Hundreds of city residents who lost their lives in the First World War have been honoured with a "field of remembrance" at Canterbury Cathedral.

Dozens gathered to pay their respects at a short service today, held in the grounds of the Cathedral at 11.30am.

The Dean of Canterbury, the Very Reverend Dr Robert Willis, dedicated the crosses to the 531 Canterbury residents who died in the Great War.

The service was conducted by the Rev Canon Paul Kerr, chaplain to the Canterbury branch of the Royal British Legion.

Each of the crosses planted in the grass outside the Cathedral bears a poppy, and the name of a man or woman whose name is etched on the permanent war memorial in the Buttermarket.

The Lord Mayor of Canterbury Cllr Colin Spooner also attended the service, along with other Cathedral and Royal British Legion representatives.