Services were held across the city of Bath today for local residents to remember those who have died in the service of the country.
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Around a thousand people gathered at the War Memorial by the Royal Victoria Park to witness the morning parade, organised by Major Rikki Peters MBE of the Bath Branch of the Royal British Legion, and led by Parade Commander Major R Evans of the local Army Cadet Force.
The parade was inspected by the Mayor of Bath, Councillor Malcolm Lees. Veterans and members of the Somerset ACF and King Edwards School’s CCF were present at the ceremony and made up part of the contingent who later paraded through the city’s streets.
Wreaths were laid by members of the Royal British Legion, the Police Superintendent, the Fire Service, Royal Mail, members of all three Armed Forces and local cadets and scouts.
A two-minute silence was observed throughout the city at 11am, with a service also taking place at Bath Abbey. Additional services are to take place tomorrow at the War Memorial at the Firs Field in Combe Down, organised by the Bath United Services Association, and at Haycombe Cemetery.
Bath’s War Memorial, first unveiled on November 3rd 1927 to commemorate those from Bath who died during the Great War, also contains sections to remember soldiers, sailors and airmen who fell during the Second World War.
In 2003 a new section was added to honour the civilians killed during the bombing raids in 1941 and the Bath Blitz of 1942. The continued support and respect shown by the public has been praised by members of the Armed Forces and with the war in Afghanistan drawing to a close next year, it is hoped that the support seen across Bath in recent years will continue.
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