PORTRAITS of more than 300 men from Llandudno who died in the First and Second World Wars were projected onto the side of a shop last weekend,

On Friday and Saturday evenings, hundreds of people watched as the names and photographs of the servicemen from Llandudno and Penrhynside who went away to war and did not come home were projected onto the wall of Marks & Spencer in Mostyn Street.

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The slideshow, which is believed to be the only one of its type in the country, was a collaboration between the Home Front Museum and the Llandudno branch of the Royal British Legion.

Adrian Hughes of the Home front Museum said: “Thanks to the local community we have been able to get the photos of over 300 servicemen from the local area who died in both World Wars.

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“As well as the photographs we displayed other details including their name, rank, date of death, age and address. While the names of those who fell are commemorated on local war memorials, it was very poignant to see the Faces of the Fallen displayed on this huge exterior wall right in the heart of the town.

“By including the addresses of the fallen many people who came along realised that they are now living in the houses that those killed in conflicts in the 20th century did not come home to.”

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Peter Kingston, Chairman of the Llandudno branch of the Royal British Legion added: “It was a wonderful tribute and I was moved to see so many people take time out of their busy lives, pause and pay their respects to Llandudno’s fallen.

“It has been a busy year for the local branch of the RBL and promises to be again next year with events planned for the 75th anniversaries of VE and VJ Days in May and August, and the 80th anniversary of the Wormhout massacre in May 2020.”