Names of Kingsclere soldiers who died in First and Second World Wars read at Remembrance Sunday service

Hundreds gathered in Kingsclere to observe and take part in the village’s annual Remembrance Sunday service.

The service began when the procession formed in Swan Street car park and proceeded to march to the war memorial by St Mary’s Church shortly before 11am.

Prayers were read at the start of the outside service, before the two minute silence was observed.

The Exhortation was recited by Kingsclere Royal British Legion branch chairman Jason Hart, who was also the parade marshal who led the procession.

All 40 names of the Kingsclere soldiers who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars were then read out, while pupils from Kingsclere Primary School laid a poppy cross for each of the 40 lives lost.

Wreaths were laid and the Kohima Epitaph was recited, before the service finished after a final prayer. A subsequent service took place in St Mary’s after this.

Mr Hart, 42, served in the armed forces for 13 years, and took part in tours in Northern Ireland and the Balkans.

He said: "It’s very important to remember those who have fallen. My last four years was in bomb disposal, so unfortunately there were a number of high profile bomb disposal people that lost their lives, many of which I worked closely with.

"In some ways it is important to remember those who are still around, because not everyone is in a fortunate position.

"It reminds people that there are veterans there, and for me it’s remembering others that aren’t so fortunate, those who have left the services and have faced challenges."