) coincided with the exact time the Armistice was signed and link simultaneously with performances of the famous tune in Britain and across Europe.
Posted by Braidwood Bugle on Saturday, November 10, 2018
A member of the Braidwood RSL Sub-Branch, Mr Nelson served in the RAR 8th and 8/9 Battalions in the 1970s, where he learned to play the bagpipes.
In 1980 he joined the Royal Scots in Scotland and played in the Edinburgh Tattoo in 1980.
Braidwood lost 88 sons in the Great War.
At 11 am, around 200 people assembled at the memorial garden in Ryrie Park for a commemoration service. The Braidwood CWA made 88 crocheted poppies to surround the monument.
The 11 am commemoration service at Ryrie Park.
Original Article published by Alex Rea on the RiotACT.
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