Lew Peters, of Bittaford Wood, Ivybridge, writes:

Your front page, Gazette, July 1, shows a photo of a wreath of poppies with the header ‘We will remember’, and there are some interesting articles about the Somme battle accounts, ­commemorated recently. This is in contrast to the back page.

The writer’s flippant remarks about the referendum result do not give the whole picture of the South Hams’ results, which by only a narrow margin voted to remain in the EU.

Many covered by the Ivybridge edition of your paper voted to leave, and as far as ­constituency boundaries are concerned in west Devon or Plymouth, many of them, including myself, voted to leave.

I do, however, agree with the comments about the football and am thankful that I have a Welsh great-grandfather.

In 1975 I voted for the Common Market as a means of trading with Europe, and still would if that were an option.

What I did not vote for was a federal European state with its own laws, currency and soon to be announced army, which as far as finances are concerned is run by Germany. The three parliaments of Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg have to be paid for and currently we are the second-highest contributor to this organisation. These ­parliaments, which are unelected by us, are riding roughshod over the British people.

It is worth remembering all those who fought and died in two world wars in the last ­century so that we might be free of tyranny in this one.

It was my duty to vote for ­freedom to honour them.