Hailing from London to the Tyne, Cardiff to France, dozens of branches and hundreds of Jewish ex-servicemen and women marched past the Cenotaph on Sunday at the 80th annual Ajex remembrance parade.

After 10 wreaths were laid alongside two poppy posies, the participants and the watching crowd joined together in rousing renditions of Adon Olam and God Save The Queen.

The strong ties between the Jewish community and Britain were a theme of the parade, with the Reviewing Officer, Admiral Boyce, taking his place next to Admiral Sterling, the AJEX president.

Lord Boyce said: "It's a great honour for me to be asked to take the salute today. Jewish servicemen and women have served this country since the 1700s, and that story of service goes on to this day.

"These were people who put their lives on the line for our sovereign and country. Wherever and whenever the armed forces are called into action, I am sure that Jews will play their part in the air, the sea, and on land."

Eleven-year-old Aaron McNeille laid one of the posies in memory of his great-grandfather Aaron Glickman, who died fighting in the First World War.

He said: "I'm proud. I was named after my great-grandfather. I never met him, but it's an honour to be named after him, because it means the name has a purpose."