Remembrance Day at Wellington College Bangkok

Remembrance Day: Wellington Comes Together to Remember

11 November 2026

This Remembrance Day, the Wellington College Bangkok community came together to honour those who have served and those who have lost their lives in conflict. Through services at school and beyond, students and staff took time to reflect on the meaning of remembrance and the importance of peace.

Remembering Together

Wellington College Bangkok’s Master, Chris Nicholls, joined our Heads of College, Jerry and Gaemyui, at the British Embassy Service of Remembrance at the British Club, representing the College alongside members of the wider community.

At school, Senior School students and staff gathered for a Service of Remembrance led by Ms Sharp, Head of Senior School. Mr Denyer-Green played the Last Post, while Jerry and Gaemyui led the readings of the Kohima Epitaph and the Exhortation. Two minutes of silence offered everyone an opportunity for personal reflection.

Our AS and A Level History students also attended the Royal British Legion Thailand Service of Remembrance at Don Rak Cemetery in Kanchanaburi. Windmill laid a wreath on behalf of the Wellington community, while Lottie and Mew took part in the readings and prayers. For students studying the events and consequences of conflict, attending the service offered a particularly poignant connection between their learning and the lives we remember.

Across the first two weeks of November, our Junior School and Senior School communities supported the Royal British Legion Thailand’s Poppy Appeal. This continues a partnership that began when Wellington College Bangkok opened in 2018, with donations helping to support veterans in Thailand and the UK.

We are proud of the care and respect our students brought to these acts of remembrance. Their participation helps ensure that the experiences and sacrifices of earlier generations remain part of our community’s understanding of the world, and why peace matters.

We will remember them.