WAR heroes who gave their lives to protect our country will forever be remembered after roads were named in their honour.

Families of six soldiers from Langley who died in the First World War were at the unveiling of the roads at the King’s Reach development in Langley.

Developer Bellway ran a campaign to find relatives of fallen soldiers remembered on the Langley War Memorial. One of those was Private Harold Willis who was killed in action in France in 1918, aged 26.

His great nephew, Mike Willis – whose grandfather also served in the war – said: “It’s a brilliant idea. It’s commemorating two Willises for us.

“It was also suggested a plaque should be put up with their names on so people who move in here will know why their street is named as it is.” Other heroes honoured were Private Daniel Blackwell, Private Ernest Piggott, Private Bertie Spicer, Driver Arthur Eldridge and Sapper Walter John Thorn. Family members of each soldier attended the unveiling on Friday last week.

Mayor of Slough, Cllr Shafiq Chaudhry, officially unveiled the roads at the event, which also marked the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War One.

He said: “This is a great tribute and historical reminder of the sacrifice our local soldiers gave during the First World War, especially during this centurial year.

“This development is providing much needed family housing in Slough and the event is a good reminder of how our community can work together to achieve great things.” The development will include around 300 homes, from one and two-bed apartments to five-bedroom houses.

The site is also due to become the home of new free school Ditton Park Academy.

Stuart Wallace, Bellway North London managing director, said: “Our campaign to find relatives of the fallen soldiers of the First World War from Langley was a huge success.

“We would like to extend our gratitude to everyone for coming today [Friday last week] and sharing stories of their family members.”