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Hundreds of people gathered at Barker’s Pool to attend the annual Sheffield Remembrance service.
11 November marked 104 years ago since the First World War ended in 1918.
Wreaths were laid in tribute by dignitaries and military personnel at the Sheffield war memorial, which was watched over by the four soldiers statue in silence.
A resounding applause was given by the people that gathered to commemorate the Standard bearers, veterans, military and civilian personnel that marched around the cenotaph toward Leopald Street.
After the Last Post was sounded, the annual two minute silence was observed at 11am on the 11th hour of the 11th month.
The Kohima Epitaph was read out by Major Alan Scholey, and Pat Davey Chair of the Sheffield and District Joint Council of Ex-Service Associations read out ‘Flanders Fields’.
Pat Davey, 84, had many links to the military including: during the First World War, her Grandfather was killed on the first day of the Somme and her Grandma lost her husband and two brothers.
During the Second World War one family member went down on the Hood in the Atlantic.
She said: “We’d like to stop if we could all war, and it’s only by remembering what happened that that has any possibility of happening.
“We must remember that these people gave their lives for us, they bought freedom for us, surely we can spare one day in the year when we can remember the boys and the women who died.
“They lost their futures so that we could live in freedom.”
