Disabled veterans from the Royal Star and Garter care home in Surbiton paid tribute to their fallen comrades at Remembrance services over the weekend.
Residents attended a special Western Front Association service at The Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks, on Friday November 11.
The home also held a Remembrance service for those unable to travel, with a service delivered by Reverend Helen Hancock of St Matthew's Church.
Resident John Jenner meets students from The German School
Students from the German School and Southborough High School read Sergeant-Major James Milne’s First World War letter, ‘My Own Beloved Wife’, in English and German before lighting a candle of reconciliation.
A group from the home, accompanied by staff, joined the March Past at the cenotaph in Whitehall to commemorate Remembrance Sunday in presence of the charity's patron Queen Elizabeth.
Resident Vi Butler with Reverend Helen Hancock at the Surbiton home
The Royal Star and Garter's chief executive Andy Cole joined residents on Sunday.
He said: “It was an honour to attend this year’s Remembrance Sunday parade with our residents, to remember and to pay tribute to veterans past and present who have served our nation.
“This year marks the centenary of the Battles of the Somme and Jutland as well as the charity’s own centenary so it is especially important to our veterans to march here.”
The charity, which has another home in Solihull, is looking to build new care homes around the country to provide specialist care for disabled ex-service people, including dementia care facilities.
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