Peace Day was a commemoration held on 19 July 1919 throughout the United Kingdom and the British Empire, to mark the signing of the Treaty of Versailles that finally ended the First World War. The main event was a military parade of British, Imperial and Allied soldiers, sailors and airmen through the streets of London to Buckingham Palace, where the salute was taken by King George V amd Queen Mary.
Peace Day was a commemoration held on 19 July 1919 throughout the United Kingdom and the British Empire, to mark the signing of the Treaty of Versailles that finally ended the First World War. The main event was a military parade of British, Imperial and Allied soldiers, sailors and airmen through the streets of London to Buckingham Palace, where the salute was taken by King George V amd Queen Mary.
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