The significance of the poppy as a lasting memorial symbol to the fallen was realised by the Canadian surgeon John McCrae in his poem In Flanders Fields. The poppy came to represent the ...

The Knit and Natter group crafted numerous poppies, which were displayed outside the home, creating a small poppy field. READ MORE: Remembrance Day 2024: 33 photos from the Basingstoke event The ...

In 1915, Canadian doctor Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote his famous war poem, In Flanders Fields ... legions to ask for the poppy to be acknowledged as Remembrance emblem.

Visit the field of scarlet poppies and memorials which will blanket the Abbey’s grounds this November to remember loved ones lost serving in the Armed Forces. Now in its 96th year, the Field of ...

Image caption, In fields in Diksmuide, Belgium, wild poppies grow next to the preserved trench system known as the Trench of Death. The poppy has become a widely recognised symbol of remembrance ...

Wales' National Field of Remembrance has opened at Cardiff Castle ... is in the form of a religious or secular symbol carrying a poppy and a personal message to someone who has lost their life ...

The new poppy has a 40% smaller carbon footprint, the Royal British Legion says A design firm has spoken of its pride in creating an environmentally friendly Remembrance Day poppy partially made ...

A PLAQUE to commemorate the work of the Poppy Factory founder was unveiled at a church in Hambleden. The tribute to Major ...

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses ... However, his words had a huge impact and the idea of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance caught on. In 1918, they were read by an American ...

Visit the field of scarlet poppies and memorials which will blanket the Abbey’s grounds this November to remember loved ones lost serving in the Armed Forces. Now in its 95th year, the Field of ...