▁known , ▁but ▁Edward ▁George ▁H oney , ▁who ▁attended ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 8 9 5 ; ▁and ▁there after ▁proceeded ▁to ▁England , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁leading ▁journalist , ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Two ▁Min utes ▁Sil ence ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁hour ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁month ." ▁Eric ▁Hard ing ' s ▁book let ▁written ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁monument ▁to ▁H oney ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁acknowled ges ▁that ▁other ▁sil ences ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁before ▁( up on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁King ▁Edward , ▁the ▁sil ences ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁" when ▁the ▁war ▁was ▁going ▁badly ▁for ▁the ▁Al lies ", ▁cer emon ies ▁in ▁Australia ▁for ▁lost ▁min ers , ▁in ▁the ▁USA ▁when ▁the ▁Maine ▁was ▁s unk , ▁amongst ▁others ), ▁but ▁in ▁his ▁words ▁" the ▁original ity ▁of ▁H oney ' s ▁suggestion ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁history ▁that ▁a ▁victory ▁had ▁been ▁celebrated ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁sacrific ed ▁their ▁lives ▁and ▁their ▁health ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁victory ▁possible ". ▁Hard ing ▁also ▁acknowled ges ▁that , ▁despite ▁extensive ▁research , ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁H oney ' s ▁attend ance ▁at ▁any ▁re he ars al ▁at ▁Buck ingham ▁Palace , ▁nor ▁any ▁record ▁of ▁an ▁official ▁communication ▁mention ing ▁H oney ' s ▁letter ▁having ▁played ▁a ▁part