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military honours

plural noun

  1. ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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All are interred with full military honours in ceremonies featuring a rifle salute and current soldiers from Scottish regiments.

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“We go all the way through to the end result where we work with current regiments to bring together a fantastic, poignant ceremony where they are laid to rest with full military honours.”

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Two British soldiers killed in Operation Market Garden were laid to rest earlier this week with full military honours in the Oosterbeek war graves cemetery, close to Ginkel Heath.

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A soldier from North Yorkshire who was killed during World War Two has been laid to rest with full military honours 80 years after his death.

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Australia has stripped senior defence commanders of military honours over alleged war crimes committed under their watch in Afghanistan.

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