Programme: Events to be held at Llangefni in celebration of Peace Day

PROGRAMME: Events to be held at Llangefni in celebration of Peace Day.

The First World War did not officially end on 11th November 1918. The treaty negotiations at Versailles continued into the following year, with the Germans battling with the allies' desire to turn the screw as tight as possible in the matter of war reparations. The Treaty would be signed sooner or later, and governments started to turn their minds to the matter of marking the official end of the war.

In Britain the Peace Committee met for the first time on 9th May 1919, with Lord Curzon, Foreign Secretary in charge. Curzon, who loved pomp and ceremony, outlined a celebration running over four days including a Victory March through London, a day of Thanksgiving services, a river pageant, and a day of popular festivities. Lloyd George favoured something simpler, but the the rest of the Cabinet supported Curzon. In any event the signing of peace at the end of June meant that arrangements had to be speeded up, and the celebration was fixed for 19th July.

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Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.

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Compiled by Helen Lewis for Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives.

http://www.aftermathww1.com/peaceday.asp

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