AS I do every year, I went to the War Memorial in the Guildhall Square.

I look forward to this every year: the 11th hour, the 11th day, the 11th month.

I am an 86-year-old ex-Royal Engineer.

It was very sad for me, remembering the fallen in those two world wars.

It was not the same as other years – no Last Post sounded, no signal to start the two minutes’ silence or at the end – a lot was missed out by the padre.

Don Mankin

Bishopdown