Hundreds of shoppers and passers-by united in silence this morning to honour the fallen.

Ely Standard: Ely falls silent to commemorate 98th anniversary of the end of WWIEly falls silent to commemorate 98th anniversary of the end of WWI (Image: Archant)

The hustle and bustle of Ely Market Place fell silent at 11am to commemorate the 98th anniversary of the end of World War One.

Ely Standard: Ely fell silent this morning to commemorate the end of the First World War.Ely fell silent this morning to commemorate the end of the First World War. (Image: Archant)

To mark the day, Cassie Rouse placed a cross in remembrance of her great uncle, Pte John Unwin, of the 1st Battalion Hertfordshire Regiment who was killed in action on 28/09/1944 aged 21 in Italy. He is buried at Faenza war Cemetery Italy.

Ely Standard: Ely fell silent this morning to commemorate the end of the First World War.Ely fell silent this morning to commemorate the end of the First World War. (Image: Archant)

Around 38 million people died in the First World War.

Ely Standard: Ely fell silent this morning to commemorate the end of the First World War.Ely fell silent this morning to commemorate the end of the First World War. (Image: Archant)