PORT school pupils have paid a poignant tribute to the servicemen and women who have served in battle.

Yesterday morning children at Newark Primary School held a special assembly for Armistice Day.

The occasion commemorates the signing of the armistice between the Allies and Germany at 11am on November 11, 1918.

As a result, there is a two minute silence held to mark the occasion — on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the eleventh month — to remember those killed in the two world wars and the 12,000 British servicemen killed or injured since 1945.

Remembrance Sunday services will also be held throughout Inverclyde tomorrow including a special ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the Free French Memorial.

The times of the services are: Port Glasgow - 12.30pm, Toll Boys Memorial, Robert Street - 2.15pm, Gourock - 12.15pm, Wellpark - 12.45pm, Lyle Hill - 2.30pm, Kilmacolm - 12.30pm, Wemyss Bay - noon, Inverkip- 12.15pm.