A war veteran stood during a Remembrance service for the first time since being paralysed thanks to a pair of robotic legs.

Chris Baker was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2005 and believed he escaped with just minor injuries.

But four years later his condition deteriorated and he was left paralysed from the waist down.

However, thanks to his robotic legs he stood during a remembrance service at the Cenotaph in London with the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women.

Mr Baker, 35, of Walford Way, Coggeshall, said: “I never thought I’d stand on parade again. I was honoured to be invited.

“I took part in the parade and although I wasn’t able to stand for the duration, I did stand for the first time since being paralysed during the Act of Remembrance and the National Anthem, a very emotional and proud moment.

“Gerald Ronson, chairman of the Community Service Trust, funded the large amount for me to have my ReWalk robotic legs through the Gerald Ronson Family Trust.

"They wanted not only help an injured veteran but also to promote the ReWalk Isreali technology which was funded through the Jewish community.”

Mr Baker has taken his first steps again with the help of ReWalk technology, a robotic exoskeleton which helps those with spinal cord injuries stand, walk and climb stairs.

He said: “I’m very humbled to be asked to take part.

“I want to thank everyone involved for this opportunity especially Gerald Ronson who without his generosity I wouldn’t have these legs.

“I was also honoured to take Cyndi Martin with me back to for this life affirming moment.

“Her husband David Martin took me to the Cenotaph for my first time after Stoke Mandeville.”

Sadly Mr Martin died a year later after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.