Veterans, residents and civic leaders gathered in Bath on Remembrance Sunday to pay their respects to those who served and lost their lives in conflict.
Wera Hobhouse, MP for Bath, joined Mayor of Bath Councillor Ruth Malloy, veterans, serving members of the Armed Forces, the Royal British Legion, faith leaders and residents at the city’s commemorations on Sunday, November 9.
Mrs Hobhouse laid a wreath at Bath’s War Memorial before joining the Remembrance Parade outside the Guildhall and the Civic Procession to Bath Abbey, where a Remembrance service was held.
Earlier in the week, the MP welcomed Bath veteran Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Whitchurch MBE to Parliament, where they planted a remembrance cross in the Westminster Garden of Remembrance.
Lt Col Whitchurch served for 44 years in the British Army with the Royal Engineers, with his service spanning the Cold War, Gulf War and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mrs Hobhouse said: “Remembrance Sunday is an opportunity to reflect on the extraordinary courage and sacrifice of all those who have served our country and those who have lost their lives in conflicts around the world.
“It was a privilege to welcome Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Whitchurch to Parliament and plant a remembrance cross together in the Westminster Garden of Remembrance.
“Meeting someone who has dedicated 44 years to serving our country was a powerful reminder of what public service means. We must never take those freedoms for granted. We will remember them.”
Lt Col Whitchurch said: “Not only must our fallen never be forgotten but all of us must continue to learn from them as we look to the future.”
Lead photo: Wreaths are laid at Bath’s War Memorial during the city’s Remembrance Sunday commemorations. Photo: Bath & North East Somerset Council