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Dignitaries at the war memorial

A variety of uniforms on show

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Moments to remember Townspeople and organisations march through Hungerford after a year’s absence

AFTER last year’s virtual Re- membrance ceremony, Hun- gerfordians took to the streets again this year to honour the town’s war dead. Tim Williams from Denford made his traditional flypast in his De Havilland Puss Moth and the parade march was led by Royal Marine Lt Col Myles Cook, a for- mer John O’Gaunt School pupil. He also said the Exhortation and Kohima Epitaph . Soldiers from 6 Close Support Battalion REME marched down the High Street to the war memo- rial, where the Rev Mike Saunders led the prayers. Fifty-four wreaths were laid by local organisations, including the Royal British Legion, Hungerford Town Council, West Berkshire Council, the Town and Manor of Hungerford and the Royal Naval Association. The local fire brigade, 6 Battal- ion REME, the RAF, Hungerford Historical Association, the town’s chamber of commerce, Hunger- ford Freemasons, the Royal Ante- diluvian Order of Buffaloes, the Probuis Club, the Tuesday Club, John O’Gaunt School, Hungerford Primary School, the town football

The parade marches down Hungerford High Street

All pictures: Lee Sainsbury (Oxygen Photography) Hungerford RBL secretary Derek Loft revealed that the pa- rade featured a Leonberger dog and said: “They were used in the Second World War for pulling crates of ammunition.”

Ready for the parade

Sandy Crouter. Among the dignitaries in at- tendance were town mayor Hel- en Simpson and the deputy Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, Richard Anderson.

and rugby football clubs, the car- nival committee, Morley Lunches, the Royal Marines and the Burma Star Association also laid wreaths. The town band provided music and the Last Post was played by

Wreaths at the ready

Laying wreaths at the war memorial

Hungerford Town Band

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Hungerford Town Band leads the procession

Standard bearers at the ceremony