Remembrance Service commemorates over 250 fallen Army chaplains.
The Service also marked 230 years of Army chaplaincy and the importance of the role for supporting soldiers.
Serving chaplains from across the Army reflected on the losses and the enduring role of chaplaincy.
More than 250 Army chaplains who lost their life in service have been remembered at the Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens in Staffordshire. The Service of Thanksgiving and Act of Remembrance also marked 230 years of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department.
Chaplains from The Royal Army Chaplains' Department and a bugler from the band of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers during a service to celebrate The Royal Army Chaplains' Department’s 230th anniversary at the National Memorial Arboretum.
The Venerble Stephen Dunwoody and a bugler from the band of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers during a service to celebrate The Royal Army Chaplains' Department’s 230th anniversary at the National Memorial Arboretum.
Reverend Canon Micheal Parker laying a wreath at base of The Royal Army Chaplains Department memorial at the the National Memorial Arboretum.
A group photo of those in attendance at The Royal Army Chaplains' Department 230th anniversary service at the National Memorial Arboretum.
Serving chaplains from across the Regular Army, Army Reserve and Army Cadet Force gathered to honour colleagues who died in service and reflect on the enduring role of chaplains within the Army.
The Reverend Ian Rogers said: "The Act of Remembrance is one of the central moments of military life. It links us to our past and reminds us of the sacrifices made by soldiers and officers who have gone before us.
"I have spent time with the families and colleagues of those who have been killed or injured. It is important that their sacrifice is remembered."
"The Act of Remembrance is one of the central moments of military life. It links us to our past and reminds us of the sacrifices made by soldiers and officers who have gone before us."
Founded in 1796, the Royal Army Chaplains' Department has supported British forces through every major conflict in the Army's history. Today, the Department comprises 141 Regular and 73 Reserve chaplains, providing pastoral care, spiritual support and moral guidance to Army personnel and their families at home and overseas.
Reflecting on the continuing importance of chaplaincy, Reverend Rogers said chaplains remain focused on caring for the Army's people: "Chaplains matter because it is people who are asked to fight. Chaplains are there to support those people.
"Whether that care is pastoral, spiritual or moral, the chaplain offers that in barracks and on operations. They walk with the Army's people through good and bad. They are there in times of celebration, and in times of loss.
"Remembrance is tremendously important for us all. There may be very personal reasons to remember family and friends who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
"Most importantly, it reminds us that the privilege of living in a free democratic country comes with a cost, and those we remember bore that cost for us."
