Remembrance Day is marked annually on 11 November to commemorate the end of the First World War on 11 November, 1918 and to honour all those who served and of course remember those who sacrificed their lives in the war, and other conflicts that followed.
The following is an excerpt written by former Governor Christina Scott published in The Anguillian 04 August 2014 https://theanguillian.com/…/the-first-world-war-100…/
“Private Peter A. Carter was one of at least two Anguillians known to have fought in the First World War. The other was Johnson Emile Gumbs. There may also have been a third. Peter left Anguilla in 1915 for Britain where he underwent four months of rigorous training before joining the British West Indies Regiment in campaigns in France and Italy.
In 1917 the unit in which Peter was serving was bombed by German warplanes. His foxhole was covered with debris and he was presumed dead having been missing for three days. Peter managed to dig himself out of his foxhole and was lucky to survive with only a wounded left leg in which a piece of shrapnel was embedded and which remained there until his sad passing in 1974. Peter was the only member of his unit to survive the bombing on that fateful day. He was the recipient of two medals: the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.
Their courage and commitment, and defence of the freedoms that we enjoy today, should not be forgotten.”
Lest we forget.
– HM Governor’s Office Anguilla
