Old and young gathered under grey skies on Sunday to honour those who gave their lives in the service of their country.
Kingston’s mayor Councillor Ian McDonald attended Remembrance Day services in New Malden and Kingston, and an interfaith memorial at Hampton Court.
He said: “One of the things the people of Kingston is realising is that when we have forces overseas, they are local people. We have got a number of residents who are wounded.
“The expressions on people’s faces were very serious. I think people realised that what was an event about years ago is now an event about the present.”
Reverend Jonathan Wilkes introduced the Bishop of Kingston at All Saints, Kingston.
He said: “It was the usual solemn and respectful occasion that it should be.
"There is a strong awareness that the 256 Field Hospital is serving in Afghanistan at the moment.”
Rev Bonni-Belle Pickard was among the hundreds who attended Surbiton Methodist Church and said: “There were some comments that it was a little big bigger than usual.
"Many people were deeply touched because of Afghanistan.”
Edward Davey MP said: “It’s a really important community event.
"I think it’s more poignant than previous years, having lost more than 230 service men and women in Afghanistan since 2001 and with the appalling regularity of troop losses, it's really in the front of people's minds.”
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