Looking back: 23 powerful remembrance images across the Black Country and Staffordshire, and their lasting impact on communities

Here we explore a selection of historic photographs of local memorials and parades ahead of Armistice Day.

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By Tania Taylor
Published 2nd Nov 2025, 06:00 BST

Through these images we forge a visual link to the past, contemplating the sacrifices that were made and the lasting legacy carried forward by the communities who honour them.

Visitors pay respects as Cannock War Memorial is illuminated for Armistice Week, in November 1938placeholder image
Visitors pay respects as Cannock War Memorial is illuminated for Armistice Week, in November 1938
Day of remembrance for the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy, Darlington Street Methodist Church, Wolverhampton, July 20, 1942. The photograph shows the Mayor of Wolverhampton, Councillor G. Bates, inspecting the Wolverhampton unit of the Sea Cadet Corps, with Lieutenant H. C. Wilson on the rightplaceholder image
Day of remembrance for the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy, Darlington Street Methodist Church, Wolverhampton, July 20, 1942. The photograph shows the Mayor of Wolverhampton, Councillor G. Bates, inspecting the Wolverhampton unit of the Sea Cadet Corps, with Lieutenant H. C. Wilson on the right
Cross of Sacrifice, Cannock Chase Military Cemetery. This photograph shows the Cross of Sacrifice, surrounded by headstones, with a man and three boys standing near the cross and looking up at it on November 8, 1959. A wreath is visible on the base of the cross. The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)placeholder image
Cross of Sacrifice, Cannock Chase Military Cemetery. This photograph shows the Cross of Sacrifice, surrounded by headstones, with a man and three boys standing near the cross and looking up at it on November 8, 1959. A wreath is visible on the base of the cross. The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
Stafford War Memorial, Earl Street, Stafford. Party of dignitaries at Stafford Borough War Memorial during the Armistice Day service on November 13, 1961.placeholder image
Stafford War Memorial, Earl Street, Stafford. Party of dignitaries at Stafford Borough War Memorial during the Armistice Day service on November 13, 1961.

"Lest we forget".

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