The Otago Gunners Association fires the second two-gun salute marking Armistice Day at the cenotaph in Queens Gardens yesterday morning.
In Dunedin, the end of the war was marked with joy and the ringing of church bells, despite the ongoing influenza pandemic, Lt-cmdr Driver said.
About 250 people attended the service, including Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker and Otago Regional Council chairwoman Hilary Calvert.
Guest speaker Lieutenant Commander Kerry Driver spoke about the different significance of Armistice Day in countries around the world and how its meaning had changed since World War 1 ended 107 years ago.
PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON
Ralph Miller played the Last Post and reveille as the flags of Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand were lowered.
A technical issue meant the national anthem, led by the RSA choir, was sung without accompanying music.
