Region unites to honour fallen and serving military personnel

LIVERPOOL united in solemn silence yesterday morning in remembrance of those who have lost their lives to the horrors of war.

- By WESLEY HOLMES

Services were held across Merseyside including in Hamilton Square and Eastham.

A sea of umbrellas washed over the steps of St George's Hall on Remembrance Sunday, as thousands of people gathered to pay their respects to the fallen.

A round of applause rose up from the crowd as guest of honour John Dennett, age 101, rose from his wheelchair to lay a wreath of poppies on Liverpool Cenotaph.

A veteran of the Second World War, John joined the Royal Navy aged just 17 and served at every major allied landing including North Africa, Italy and Normandy.

Also paying their respects were civic, military and religious leaders, including MPs, the Kings representative for Merseyside Lord-Lieutenant Mark Blundell, the Lord Mayor of Liverpool council-lor Barbara Murray, the High Sheriff of Merseyside, the honorary recorder of Liverpool, and the Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram.