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War Victims Remembered
(Sunday, 6th November 2005)

This Sunday morning several people gathered to pay tribute to the victims of the two World Wars at the War Memorial. The ceremony organized by the Ghajnsielem Local Council. Mayor Francis Cauchi, the Archpriest Can. Joseph Zerafa, the councillors , together with relative of the victims laid flowers and bouquets around the monument.

Remembrance Day is actually celebrated on November 11, marking the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the signing of Armistice on November 11, 1918, that signalled the end of World War I. Special services are held at war memorials and churches in numerous countries on the second Sunday of November, the Sunday closest to November 11.

The War Monument, which is situated at Chambray Street, was inaugurated in May 1995 in honour of the Ghajnsilmizi who died during the two World Wars.