Today marks the 102nd anniversary of the end of World War One.

Remembrance Day has become a tradition around the country as we pay our respect to those who lost their lives during the wars.

St Mark's Church Teddington, located on St Mark's Road, is paying tribute by displaying the biographies of men on their war memorial.

Reverend Karen Wellman, from the church, recorded a podcast with her sons about these biographies.

She said: "We knew one of the stories of the names of the board as we have Edith Cavell or (Norfolk Accent) Caavel on our board. She was a nurse working in Belgium who was shot by the German authorities for helping allied soldiers to escape. Some of her cousins lived locally and had her name put on the board although Edith's family was based in Norfolk.

"The Teddington Society have a WW1online memorial project created by David Neller and this meant we had access to some details of the lives of some of the others remembered on our boards. Some had photos.

"Joseph Gully a 21 year old carpenter, Jonathan Bruce who was married to Mable and died in India aged 41, Harold Burt was only 18 when he was killed just a few weeks short of Armistice Day,, Clive Chuter married to Louisa and died aged 27,, Colin Anderson aged 26 killed at the battle of Mons in 1914, Richard Hayat who looks just like any 20 year old today and died in France.

"We have other biographies without a photo Alfred the stock keeper, married to Mabel and died aged 45, Arthur Noakes who died of wounds aged 19, Charles Franks a conductor at Fulwell Bus Depot died aged 28, Charles Minnett an able seaman who died aged 20 at the battle of Imbros in 1918, Clement Slatter was a member of St Mark's Church Lad's Brigade, worked as an electrician and was killed in France aged 36, Kenward Elmslie was a lawyer, educated at Kings College Cambridge and died in France age 27, George Woodforde was a teacher at Kingston Grammar School, he appealed against his conscription but was called up and died of influenza on the 11/11/1918, John Brooks was a driver for Dr P Langdon Down whose hospital is a landmark in Teddington, John was killed aged 40 in Belgium, Michael and Paul Malton were brothers, sons of Revd William and his wife Florence and died aged 26 and 24.

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"Some names we have no information about them but we know the Alfreds and Arthurs, Charles and Colins, Edwards and Georges, Harolds and Henrys,, Johns and Percy's, Sidneys and Williams were loved by their families and remembered in our church."

You can listen to the full episode on Spotify HERE

Reverend Wellman added: "I found it really moving to create these. In my head it was all young men on the battlefields of France but there are older men and it isn't just Europe but further afield. The addresses in the parish also make it very real."

We will remember them