The 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) will be on the 15th August 2025. This is the day in 1945 that Imperial Japan surrendered, in effect bringing World War Two to an end.
This day will be a significant occasion to honour the service and sacrifice of those who fought in the Far East and brought an end to the Second World War.
Friday 15th August at the Memorial Gardens.
10.15 to 1045 Assemble in the Garden of Remembrance
10.50 Service Starts
10.58 Exhortation and Last Post
11.00 2 minutes silence
11.02 Reveille followed by the Kohima
11.05 Wreath Laying followed by Final Prayer and dispersal.