Steve Williams leads the ceremony to remember the Chorley Pals who went over the top exactly 94 years ago.
As the Town Hall clock struck 7.30am, a wreath was laid at the base of the Chorley Pals Memorial to remember the men from Chorley who went over the top at the start of the Battle of the Somme exactly 94 years ago.
Chorley Pals Memorial Secretary Steve Williams led a short ceremony attended by people from Chorley, relatives of the Chorley Pals and representatives of the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment, where the Last Post was sounded and prayers said.
The statue was erected in February this year as a permanent memorial to the 222 soldiers of the Chorley Pals – Y Company, 11th (Service) Battalion East Lancashire Regiment who served during World War One.
More pictures of the ceremony can be found on our new Flickr page.
