A tribute to the Barnsley Pals - hundreds of young men who responded to the country's call to fight and ultimately gave their lives in France - took place at Silverwood Scout Camp at Silkstone, Barnsley.

The woodland location was the original First World War training area for the 13th/14th Battalions of the York and Lancaster Regiment, known as the Barnsley Pals.

Ninety years on, the outlines of some of the original training trenches still remain.

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Now a plaque, unveiled in the chapel, is another physical reminder of the historic significance of the site.

A memorial weekend featured a tented training camp of the kind familiar to French and British allies on the Western Front. Visitors could check out a trench display and view original and authentic equipment that would have been vital tools in the struggle that claimed millions of lives.

There was a table-top war game re-enactment and presentations from Royal British Legion and the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association regarding their support work for ex-service personnel.

Yorkshire and Lancashire Regimental Museum set up a display and roadshow for identifying military heirlooms brought along by visitors with a view to tracing family trees from a military perspective.

And at lunchtime heads were turned skywards for RAF flypasts by aircraft of the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight.

Pals 90, a living history tribute event support association, organised the weekend as Britain marked the 63rd anniversary of VE Day to remember the Pals which comprised many lifelong friends, thrown into the notorious battle of the Somme in July 1916.

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