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In the months and years after the First World War ended the nation's thoughts turned to how those killed should be remembered. News you can trust since 1886 Sign In ...
World War One laces often included names of people, places, inscriptions, and dates; a characteristic not usually found in other lace work. The lace often incorporates the coats-of-arms or national ...
A two-minute silence is held annually on Armistice Day, which marks the end of World War One in 1918. People also wear pins shaped like poppies, the symbol of remembrance, to pay tribute to fallen ...
One hundred years after the United States entered World War I, ... lady," Michael campaigned to make the poppy the internationally-recognized symbol of remembrance and welfare for war veterans.
From laurel leaves to eternal flames, BBC Bitesize takes a look at the different symbols and features of war memorials and what they mean BBC Homepage Skip to content ...
Item 1 of 2 Two wooden chairs, one sent from Ukraine and one from Russia, symbolising casualties from Russia's war in Ukraine a century after "the war to end all wars" had ended, are shown on ...