GLASGOW fell silent this morning as hundreds gather to remember those who gave their lives for their country.

Events marking Armistace Day took place at venues across the city and some will continue into the evening.

In Glasgow Central Station, a plaque will be unveiled on Platform 1, from where servicemen and women from all over Scotland departed for London.

A memorial service has been organised at the Erskine Home in Bishopton, for veterans, families, staff and friends

It will be led by Erskine chief executive Lieutenant Colonel Steve Conway, Guy Clark the Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire and Reverend Jonathan Fleming, minister of Erskine Parish Church.

The commemorations continue this evening, when a light and audio show telling the stories of Glaswegians during World War One will be beamed on to the City Chambers,

The Glasgow City Council event, Glasgow's War, will depict the extraordinary impact of war on ordinary people and relate the experiences of soldiers, doctors and nurses on the front line.

Researched with the help of Glasgow City Council archivists and museum curators from around the west of Scotland, the show has been put together by Ross Ashton and Karen Monid, whose light and sound displays have already appeared on Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament.

There will be seven screenings; at 7pm, 7.45pm, 8.30pm, 9.15pm, 10pm, 10.45pm and 11.27pm.

A second light show will beam the names of all 18,000 Glaswegians killed in the First Wolrd War, on to the Cenotaph.

Glasgow Lord Provost Sadie Docherty said she hoped the event would inspire today's Glaswegians to connect with their city's war past.

She said: "This is not dim and distant history we're talking about.

"100 years on, we are all connected to the First World War, either through our own family history, the heritage of our local communities or because of its long term impact on society and the world we live in.

"The war changed Glasgow and Glaswegians forever.

"More than 200,000 men went to war from our city, 18,000 never returned and a further 35,000 were left badly injured or disabled.

"We need to ensure that these stories of Glaswegians between 1914 and 1918 are captured and saved for future generations and I hope that the spectacular Glasgow's War installation will inspire people to learn about their own family histories."

Earlier this year, Glasgow launched the www.firstworldwarglasgow.co.uk, calling for stories from the front line and home front to form part of a permanent online tribute to those involved in the Great War.

ann.fotheringham@ eveningtimes.co.uk