Remembrance Day – also known ... as the Trench of Death. The poppy has become a widely recognised symbol of remembrance after it grew in the warfields of Flanders in Belgium.

The poppy has a long association with Remembrance Day. But how did the distinctive ... In late 1914, the fields of Northern France and Flanders were once again ripped open as World War One raged ...

Events and services take place around Armistice Day - 11 November - as well as Remembrance Sunday, and the poppy is a frequent ... wrote his famous war poem, In Flanders Fields, following the ...

Gordon Michie, Poppyscotland’s Head of Fundraising, said: “100 years ago, the Poppy that grew on Flanders Fields was adopted as our nations symbol of Remembrance, this little flower has over the last ...

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 ...

Tracey Largue Remembrance Day commemorates ... the war, the poppy became the symbol of Remembrance for those who gave their lives. It was inspired by the famous poem, In Flanders Fields, which ...

Below is a line-by-line analysis of "In Flanders Fields." Click on each of the red words to read more about the history of the poem.