Okehampton fell silent at 11am this morning to mark Armistice Day, 108 years since the First World War ended.

A ceremony, led by Revd Claire Reynolds and Revd Jonathan Cook, was held at St James Chapel to honour the fallen.

The service began with a hymn and reading from the Bible.

The chairman of the Okehampton branch of the Royal British Legion Bob Tolley led the congregation in the Act of Remembrance, which was followed by The Last Post, the two-minute silence and the Reveille.

Bob Tolley then read the Kohima Epitaph:

“When you go home tell them of us and say

“For your tomorrow we gave our today.”

He also thanked everyone for coming, describing it as “a good turnout,” adding that the Army cadets had laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in London on behalf of Okehampton during their recent trip to visit the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

The service ended with a blessing and the National Anthem.

Armistice Day is held on the eleventh day of the eleventh month with the two-minute silence held at 11am marking the exact time the fighting stopped on the Western Front and the armistice began.