On Sunday, 13th. July, 1919, a Joint Memorial Service was held in Fraserburgh Parish Church under the auspices of the two Masonic Lodges and the four Friendly Society Lodges in the town, to the memory of Brethren who fell in the war. Apparently there was a large muster of the various Orders, particularly of the Freemasons. The procession was formed at the Central School and headed by the Fraserburgh Pipe Band, marched via Charlotte Street and High Street to the Church.
This was a local Memorial Service, organised by the Fraserburgh Lodge of Freemasons #1055 and Lodge Solomon #197, and should not be confused with the modern Remembrance Day processions that we are all familiar with.
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) was specifically dedicated by King George V on 7th. November 1919 - four moths later - as a day of remembrance of members of the armed forces who were killed during World War I. It is now widely recognized as a special day for remembrances of the many wars that have been fought in many countries since.
The procession formed at the Central School - now St. Andrew's Primary School - in Charlotte Street (pictured above left - A on the map below) and proceeded down Charlotte Street, turning right onto High Street, eventually arriving at the Parish Church on Kirk Brae (pictured above right - B on the map below). A walk of approximately 1.1 miles.
Please keep in mind that the map below is from 2012, whilst the route and the roads on the map are probably the same, much will have changed over the last 100 years.
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