A POIGNANT new film that captures the story of Knutsford during the Second World War is being screened to mark Remembrance Day.

The wartime documentary entitled ‘Knutsford: Tales of War’ features interviews with four residents describing what life was like in the town.

Enid Leigh, Edith Chadwick, Tony Leadbetter and Bill Cowburn share their experiences.

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The film is being shown at Knutsford Heritage Centre from Thursday, November 7 to Saturday, November 16, from 11am to 4pm, with permission of Knutsford Town Council.

The film will be run on a loop throughout the week.

Visitors can also discover the full story of Trumpet Major Smith, a survivor of the Battle of Balaclava, who is buried in St John’s graveyard.

Details of a hitherto unrecognised soldier Private Thomas Bell, who sadly died in Knutsford Workhouse in February 1879, will also be included in the documentary.

This soldier had been forgotten for 145 years.

Many of the 244 surnames listed on Knutsford Centennial Memorial are still around in the town today.

Family names like Buckley, Darlington, Cash, Hamman and Hammond, Leech, Norbury and Whiston are still linked with Knutsford.

The Centennial War Memorial like many war memorials contains the phrase ‘Lest we forget’.

Knutsford Centennial MemorialKnutsford Centennial Memorial (Image: Supplied)

This phrase was first used in Rudyard Kipling’s 1897 poem ‘Recessional’.

The phrase is now used to remind us not to forget sacrifices made by our armed forces.

Remembrance Day has been observed across the UK since the end of the First World War.

This Sunday’s Remembrance parades honour and remember not just those who fought or fell in the First or the Second World War, but also those who served in more recent wars like the Falklands War and the Gulf War.