Lothians fall silent in tribute to war dead
Since last year’s Armistice Day, another seven members of the British armed forces have died in service - including five who died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan in April.
People of the Lothians joined those across the UK in observing the silence in rememberance of those lost.
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Hide AdRichard Hughes, of the Western Front Association - which organises the Annual Service of Remembrance at London’s Cenotaph, said this year’s commemorations were not just about the end of the First World War.
He said, “We have got the modern version here with us stepping back from Afghanistan. That itself has tremendous resonance.”
Armistice Day has been marked on the November 11 every year since 1919 - a year after the Allied forces signed an agreement with the Germans that would end the First World War.
Although at first former servicemen wanted to forget the horrifying experiences of war, a decade later remembrance became more popular.