The Black Country and Staffordshire remember the fallen
Record numbers of people turned out to Remembrance Sunday services across the region, paying their respects to the men and women lost in conflicts both past and present.
From the veterans who had seen war with their own eyes, to schoolchildren learning about conflict for the first time.
Young and old stood shoulder to shoulder in poignant ceremonies to mark 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War.
And while the ceremonies were poignant, there was also joy amongst attendees as they witnessed some of the biggest turnouts in years.
Before the Remembrance Sunday parade made its way to St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, veterans smiled and laughed as they ran into old friends, happy for the chance to catch up despite the sombre occasion.
Whilst in Walsall councillor Pete Smith hailed the 'tremendous turn-out' as 'the best for many years'. He described the scene: "At the cenotaph there was a sea of people as far as you could see."
Thousands attended West Bromwich's ceremony, held at the revamped Dartmouth Park.
The turnout in Cannock Chase was equally spectacular. Council leader George Adamson described the scene inside St Peter's Church: "It was standing room only inside the church. It was particularly poignant to see so many people across the generations on this special anniversary."
Dudley North MP Ian Austin attended the service at the Cenotaph, Coronation Gardens, in Dudley, and believed events across the country were bigger this year because people are 'more aware than ever of the sacrifices that British armed forces have continued to make for their country and they want to come out and show their support and gratitude'.
