Silence fell across Oxfordshire yesterday, as people stood to remember those who lost their lives in war.

Phil Sarbutts plays The Last Post

Thousands of people around the county packed churches and gathered around war memorials to lay wreathes and pay their respects to those who died in the two world wars and other conflicts.

Among those marking the sombre occasion were ex-servicemen and women, supporters of the Royal British Legion, Scouts and Guides, army and air cadets, Thames Valley Police and Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

At 11am, people stood for the two-minute silence, heralded by The Last Post.

The largest ceremony took place in St Giles, Oxford, where crowds applauded a procession of ex-servicemen.

In Witney, people gathered around the war memorial on Church Green, before processing to St Mary's Church for the service.

Among those laying wreaths were Witney MP David Cameron, the vice Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, Malcolm Cochrane, and representatives of Witney's twin towns of Le Touquet and Unterhaching.

Witney Town Band attended, with a bugler from the Boys' Brigade.

Yarnton Band led the procession to St Mary Magdalene Church in Woodstock, for the town's service.

The Duke of Marlborough, president of the town's branch of the Royal British Legion, was among those laying wreaths.

Services and ceremonies also took place in Alvescot Road, Carterton, St Mary's Church, Chipping Norton, and the war memorial in Burford.

Pipers from the Scots Guards Association led a parade in Charlbury.