Two Lowestoft historians are joining forces to deliver an afternoon of poignant reflection on how war, and the loss of life, has affected the area.
This, and the manner in which local communities commemorate the fallen, will be brought into focus during a special presentation later this month.
A talk entitled 'Lest We Forget: A Journey through War Graves and Memorials in the Lowestoft area' is being held at The Grit Arts and Heritage Centre - formerly the Lowestoft law courts building - on Old Nelson Street at 2pm on Saturday, November 26.
Ivan Bunn and Bob Collis are no strangers to this avenue of local history research, having previously produced two short films for Lowestoft Town Council on the subject of war graves and war memorials in the area.
Aviation historian Mr Collis will be focusing on some of the local aircraft crash memorials and war graves, while Mr Bunn will cover other aspects of conflicts dating from the 19th century to the two World Wars and on to more recent military operations including the Falklands War of 1982.
Mr Collis said: "There are so many tragic, but heroic stories that could be told of the young people either buried here or remembered on war memorials that we simply can't mention all of them, but I hope that some of those featured in our talk will make people aware of what previous generations have done to maintain our freedom."
The talk was originally planned to precede the Sunday Remembrance events, but Mr Collis added: "Remembrance will still be in people's minds and Ivan and I agree that we need to remind audiences that our armed forces are out there facing challenges every day.
"There has only been one year since the end of the Second World War that has not seen British service personnel killed on active service around the world.
"There are new memorials being added every year, and it's one of our tasks as historians to make the public aware of them and their background."
Admission to the talk is free, but there will be a collection for the Lord Kitchener Memorial Holiday Centre on the day.
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