Armistice Day marked across south of England
BBCWorkplaces and public spaces in the south of England fell silent during the annual Armistice Day commemoration.
People gathered for the two-minute silence at 11:00 GMT to remember men and women who lost their lives serving in the two world wars and other conflicts.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two.
The Armistice Day silence takes place each year at 11:00, on the 11th day of the 11th month - the moment fighting was suspended on the Western Front at the end of World War One in 1918.
A couple of hundred people turned out at the memorial outside Reading's Forbury Gardens.
The silence was observed as part of a short tribute ceremony led by the town's mayor.
Mayor of Reading Alice Mpofu-Coles said: "We have to always remember, it's not just one day - and we look after the war veterans that are still here with us who were injured, traumatised and who are struggling with their lives."
Across Berkshire, pupils and staff from St Bart's School in Newbury attended Newtown Road cemetery and laid a wreath on a former student's grave who died before he could be deployed to fight in World War One.
Alexander Herbert Davis died from a brain tumour in January 1915 aged 25, months after he had volunteered to serve.
One of the school's houses is named in his honour. The three others are named after former pupils who were killed in action.
In Southampton, veterans gathered at the city's war memorial where the two-minute silence was observed.
In the New Forest, local schoolchildren joined the commemoration at the Brockenhurst's war memorial.
Resident Mike Bowles MBE, who served in the Army for 34 years, said: "You remember everyone whose been involved - I've got some close friends who were killed in the Falklands - it's their relatives you think of today.
"It's important we do remember and we keep our forces going. It means a lot"
Staff at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital were among those who stopped work to observe the two-minute silence.
On a social media post, Dorset Hospitals NHS Trust said: "It was an opportunity to pause, reflect, and pay respect to those who died in conflict, and we are grateful to our Chaplaincy Team and members of the Armed Forces for their support and contributions".
In Blandford, the silence was followed by a piper playing a lament.
Royal British Legion organiser Terry Clarkson said: "While the 11th of the 11th is symbolic, it's also an opportunity remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War Two and campaigns since then all over the world."
Volunteers, community groups, school children used more than 3,000 paper tissue poppies to create a cascading arch remembrance tribute in the Russell Cotes Museum in Bournemouth.
In Carterton, Oxfordshire - home to RAF Brize Norton - the town's mayor led the Armistice Day commemorations.
Michele Mead said: "My grandfather fought during the war - he was a para - so it means a lot personally, but on a community basis it means so much more because we are a military town so it brings so many residents together.
"We have to show our respect for the service forces now and for those from the past."
Schoolchildren from five local primary schools created around 1,400 poppies for this year's Remembrance events.
West Oxfordshire District Council's armed forces champion Natalie King said: "It was a really lovely activity, to go into the schools and meet all of the children... and get them to do something that we can keep for years to come and decorate our town ready for Remembrance."
In Oxford, a ceremony and short service were held in Oxford Town Hall.
Lord Mayor of Oxford Louise Upton said Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday gave the opportunity to "pause and reflect" on the sacrifices made the armed forces and their families.
"As we stand together in silence, we honour the courage and selflessness of those who choose to serve, to protect the freedoms we hold dear," she said.
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