SOLDIERS who lost their lives in the two World Wars were remembered at the annual Regimental Sunday Service last weekend.

And the day was made extra special for one old soldier.

Ron Hollingsworth is standard bearer for the Warrington Branch of the Queen's Lancashire Regimental Association. During a visit to South Africa earlier this year to attend the wedding of his niece, Suzanne Shaw, he asked her to dress his standard for Regimental Sunday.

Suzanne promised she would be here and arrived in good time for a hot pot supper at Peninsula Barracks on Saturday before joining the parade on Sunday.

Every year the town devotes a day to the memory of the heroes of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment, formerly the South Lancashire Regiment and this was their 60th anniversary service of remembrance.

The names of those who died are recorded in the regimental chapel in St Elphin's Parish Church and on Sunday, old soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder to march in memory of their comrades.

After a service at the parish church, the old soldiers, army cadets and band marched along Church Street before retiring to the Parr Hall for a reunion and refreshments. The Mayor of Warrington, Councillor Albert Clemow, took the salute with the Colonel of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment, Lieutenant General Scott Grant. With them were the mayoress Jean Clemow, 18 visiting mayors from across Lancashire and from Warrington's twin town of Nachod in the Czech Republic.

Clr Clemow said: " It was an excellent day and was very well supported.

"Regimental Sunday is one of the highlights of the Mayor's duties and it was very impressive. This is the first time I have attended and it was bigger and better than I expected. The church was full."

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