THE First World War seems very long ago.

But looking through the King’s Book Of York Heroes at the page after page of photographs of those who died remains a deeply moving experience.

Each photograph shows a young York man (and two York women) who made the ultimate sacrifice. Many were heartbreakingly young.

Later this year, the book will form the centrepiece of an exhibition at York Minster to mark the 100th anniversary of the war.

There could be no better way to remember.