WAR veterans and their loved ones packed into church pews as they united to commemorate the lives of fallen soldiers.

More than 20 people came together to honour troops who fought in the two world wars during Saturday's Turning the Pages service.

The morning ceremony, which was a tradition started by former Royal Green Jackets officer Colonel Richard Hill, saw soldiers remembered at Christ Church Cathedral.

Names of 20 men who served in the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars were read aloud within the cathedral's Military Chapel.

Chairman of the Oxford branch of the Royal Green Jackets Association Terry Roper said he hoped youngsters would join future services to discover more about soldiers who died on the frontline. 

He added: "The services are important to remember those who gave their lives in the two world wars and up until the present day, and fought for the freedoms that we have got today.

"[Taking part in the services] makes me feel proud. All the veterans have their own memories, especially people who are now maybe of that age - they were probably children when their fathers were away at war.

"I would like to see some of the younger generation [here] so that they can get a better understanding of what happened in the last two wars. It would be an opportunity to talk to some of the veterans."

The ceremony, which is usually held every two months, was marked with a two minute's silence after the Last Post bugle call was sounded.

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars

First World War 1914-1918

Harry Charles Ernest Biedermann

William Alison Bleloch

Reginald Osborne Bolingbroke

Guy Bonham-Carter

Albert George Bowden

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Second World War 1939-1945

John William Rymill

William Lionel Howard Sansbury

Frank Steadman

Frederick George Stone

Joseph Edgar Taylor

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Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

First World War 1914-1918

Albert Ashworth

Henry Eccles

Roland Charles Jackman

William Herbert Nicholls

George Simson

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Second World War 1939-1945

Alan Edward Grant

Charles George Lawrence

Roland Pearce

Walter Thomson

John Burton Williams