PEOPLE across Inverclyde joined those around the UK and the Commonwealth to pay their solemn and silent tributes to those from the district who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country.

Two-minute silences were held at church services and then at war memorials in Greenock, Port Glasgow, Gourock, Inverkip, Wemyss Bay and Kilmacolm, as locals maintained the tradition that has been observed across the country since Armistice Day in 1919 and the first Remembrance Sunday in 1946.

People gathered at the Greenock war memorial in the Wellpark.People gathered at the Greenock war memorial in the Wellpark. (Image: George Munro) Port Glasgow residents pay their respects at the memorial in Fore Street.Port Glasgow residents pay their respects at the memorial in Fore Street. (Image: Alex Craig) School pupils were among those who paid tribute at Inverclyde's Remembrance Sunday commemorations, including here in Gourock.School pupils were among those who paid tribute at Inverclyde's Remembrance Sunday commemorations, including here in Gourock. (Image: Duncan Bryceland) Following church services at 10.45am, uniformed organisations led parades to war memorials across the district, where poppy wreaths were laid by representatives of the King, Inverclyde Council and other local groups.

Later in the afternoon, a short service was also held at one of Inverclyde’s most famous landmarks, the Free French Memorial on Lyle Hill, while wreaths were also laid during the course of the day at the war memorials in Broomhill and Woodhall and at the Toll Boys Memorial in Port Glasgow’s Clune Park.

The Free French Memorial on Lyle Hill hosted a short service of remembrance on Sunday.The Free French Memorial on Lyle Hill hosted a short service of remembrance on Sunday. (Image: George Munro) Wreaths were laid at the Greenock memorial following the traditional two minutes' silence.Wreaths were laid at the Greenock memorial following the traditional two minutes' silence. (Image: George Munro) Youth groups laid wreaths at the memorials across Inverclyde, including here, in Port Glasgow.Youth groups laid wreaths at the memorials across Inverclyde, including here, in Port Glasgow. (Image: Alex Craig) This year’s Remembrance Sunday services in the local area also saw the rededication of Inverclyde’s three largest war memorials, in Greenock, Gourock and Port Glasgow, one hundred years and one month since the Greenock memorial in the Wellpark, the youngest of the three, was originally unveiled.

For full coverage of this year's Remembrance Sunday commemorations see Monday's edition of the Tele.