Ex-servicemen and women marched from John Street past city chambers to the cenotaph where they remembered those killed in combat.

Former lance corporal and lord provost Bob Winter announced plans by Glasgow city council to disregard income from war pensions when calculating council tax and housing benefits.

He then pinned veterans' badges to 50 men and women, including Kenneth Hunt of Shawlands and Charles Platt of Mount Florida.

Kenneth (75) served a three-year regular engagement with the RAF from 1951 to 1954, during a two-year posting to Aden.

He told The Extra: "I did my training in Worcestershire before signing on as an air wireless mechanic.

"I serviced very high frequency radios on planes, which were state-of-the-art at the time. After volunteering for the Middle East, I spent 11 days on a ship travelling to Egypt. We spent two weeks in a Suez Canal area transit camp, which was quite dangerous.

"If we wanted to use the nearest swimming pool we had to go through a native village. For safety reasons we were required to travel in groups of four or more. One man had to carry a loaded rifle, which I did twice.

"Later, when I was back in the UK, trouble erupted between various groups in the canal area and Britain had to send a task force over."

Originally from Manchester, Kenneth moved to the southside in 1989 after meeting Glaswegian Pam, who became his wife.

The dad-of-two and grandfather-of-four added: "I have fond memories of my time in the forces and have since joined Friends Reunited to trace some of the people I served with."

Charles Platt (76) completed three years' national service in Kenya from 1953 to 1955. He is married to wife Jenny.

Charles said: "I was attached to the King's African Rifles and my job, with the Royal Engineers, was to set up the camps and make sure everything worked properly.

"I was engaged at the time and when I joined up I had to go to my CO straight away and make sure I got leave for my wedding that June."