The club held its annual Armistice dinner on Friday 7 November, 2025 at the Union Club of Boston. Our guest of honor and after dinner speaker was Colonel Ben Foster Royal Marines. Colonel Foster serves as the Royal Marine Attaché to the USA and traveled up to Boston from Washington DC. We also welcomed VIP guests David Clay MBE, the British Consul General to New England, Colonel Barry Leonard, the Canadian Air and Space Attaché to the USA, Brigadier General John Driscoll, and Lt. Col. Tim Shobbrook USMC.
The BOCNE also attended the Remembrance Sunday Service at Old North Church, conducted by The Revd. Matthew Cadwell PhD. Revd. Matthew conducts an excellent Remembrance Service each year, bringing together members of the British and Commonwealth communities with members of the Old North Parish.
Photos of both the BOCNE Armistice Dinner and the Remembrance Sunday Service at Old North Church are included below. Click on an image to view a larger version and use the arrow keys or click on the left and right edges to move through the photos.
Armistice Dinner
Photos below of Col. Ben Foster RM delivering his after dinner speech and leading the two-minute silence. At the end of the evening, Lt. Col. Tim Shobbrook USMC led the celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the USMC founding, delivering an overview of the history of the Marine Corps.
Remembrance Sunday Service
BOCNE lunch following the services
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