Hyde Park Memorial

Armistice Day, 11 November

Armistice Day - 11 November - marks the anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War and commemorates the sacrifice of those who died serving New Zealand in this and all wars and armed conflicts.

Wreath-laying ceremonies mark Armistice Day at the National War Memorial in Wellington and at many local War Memorials throughout New Zealand. As part of these ceremonies, two minutes silence is observed at 11am on 11 November in memory of those New Zealanders who died serving their country.

The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the moment when hostilities ceased on the Western Front in 1918, with the signing of the Armistice.

Le Quesnoy, 4 November 1918

Using scaling ladders, New Zealanders attacked the 18 metre high ramparts of the fortress town of Le Quesnoy and captured it from the Germans. It was the last major action of the war for the New Zealand Division and one in which it captured nearly 2000 prisoners and 60 field guns.