The poppy has a long association with Remembrance Day. But how did the distinctive red flower become such a potent symbol of our remembrance of the sacrifices made in past wars? Scarlet corn ...

But, with 10 days to go before Remembrance Sunday, the rights and supposed wrongs of poppy-wearing are already at play. A day after he had helped launch this year’s Poppy Appeal, defence ...

Remembrance Day – also known as Armistice Day – takes ... to the preserved trench system known as the Trench of Death. The poppy has become a widely recognised symbol of remembrance after ...

The offer, according to the rail operator, is available nationwide and will be extended to volunteers attending Remembrance Sunday and London's Poppy Day events. That being said, it is almost time ...

Now in its 96th year, the Field of Remembrance has been held every November since 1928 when The Poppy Factory brought a group of disabled veterans, a tray of poppies and a collecting tin to the ...

At first the commemoration was called Armistice day. It was renamed Remembrance Day in Britain and the Commonwealth to include the dead of both world wars and wars that followed. In the USA it is now ...