Remembrance at Georgetown

To mark the passing of one year since the end of hostilities in the First World War - still called the Great War at the time - a new annual event was organized, called Armistice Day. The War had officially ended on 11 November 1918. In London a new temporary memorial, pale and austere, had been set up in 1919. It was called the Cenotaph, literally meaning "empty tomb", to symbolize all those who had lost their lives in the conflict. The permanent version of the monument, by Lutyens, was completed in time for the 1920 commemoration. 

It was an Australian journalist, Edward Honey, who proposed possibly the most important part of that first Armistice Day... the idea of a minute's silence in respect for those who had died. The suggestion was picked up by the authorities, who made it a central part of the ceremony, at eleven minutes past eleven. All were agreed that the event should not be a celebration of military might, but a 'devout invocation for the utter necessity of World Peace.' This solemn and deeply meaningful tribute to those lost in conflict has endured for over 100 years, and is marked throughout the Commonwealth and beyond as Remembrance Day.  

Tig Eberdene of Neverworld Grid has a special event coming up on the Friday before Remembrance Day (because naturally the real thing needs to be celebrated in the real world) but her tribute to the fallen is no less poignant and well prepared for being in the virtual. You can visit her region over on Neverworld and see her recreation of a military base, Canadian style, and get a sense of what the day and the armed forces in general mean to her.

The region is called Georgetown and it's part military base, part township, and all very much Canada.

The glorious fall colors feature here, alongside a carefully constructed collection of historic architecture, modern buildings, woods, and mountains - and even a set of military trenches! Tig hasn't been on Neverworld all that long, but you can tell immediately that she is a seasoned builder, and this is not her first rodeo - the general build and all the little personalized details make that clear.

Tig Eberdene: I have done this event on a few grids...unfortunately, I have had to move grids a few times and start over.

Georgetown is so realistic looking, it will have you googling the name to see if you can find where in Canada it 'really' is - but there's more to the story than that.

Tig Eberdene: I have a complete army base replica there, and little town. It is set to be like northern Ontario and a mix of bases and towns I have lived in RL. I am a veteran and this has always been my most important build and event. Lorin Tone provides sounds for the event...like last post etc.

It's a truly fascinating window on a world that is unfamiliar to most of us, and a way to recognize an event that is dear to the heart of so many. Definitely a build to explore and enjoy, most of all it you're able to attend the Remembrance ceremony on Friday, at around 11am Eastern Time. 

Just another reminder of how much the world needs more peace, and what a price we pay when it is lacking!

HG Address: hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002:Georgetown