The Towns fell silent on Sunday morning as people gathered at war memorials across Medway to commemorate our fallen war heroes.

Remembrance Day was once again observed impeccably, from Gillingham’s Black Lion memorial to the Royal British Legion service at Rochester Cathedral.

The first service of the day came at the Great Lines naval memorial in Gillingham at 9am, followed by another at the Black Lion war memorial at 9.55am.

St Margaret’s Church in Rainham High Street begun its service at 10.15am, while scouts, cubs, guides and brownies descended on Victoria Gardens in Chatham for a service at 10.45am.

Brompton memorial’s service got underway at 11am, but the main service came at Rochester Cathedral, which started at 10.40am.

There was a procession from the Guildhall and a wreath was laid at the memorial in the High Street. Among the attendees were veterans of the Second World War and later conflicts.

Sunday’s services came after a number were held across the Towns on Armistice Day, with Chatham’s Historic Dockyard welcoming visitors at its National Destroyer Memorial.

The 11am service was led by the Rev Andrew Huckett, chaplain of HMS Cavalier, and Admiral Sir Trevor Soar, chairman of the Historic Dockyard Trust, also attended.

Sir Trevor laid a wreath at the dockyard dedicated to 142 Royal Navy destroyers sunk in the Second World War, at a cost of 11,000 lives.

That same morning, children from St John’s School in Chatham made their annual pilgrimage to the war memorial at Victoria Garden.

MidKent College students at the Medway campus also observed a two minutes’ silence on Friday alongside staff and children from Burnt Oak Primary School.

For more pictures, pick up Monday's Medway Messenger.