Armistice Day in Preston: 30 pics as crowds gather at cenotaph to remember lives lost to war

Also known as Remembrance Day, it marks the day World War One ended - at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, in 1918.

A two minute silence was also observed at 11am as millions of people in the UK and around the world pause to remember and pay respects to those who died during wars.

Take a look at some of the images captured at the event.

You can also view Remembrance Sunday pictures here