It is the most poignant of events in the calendar – Armistice Day.

It was on this day, in November 1918, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month that agreement was reached to end the First World War.

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It has become the first day when we remember not only those who died in that horrific conflict, but in others that followed.

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Locally it was observed with traditional reverence at war memorials across Cambridgeshire.

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Others, such as our emergency services, took time out to pause and observe the silence.

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Many office and shop workers, too, stood still to join the two-minute silence.

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Here are photos from Whittlesey, Wisbech, March and Ely.

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Photos from Chatteris (where a special memorial was unveiled) follow.