The first such modern ceremony was held on 11 November 1919, following a suggestion by King George V for a two-minute silence across the United Kingdom and a ceremony to take place in London.
第一次在此舉行停戰日紀念儀式是1919年11月11日，起因是英王喬治五世提議在英國全境進行兩分鐘默哀，並在倫敦舉行紀念儀式。