THE Remembrance ceremonies in Ross-on Wye began this week with Ashfield Park and St Joseph’s Primary Schools joining with military and civic dignitaries at St Mary’s Churchyard to commemorate those who fell in the Korean War and the Falklands Conflict.

The first ceremony saw the Mayor of Ross, Councillor Bev Pope lay a posy of poppies to mark the passing of 22 Chelsea Pensioners who died in Ross during the Second World War. A wreath was also laid by a representative of the Ross and District Branch of the Royal British Legion.

This was followed by the annual commemoration and wreath laying of the fallen of the Korean War and the the Falklands Conflict at the memorial English Oak tree which was planted in The Prospect in 1999.

The Gloucestershire Regiment, The Glosters fought with great bravery and heroism at Imjin River.

A memorial stone at the base of the oak tree was brought back from mount Longdon in the Falkland Islands by a comrade of Private Timothy Jenkins of the 3rd Parachute Regiment who lost his life from sniper fire two days before the end of the conflict in June 1982.

The service was led Sue Parker, chairman of local branch Ross of the Royal British Legion and conducted by Canon Freda Davies.

Wreaths were laid by Freyer Hadley-Davis and Hugo Ierego from St Joseph’s and Tom Baker and Mabel Avard from Ashfield Park.