The memory of war heroes are being kept alive through grandchildren's work

Artists Donna Sockett, 54, of Ross Road, and Chris Watts, 54, of Huntington, are two Herefordshire artists painting in the name of their grandfathers who fought for their country.

Ms Sockett's grandfather Thomas Elwyn Williams was born in 1920 in Williamstown, Rhondda Valley, Wales, and went on to serve five years in the army.

Thomas Williams at 20 in his first year of service

Mr Williams, whose exploits during the war included carrying a sergeant for five miles to save them from death in a battle, was later transferred to the Royal Marines as a commando before being lost in Burma and presumed dead.

Thomas Williams' certificate of discharge from the Royal Marines in 1946

Mr Williams was eventually traced after his brother went to the Home Office to track him down but had to be discharged due to contracting tuberculosis and placed in isolation when he returned home for quite some time to recover.

He later spent all his married life in Hinton, Hereford.

Ms Sockett admired and respected her departed grandfather, meaning the Remembrance Sunday parades are an emotional time for her, she said.

Mr Watts has recently recovered from a chronic illness which has pushed him to pursue his artistic side, said Ms Sockett.

His grandfather Raymond Watts, was born in 1915 in Somerset, and served in the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

He was a solider in Guernsey when German planes bombed the harbour in 1940 during the Second World War.

He remembers the children of the island not knowing what chocolate was, said Ms Sockett.

Both grandads did not like to talk about the war, she said.

Now Ms Sockett and Mr Watts have painted an array of artwork to support The Royal British Legion's poppy appeal.

Some of the paintings on display at the exhibition

The art sale will offer a huge range of paintings of all mediums.

The exhibition will be held at Cafe Miro on Saturday November 13, between 10am and 6pm and Sunday November 14, between 11am and 4pm.