# Big Ben lights up with the faces of World War One heroes for Remembrance Day

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/big-ben-lights-up-with-the-faces-of-world-war-one-heroes-for-remembrance-day/
- Published: 2026-11-08T20:51:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T21:03:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16276561/Big-Ben-lit-faces-World-War-One-heroes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- First World War figures were projected onto the Elizabeth Tower.
- The display marked 110 years since the Somme offensive.
- Those remembered included soldiers, rugby players and a volunteer nurse.

## Summary

Photographs of people who served during the First World War were projected onto the Elizabeth Tower on Sunday night for Remembrance Day, marking 110 years since the Battle of the Somme offensive. Arranged by Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Foundation, the display aimed to remember the fallen and share their stories.

Those shown included Lieutenant Vere Harmsworth, killed aged 21 in 1916, Welsh rugby international Dick Thomas, Scottish rugby captain Eric Milroy and volunteer nurse Barbara Esmée St John. Northern Ireland was represented by Captain James Samuel Davidson, killed on the Somme’s first day; the battle lasted from July to November 1916 and was one of the Great War’s bloodiest episodes.

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