ed ▁by ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁people ▁had ▁celebrated ▁with ▁dan cing ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Arm ist ice , ▁and ▁believed ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁silence ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁far ▁more ▁appropriate ▁gesture ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁died ▁at ▁war . ▁He ▁also ▁drew ▁upon ▁the ▁experience ▁he ▁had ▁in ▁a ▁train ▁trav elling ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁England ▁when ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁King ▁Edward ▁VII ▁was ▁announced , ▁and ▁the ▁five ▁people ▁in ▁his ▁compart ment ▁" s at ▁un cover ed " ▁for ▁ 3 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁record ▁of ▁H oney ' s ▁letter ▁having ▁inspired ▁the ▁Rem emb rance ▁Day ▁tradition , ▁but ▁nearly ▁ 7 ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁a ▁suggestion ▁from ▁South ▁African ▁author ▁and ▁politician ▁Sir ▁Per cy ▁Fitz pat rick ▁for ▁a ▁similar ▁idea ▁for ▁a ▁moment ▁of ▁silence ▁was ▁forward ed ▁to ▁George ▁V , ▁then ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁who ▁on ▁ 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁formally ▁requested ▁the ▁observ ance ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁minutes ' ▁silence ▁throughout ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁ ▁H oney ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 6 , ▁whilst ▁a ▁patient ▁at ▁the ▁Mount ▁Vern on ▁Hospital . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁' Section ▁B ' ▁at ▁North wood ▁C emetery ▁in ▁North ▁West ▁London . ▁A ▁small ▁br ass ▁pla que