The poppy has a long association with Remembrance Day. But how did the distinctive ... and Flanders were once again ripped open as World War One raged through Europe's heart.

Remembrance Day – also known as Armistice Day ... Poppies were chosen as a symbol of remembrance as many of the battlefields in WW1 had poppies growing in them. Canadian doctor, Lieutenant ...

The Poppy Factory by the River Thames was founded in 1922 to provide work for sick, injured or disabled veterans. “I feel like I’m doing something to be proud of. It’s important giving ...

Julie Parker, niece of solider Thomas Morris, joined church warden Debbie Pope and Silvia Meredith in creating the poppies The niece of a WW1 soldier who knitted more than 700 poppies for a church ...

Each year, on Remembrance Day, a long list of countries take ... you wear it with pride." The poppies are a nod to World War One. During the war, the farms and fields across France and Belgium ...

A British author has suggested that it is time to stop holding remembrance services and poppies in memory of those ... German POWs mending a road during WW1 He added: “It’s not history ...