THE great nephew of an SAS soldier killed in the first Gulf War was on parade to pay tribute to the fallen.

Little Zachary Lunt, aged three, laid a wreath at the cenotaph on Regent Street in memory of Sgt Vince Phillips, from Swindon, who died in 1991.

Zachary placed the poppies with the help of his mum Samantha Lunt who said she was proud to take him to the ceremony and pass the tradition of remembrance on.

She told the Adver: “Every year my dad leaves a wreath but it was the first time I’ve ever done it.

“It was a real honour, and it was nice to allow Zachary to do it, so he can start understanding what remembrance is all about.

“He’s got toy soldiers at home, but I think these events are important for children.

“Just so they can start realising what war is about, what soldiers do and why we need them. I just told him in a simple way that soldiers are there to look after us, like policeman.

“I think he’s started to get his head around what a soldier is.”

Samantha also spoke about the importance of the day for families who have lost a loved one in conflict.

“It was a very sad time for my family,” she added.

“Every year when you go to remembrance that comes back to you.

“ I saw lots of other families crying and hugging," she said.

“It makes you realise that there are lots of other families that have been and are still going through what you did.”