In Bradford, councillor Chris Howlett, the authority’s armed forces champion, said that to see people turn out pay their respects “means so much”.
He added: “We can’t forget. We must continue remembering.”
Howlett said that having served in the Army with the Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire, the day’s events were “very personal” for him.
“My granddad was First World War, my dad the Second World War, and me and my brother were in the Army,” he explained.
“My son also is still serving in the RAF, so today will be extremely emotional.”
Elsewhere across West Yorkshire, leaders and dignitaries were joined by members of the public for a service at the Victoria Gardens War Memorial in Leeds, where wreaths were laid.
