RAF cadets
Achiet-le-Grand during WW1
I wanted to honour the memory of the airmen buried in Achiet cemetery ( RFC, RNAS, RAF ).
I contacted the Royal Air Force cadets which responded to my suggestion to come to Achiet-le-Grand on the remembrance day.
The hertz&bucks wing cadets was chosen and on the 11th November 2006, they attended the ceremony for the first time at Achiet.
Herts & Bucks Wing
The ceremony started at 10 Am at Achiet-le-Grand communal cemetery extension then we had the traditional ceremony at the French monument in the village. Later everyone walked toward the “Salle des fêtes” for a drink and discovered a photographic exhibition owned by the ONAC “national office of old combatants”, the equivalent of the Royal British Legion.
It was a very emotional ceremony, especially when a cadet read out all the names of the air force casualties.
11th November 2007 AC article
RAF cadets at Achiet-le- Grand The service was conducted by REV. Paul T Wilcock Force Chaplain coordinator
Since 2006 they come each year on the 11th November
