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Watford Legion Past President Robert Alcock was among the first to lay his poppy at the foot of the cenotaph at the end of the Act of Remembrance Nov. 11, 2026.

Community gathers in Watford for Remembrance Day

November 11, 2026

Blake Ellis/The Independent

People in Warwick Township joined the rest of the nation at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to remember those who served our nation in the military.

Hundreds gathered in Watford for the Act of Remembrance led by the Watford Legion members.

The piper plays a lament during the Watford Remembrance Day Service Nov. 11, 2026.
Students from East Lambton Elementary School attended the Nov. 11, 2026 ceremony in Watford.
Watford Legion Past President Robert Alcock was among the first to lay his poppy at the foot of the cenotaph at the end of the Act of Remembrance Nov. 11, 2026.
First reponders, including Lambton OPP, were on hand to pay their respects by laying a wreath at the Watford Cenotaph Nov. 11, 2026.
Members of the Watford Girl Guides laid a cross at the foot of the Watford Cenotaph in remembrance Nov. 11, 2026.

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