A north Ceredigion beach is one of four in Wales chosen by Hollywood film director Danny Boyle for his UK-wide First World War commemoration project.

Boyle has released the full list of beaches, which includes Ynyslas, near Aberystwyth, where communities will gather to etch into the sand the faces of those who perished during the First World War.

The list of beaches in Wales also includes Colwyn Bay, Broadhaven and Swansea. There are also several beaches in England and Scotland on the list.

Dubbed the Pages of the Sea, the event will form part of Boyle’s 14-18 NOW programme events and will take place on Remembrance Day.

The vast majority of British troops who fought in the conflict, left by sea and it is hoped that the gesture will be a poignant way to remember both the lives lost and the importance of the sea in the story of the Great War.

Boyle said beaches are the perfect location for a remembrance event because they are “unruling, democratic places”, where “nobody rules other than the tide”.

The former Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has composed a new poem for the occasion and this will be read on the beaches, followed by other individual contributions from the public.