War dead remembered in services

Services were held around Yorkshire and the Humber

People across Yorkshire and the Humber region have taken part in tributes to honour those who died in past and current armed conflicts.

This year's Remembrance Sunday events fall just two days before the 90th anniversary of the armistice - the end of World War I.

The only service to be held at a military cemetery took place in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Services were also held in West and South Yorkshire and the Humber region.

Harrogate's Rotary Club hosted the event at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery on Forest Lane, Stonefall.

The site is the final resting place for 1,017 British and Commonwealth servicemen.

'Ultimate sacrifice'

During the laying of the wreaths, schoolchildren from Harrogate Grammar School placed a single red rose on every grave.

In Leeds, the city's Lord Mayor, Councillor Frank Robinson, led a procession from the Civic Hall to the war memorial in Victoria Gardens.

Mr Robinson said: "Remembrance Sunday is a time to reflect upon and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice and I am proud to be laying a wreath on behalf of the city in memory of those killed.

"There are many lessons to be learnt from past events and by educating our children we can work towards not making the mistakes in the future."

In Sheffield, the parade from the City Hall was joined by ex-service personnel, Army units and representatives of the city's uniformed organisations.

Humberside Police's band and the 150 (Yorkshire) Transport Regiment RLC (V) led the Remembrance parade in Hull.

A service was also held to honour the bargemen of Beverley and Hull who volunteered to help the war effort.

A wreath in memory of their sacrifices was tossed into the Humber estuary.