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This week we've been remembering the British servicemen and women who've died in conflicts around the world. One such service was held in Crete, where more than three and a half thousand British and Commonwealth troops and sailors died during the Battle of Crete in 1941. The battle was a humiliating defeat for the Allies - but a phyrric victory for the Germans, who suffered more than 6 thousand casualties. Our Europe correspondent Dominic Hughes travelled to Crete with his father Peter, who was laying a wreath on behalf of the Royal Marines Association. It was an especially personal trip as Dominic's grandfather George Hughes, a career Royal Marine, fought and was taken prisoner there. You can hear Dominic's report tonight...and there's an .

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