The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) together with other security services, has commemorated the 80th Remembrance Day at the Christiansborg War Cemetery in Osu on Tuesday, 11 November 2025.

Remembrance Day also known as Poppy Day is observed annually to honour Ghanaian veterans and others who lost their lives during the First World War. The occasion is marked across member states of the Commonwealth of Nations to pay tribute to the gallant men of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty.

The Executive Director of Veterans Administration, Ghana (VAG), Brigadier General Seidu Mumuni Adams (Rtd), read the Binyon Verses, compiled by Laurence Binyon, to honour the sacrifices made by soldiers in defence of human rights, truth, and world peace. A two minutes silence was observed, followed by the sounding of the siren at the eleventh hour as a mark of reverence to all fallen heroes.

The President of the Republic and Commander-In-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, laid the first wreath on behalf of the citizens. The British High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Dr Christian Rogg, laid the second wreath on behalf of the Commonwealth countries, while the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Her Excellency Imane Quaadil, laid the third on behalf of the Diplomatic Corps.

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong, laid the fourth wreath on behalf of the Ghana Armed Forces and other security services. The Chairman of VAG, Rear Admiral Peter Kofi Faidoo (Rtd), laid the fifth wreath on behalf of all veterans, and the Osu Alata Mantse, Nii Kwabena Bonney V, laid the final wreath on behalf of all traditional rulers.

At the ceremony, artificial poppies were sold to raise funds for charitable purposes in support of veterans. The red poppy flower symbolises the blood of those who fell in battle to bring peace and make the world a safer place for humankind.

The Christiansborg War Cemetery contains 419 burials of Second World War casualties, comprising 357 West Africans, 50 British, 8 Canadians, and 2 Italians, as well as an Australian and a Polish. The entrance of the cemetery commemorates 452 soldiers from the then Gold Coast who died and were buried elsewhere in the country.