Post Office remembers war dead

Isle of Man Post Office is inviting members of the public along with friends and families of Post Office workers to join them in commemorating the lives of those who died in service during the two World Wars.

On Sunday, senior Post Office representatives will attend a ceremony at St John's Memorial to lay a remembrance wreath and on November 11th, Armistice Day, they will again pay their respects at the Douglas Memorial on Central Promenade.

Earlier this week, key Post Office representatives were joined by Island war veterans Charles Wilson and Hector Duff, to lay wreaths  in the Regent Street, Douglas Post Office branch.

Two plaques inside the building honour former employees who lost their lives in the two World Wars, and were originally paid for by the mens' colleagues. 

To mark the centenary of World War 1, the Post Office recently released a set of stamps depicting life in the trenches as well as a miniature sheet documenting trench art.

Both form part of a four year thematic stamp series and were released in support of the Royal British Legion.

Pictured: WW1 commemorative plaque designed and created by Archibald Knox.