Remembrance Services

Please note that the War Dogs Remembered charity dissolved in October 2025, and is no longer operating.
This page however remains to pay tribute to the subject matter, and to thank all of our supporters.

REMEMBRANCE SERVICES

Attending events in the UK and Europe

It is our mission to raise awareness to the role that dogs have played with our armed forces. Therefore, we take part in many Remembrance Services in the UK and in Europe. At these services, we lay three wreaths that are sponsored by our supporters. These wreaths commemorate dogs that saw duty in World War One, World War Two, and a third wreath to show respect to dogs that lost their lives in conflicts since.

You can read more details about these services below.

The Poppy Parade in Ypres

For several years we have taken part in the Poppy Parade in Ypres, as well as other more local Remembrance Services in the UK. One of the largest events is the Remembrance Parade in Ypres, Belgium, which we have attended for a number of years. With one of our dogs, we walk the parade route alongside military personell from past and present. The event on 11th November attracts large crowds who wish to pay their respects to all the soldiers who were killed in the Great War but never found. Molly wears a coat that reads "Pet dogs like me saved thousands of soldiers' lives".

You can see some pictures of our last visit, along with a short video below.

Remembrance in November 2020

On the 11th November 2020, we had intended to travel to our permanent memorial - our Dog Activity Trail in Windsor - as part of our Remembrance. We would conduct our Two Minute Silence here, remembering those dogs who had served with our armed forces. Sadly because of the continuing restrictions on movement due to the Corona Virus outbreak this was not possible.

However, there were special permissions put into place to allow Remembrance Sunday ceremonies to take place on Sunday 8th November, and we were honoured to attend two of these.

In Bolney, home of War Dogs Remembered and the base of our parent organisation, our founder Julia Robertson and her father were invited to take part in the ceremony. Once again, our black labrador Maggie was with us to support, along with our new puppy Tilly, in her first time representing the charity.

At the memorial ceremony that took place in Devizes, one of our trustees Simon Lamen took part in the service. As always, we laid wreaths sponsored by our supporters. These three wreaths are to remember dogs which served in The Great War, the Second World War, and also in modern day conflicts.

We'd like to thank everyone who makes this act of Remembrance possible, and look forward to a time when we can invite people to our memorial in Windsor to commemorate.