DAVID Wilson Homes flew Lest we Forget flags at its Weston Meadow development in Calne this weekend, and observed a two minute silence as a mark of respect to those lost in war.

The housebuilder named Weston Meadow after a pair of local veterans who served in the First World War. Walter and Ada Weston both survived the conflict, and their son Gordon, now 86, officially opened the development in September in their honour, alongside other members of the Weston family.

Walter Weston wrote his memories of the various battles, and the manuscripts detail how he had several close brushes with death. At one time he was fired on by a German sniper while delivering a message and another time he found himself in hospital suffering from mustard gas poisoning.

His wife Ada joined the Royal Flying Corps at Yatesbury Camp, in 1918, trained as a telegrapher, and went on to serve in France and Germany.

David Wilson Homes has long been a supporter of the UK’s military men and women. It offers a variety of packages to help serving and ex forces personnel buy homes and retrain for civilian careers. It runs a dedicated training programme which has been specially designed to help former forces personnel qualify as assistant site managers.

The company also offers an Armed Forces Deposit Contribution Scheme to help members of the Armed Forces to buy a home. Military servicemen and women will be offered a £500 contribution for every £25,000 on the cost of the new property they are buying, up to a maximum contribution of £5,000.

Gareth Neale, David Wilson Homes’ construction director and a former member of the forces himself, said: “Members of the UK’s Armed Forces make huge sacrifices for our country and it’s important for us to recognise that. We wholeheartedly support Remembrance Day and hope our flags serve as a reminder that we will never forget.”