That concludes our live coverage of Armistice Day, which has united the UK in honouring those fallen in conflict. Thank you for joining us and for sharing your comments, pictures and memories.
- 11 November 2014
- Ceremonies around Britain and abroad commemorate the anniversary of the end of World War One
- The traditional two-minute silence at 11:00 GMT marked the time when hostilities ended in 1918
- Veterans gathered at the Tower of London where 800,000 ceramic poppies have been placed
- This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One and 70 years since the D-Day landings
Marian: How about spraying the Tower Moat with real poppy seeds before the ceramic poppies are removed. The disturbance to the ground when removing the ceramic poppies will help the real flowers to grow just as in the Flanders Fields. Hopefully this could give us a display for the next four years and more.
The Met Office have published an article online documenting theimportant role they played during World War One. It says:
By the end of the war forecasters and observers were to be found working in support of the army on every front. Met Office staff worked on the front line predicting changes in the wind that might indicate the risk of the enemy launching gas attacks. Both sides used gas as a weapon during the war and the forecasters also advised on when conditions were right for the allies to launch gas attacks. It was a highly dangerous role.
The role of the Met Office and the importance of weather information and advice to military operations were considered so critical by the end of the war that the Met Office became part of the Air Ministry which ran the Royal Air Force.
David Gilliver uses a technique, which involves very long exposure times taken at night, to photograph the poppies next to the WWI memorial in Guernsey, the Channel Islands.
Poppies fall as brokers, underwriters and dignitaries observe the silence at the Lloyd's of London building.
Soldiers stand among fallen tissue paper poppies during a service at the Lloyd's Building in the City of London.
In Edinburgh, veterans and members of the public paid tribute.
Susan Pettigrew took this photo in Armadale, Western Australia.
This year marks the100th anniversary of the start of World War One, 70 years since the D-Day landings and the end of Britain's conflict in Afghanistan.
Armistice Day has been marked on 11 November every year since 1919 - a year after the Allied forces signed an agreement with the Germans that would end WW1.
After the Second World War, commemorations were adapted to honour the fallen of both conflicts, and Remembrance Sunday was established to replace Armistice Day.
From 1995, the British Legion campaigned successfully to restore the two-minute silence to 11 November as well as Remembrance Sunday.
- French President Francois Hollande laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
- A memorial service was held in the Afghan capital Kabul for British servicemen killed there
- In the Belgian town of Ypres there was a special sounding of the Last Post to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of WW1
Here's a reminder ofthe morning's events:
- Ceremonies have taken place around the UK and further afield to mark the anniversary of the World War One armistice
- In London, a 13-year-old army cadet planted the final symbolic ceramic poppy in the art installation at the Tower of London
- Services were held in military bases, churches and schools, and a two-minute silence was observed at 11:00 GMT
- In London, remembrance ceremonies took place at Westminster Abbey, the Cenotaph and Trafalgar Square
Tom Piper, designer of the poppy installation at the Tower of London, told the BBC he thought the sale of the poppies had raised "at least £1m for each of the six charities".
"I'm very thrilled and honoured that it's had such an impact. I don't think we imagined that it could have [raised this amount] when we set out to do it," he said.
Anthony Bagga, of Henley College, Coventry took this photo. He said: "Henley College Coventry's Uniformed Services students led our Remembrance Day service this morning in the atrium. Students, staff and nursery children all observed the 2 minute silence. The wreaths laid were made by Uniformed Services students and our nursery children."
Richard Storrie: My wife and I visited the hulk of the Bodrog, the ship from which the first shots of the First World War were fired by the Austro-Hungarian river fleet into Belgrade, at 11am local time and observed two minutes silence. The Bodrog is tied up alongside the southern shore of the Danube in Belgrade, quietly rotting away.
Eleanor Thompson: At Oriel College, Oxford, we have held a service beside our war memorial to remember not only the thousands of war dead but especially those undergraduates of the college who served and never returned. Incredibly moving that so many students, staff and tutors came to pay their respects. My great grandfather fought at Gallipoli and on the Western Front, and my great-great uncle was killed exactly a month before the end of the war. I am proud to remember them.
Actress Barbara Windsor was at the ceremony for the "planting" of the final ceramic poppy at the Tower of London.
Confetti was released into the air in Liverpool City Centre following the silence.
UK servicemen and women at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, paused to pay their respects.
Speaking to the BBC, Paul Cummins, the artist behind the poppy field at the Tower of London, said "the crowd and the people" had left him feeling "slightly emotional".
Asked what he might do to mark the centenary of the end of the war in 2018, he said: "I think I'll sleep first."
Armistice Soldiers gathered at Kendrew Barracks in Rutland to remember their fallen comrades.
Bluewater shopping centre in Kent fell silent with members of the Greenhithe and Swanscombe Royal British Legion. Two local schools stood beside ex-servicemen as the Last Post was played.
Viv Baker: I am a first generation Canadian, whose ancestors hail from Plymouth and Walthamstow. In fact the wharf that ferries people from Plymouth in Devon to Cornwall is named Shepherds Wharf... after my great-Grandfather. Today I will be remembering my Grandfather Sergeant Edward Edwin Shepherd who was born in Plymouth. He enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914. He made it through the war, but on September 30th, 1918 he and the 40 troops under his command were snipered while making their way through Cambrai, France... all lives were lost. Today, I am honoured to attend a special exhibit at the Markham Museum near Toronto, which is dedicated to the memory of my Grandfather and two other soldiers who gave their lives in the service of their country.
Eddie Clarke, Deanshanger: I have just observed the two minute silence alone and thoughtful... My father fought in the first world war and he died in 1953 when I was 2 years old... It is not until recently I learned of this as my mother never spoke about him. But on reflection we must remember all those who served (most of whom are dead now) not just remember those who died at the time. Many more went on suffering for a long time (both physically and mentally)... We owe them all a great debt...
A trumpeter played the Last Post to mark the end of the silence.
Passengers observed the at York Station.
Robin Gibbons: I paused for those minutes after 11. It is a poignant time as both my Grandfathers fought in the WWI, one I knew, my maternal Grandfather who was also wounded at the Somme before returning to active duty as a Royal Sir Corps member mapping above the trenches. I have his flying pennant, compass and binocular as a well as a German helmet he gave me as a small boy. I can just trace the name of the German soldier who owned the helmet, still visible in that thick lead pencil, 'Rosenberg' and a number that I have yet to decipher. I would like to trace him too, obviously a young man who presumably was killed in battle. The next four years will be a very moving time.
The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey.
RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
Another striking image from Spean Bridge in the Highlands of Scotland.
Lorraine Ogilby: I work in a Belfast Hospital. Observed the silence by walking out to a corridor on my own and stood quietly looking out a window. No mention of this in work and did not see anyone else observing. I felt very emotional that people just do not seem to mark this as they should. I had two great uncles killed in the war and my grandmother never forgot them.