Army veteran from Leighton Buzzard joins Remembrance Day service in London

Jamie Hull, 50, joined 10,000 others from the veteran community at the event.

And he said his thoughts were with his grandfathers – as well as others who made the ultimate sacrifice.

He said: “Remembrance is always a significant time to reflect. I remember my late grandfathers, respectively, James Calder (Scotland) who served in the Navy and was in Burma and Philip Hull, from Luton, who served in the RAF and trained as a pilot in the Second World War. I also think about the countless brave servicemen, both men and women, who gave their all, in order that we could now live in a time with freedom and peace.”

In 2007 Jamie, who also served with 21 SAS Regiment, was badly burned when the cockpit of the plane in which he was training caught fire. He needed more than 60 operations to recover from his life-changing injuries and was supported by Help for Heroes. Subsequently, he was one of the first ambassadors appointed by the charity.

Speaking before the event, he said: “It’s a great honour to be invited by Help for Heroes to be part of its delegation at the Cenotaph this year. I’ll be thinking about my grandfathers and also the people I’ve learned about, over the years, from more recent conflicts.”