The sun was shining for the D-Day Memorial Service held on Wednesday to honour all those who fought and sacrificed themselves during the war.

People from across Dartmouth attended the memorial service on Wednesday, June 6, at 11am including representatives from the town council and the Britannia Royal Naval College.

The service began on the Embankment in Dartmouth with Cllr Robin Springett starting the proceedings on behalf of Dartmouth town council at the memorial.

There was an Act of Remembrance before representatives from across Dartmouth lay wreaths on the memorial including the mayor Cllr Rob Lyon.

The congregation then moved across the road to the Royal Avenue Gardens to conduct the second part of the service at the United States Dartmouth Memorial.

This memorial which was dedicated a year ago today is in memory of all American forces who were trained in the UK, travelled through the UK and served in the UK during the second world war. This is the only monument in the UK commemorating the US Armed Forces who served in the UK during the Second World War.

Cllr Rob Springett, a veteran, read out the Act of Remembrance before three further wreaths were laid by the mayor, a representative from the BRNC and a representative from the French government.

After which, two pupils from Dartmouth Academy read The Kohima Epitaph and a prayer was read out for the armed forces.