A FOOTBALL match being held this weekend will help to support families who have lost loved ones in service.
Serving military personnel, veterans’ groups and families of those who have lost their lives will attend the Black Cats’ game against Southend United on Saturday.
The final league game at the Stadium of Light before Remembrance Sunday will be the fifteenth consecutive year in which military personnel have joined Sunderland AFC and its fans to support the annual remembrance commemorations.
Representatives from the Army, Royal Navy and RAF will all be present on the day.
About 20 minutes prior to kick off, soldiers from the Royal Signals will undertake a parade around the pitch and form a guard of honour as both teams take to the field.
Staff Sergeant Chris Gee from 5th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Yorkshire Gunners) will begin the tribute alongside club staff, as he lays a poppy wreath at the club’s war memorial, ahead of the game.
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