Silence in honour of fallen braves (From Daily Echo)

Silence in honour of fallen braves

9:51am Saturday 7th November 2009 in

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TOWNs and villages will fall silent tomorrow as people remember the fallen men and women of the armed forces.

Poppy wreaths will be laid as military personnel, Royal British Legion members and the public gather to pay their respects.

In Marchwood, 100 soldiers from the 17 Port and Maritime regiment will march from their base to the village church for a service.

As well as the soldier’s commanding officer, the troops will be joined by Paul Edgar and his family.

Paul received the Elizabeth Cross from Princess Anne last month after his father, Sgt William Edgar, was killed by the IRA in 1977. At the Trinity Church in West Street, Fareham, history will be made as the names of the boroughs fallen commemorated on a wall outside the church are read out.

In the Test Valley region, Royal British Legion members and exservicemen who fought in the Second World War and more recent conflicts will parade through Romsey to the town’s War Memorial Park.

In Southampton a march from the Civic Centre to the city’s cenotaph in Watts Park will start at 10.30am ahead of the two-minute silence and wreath laying ceremony at 11am.

City MP John Denham will be representing the Government at the Cenotaph at Whitehall in London, which was modelled on Southampton’s monument.

Archie Parsons, secretary of the Southampton branch of the Royal British Legion, said the recent deaths of soldiers in Afghanistan, including that of Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid, had heightened emotions.

He added: “With what’s happened over the last few days we have got to show total support for the guys serving in Afghanistan.

For a full list of Remembrance services, see Saturday Review inside today's Daily Echo