Glasgow students turn out for Remembrance service

The service was very moving


Students, faculty, and military personnel gathered in Bute Hall yesterday, on Remembrance Sunday, to pay their respects to the war dead, in what is the centenary year of the start of World War 1.

The service was moving, and included speeches from the President as well as the Vice-president, taking on a sombre tone as they paid tribute to the 771 University members who died in ‘The Great War’, 19 of whom fell at Passchendaele.

The student turnout was great, showing that many still feel the relevance of the poppy, and the importance of remembrance.

After the service, as I walked around campus I saw several posters promoting the black poppy, an interesting take on the more traditional red poppy.

It supports the end of militarism, as many now feel the red poppy has been politicised by right wing organisations.

Either way, today was a day for remembering those who had in anyway been affected by conflict, and the University achieved very poignantly.