Thousands of residents lined the streets yesterday to remember servicemen and women who have died fighting for their country.
Remembrance Day services were held at war memorials across the borough, with an "unusually large" turnout in a year which marks the centenary of the First World War.
Members of the Royal British Legion attended the service in Merton Park
War veteran Dr David Ashby, who led the salute in Merton Park, said: "There was a lot more public there than normal and I think the poppies at the Tower of London helped raise public awareness."
Dr Ashby, who fought in Aden, now part of Yemen, in 1966 and 1967, is a member of the Royal British Legion.
Reverend John Haywood leads a procession to Merton Park's service
The Legion sent about five veterans to each memorial service.
He said: "I think services are important because it gives people the time to reflect on the ultimate gift that soldiers give to their countries, their lives, and we hope that the children who came out won't make the same mistakes that we did."
Ready for a service at Wimbledon Village
Merton Council distributed about 1,500 orders of service in Mitcham and about 2,000 in Wimbledon.
Councillor Stephen Alambritis, leader of Merton Council, attended services at St Mary's War Memorial, Merton Park and Mitcham War Memorials, attended by members of the Royal British Legion's Mitcham and Morden branches.
Wimbledon MP Stephen Hammond is among those paying tribute in Wimbledon
Coun Alambritis said: "It was under the gaze of the sun and the weather was gorgeous.
"The audience at Mitcham was one of the biggest, with more than a thousand people lining the streets.
Troops march to the service in Wimbledon.
"After the dignitaries laid their poppies anyone else there who wanted to pay a tribute for an organisation or to remember their relative could do so and that went on for quite a long time, people were queuing up to remember others.
"There was one veteran who had the Burma Star who was 95 this year and he was in his mobility scooter and he actually went to the memorial with his scooter."
Services were also held at Wimbledon War Memorial and St Lawrence's Church, Morden.
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