Wreath honour for ex WRAF
The former WRAF and Royal British Legion Wetherby branch member, who was stationed at Linton on Ouse in the 1970s, marched down Horse Guards Parade.
Edna told the Wetherby News: “It was an honour to carry the wreath at the Cenotaph on behalf of the WRAF Branch of RAFA of which I am the President.
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Hide Ad“Some 75 ex WRAF members took part in this year’s commemoration service which not only remembered 100 years of the formation of the RAF and WRAF but the end of hostilities of World War One.
“There were nearly 10,000 veteran’s on parade, followed by a people’s parade of those relatives who had lost family during the Great War.
“It was a very emotional day but one which will stay with me forever.”
Residents throughout the Wetherby area paid their tributes as part of commemorations to mark the centenary end of World War One.