Yesterday (Sunday 22^nd March 2026, Lt Col (ret) Gerrit Pijpers OBE together with his successor organizers of the Airborne Memorial Service in Oosterbeek held a short ceremony at the Reichswald Cemetery near Kleve in Germany.

Together, they laid a wreath, Gerrit read the Act of Remembrance, and the Last Post and the British national anthem were played.

This was to mark the 81st anniversary of the British 6th Airborne Division landing in the area. Among the men who took part there were many who had fought in the Battle of Arnhem and were killed in March 1945.

Gerrit has been doing this for over 25 years, and was honoured and thrilled his successors participated too. In the past, many other regimental organisations and associations have attended this event but attendance has wained over the years. It is occasions like this that Remember The XI^th is determined continue to provide a moment to remember these men who also fell for our freedom. The people present, including the family of a glider pilot, Mrs. Selina Hardie, greatly appreciated thlaying of a wreath and holding a short ceremony.