THE COUNTY'S fallen heroes from the First and Second World Wars were remembered by the Oxfordshire's modern regiments in a poignant ceremony at Christ Church Cathedral earlier today.
The Turning the Pages ceremony, which takes place every two months, took on more significance than usual on Saturday as veterans and soldiers looked back on the Battle of the Somme 100 years on.
Staff Sergeant Mark Taylor of the 142 Vehicle Squadron of the Royal Logistics Corps, in Banbury, read out the names of 10 soldier from the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars, who lost their lives in the two major wars - as the cathedral fell silent.
Then Major Rick Fletcher of the 7 Rifles, based in Abingdon, did the honour for the Ox and Bucks Light Infantry.
In the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars, Robert Webb, Christopher Williams, Herbert Young, James Anthony and Harold Archer were called out from the First World War.
And James Gee, Victor Green, Ronald Greville, Gordon Hankin and John Hatchett were read out from the Second World War.
From the Ox and Bucks Light Infantry Major Fletcher read out Charles Austin, Harold Church, Reginald Harding, Thomas Simms and Frank Watson from the First World War and Joseph Bingham, Albert Green, Guy Langford, Joseph Nightingale and Herbert Rapson from the Second World War.
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