THE END GAME - The German delegation arrived in a forest clearing near the north French town of Compiegne on 8 Nov 8 1918 intending to negotiate terms but this was refused.The Armistice was signed at 5am on the morning of November 11 and came into effect at 1100. Fighting continued on the Western Front right up until the 1100 ceasefire. There were 10,944 casualties on the last morning of the war, of which there were 2,738 deaths. Sterts Remembrance Season which will reach its climax with a Remembrance Concert at 1700 on 11 November 2018.

NEWS FORM THE FRONT – 31 October 1918 TURKEY HAS SIGNED AN ARMISTICE WITH THE ALLIES, AGREEING TO END HOSTILITIES AT NOON TODAY. The Sterts Youth Theatre production,' A Chill in the Air' will be performed on 4 November 2018 as part of the Sterts Remembrance Season which will reach its climax with a Remembrance Concert at 1700 on 11 November 2018. Picture: Troops of No. 1 Platoon, A Company, 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry (DCLI) breakfasting on their way to the line. Near Le Quesnoy, 27 October 1918.

NEWS FROM THE FRONT - THE OFFENSIVE CONTINUES 17 October 1918 the Battle of the Selle began as the Allies continued the advance after the Second Battle of Cambrai, recapturing French villages one by one as the German forces reatreated to the north-east. After a six-day halt for preparations and artillery bombardments the Third and Fourth Armies attacked at 5.20 am on Thursday 17 October. Infantry and tanks, preceded by a creeping barrage, moved forward on a 10 miles (16 km) front south of Le Cateau. Help us fund for our WW1 Remembrance Events