Communities fall silent to mark Remembrance Sunday

The south east of England fell silent on Remembrance Sunday to honour those who lost their lives in conflict.

Crowds gathered at war memorials across Kent, Sussex and Surrey as wreaths were laid in tribute to the fallen as communities across the three counties came together, falling silent at 11:00 GMT to remember the fallen.

In Netherfield, East Sussex, people made poppies from old plastic bottles were put up to remember lost loved ones and in Rusthall, near Tunbridge Well in Kent, poppies were dropped from the bell tower onto the choir at St Paul's church.

George Durrant, 102, who served in Burma during World War Two was in the parade at Crawley, in West Sussex.

As he laid a wreath the crowd showed its appreciation with applause.

Dubbing the service "moving" Durrant said: "It reminded me of the days I had to spend in the jungle in Burma where we lost a lot of men."

"So I paid my respect to them. We had no choice. We were conscripted and we had to go and do our duty so that is what we did," he added.

"We had a job to do and we just got on with it."

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