Since 1921 members of the public have worn the red poppy on their chest as a symbol ... and 42,000 never recovered from the Belgian fields of Flanders that turned into an ocean of mud.

In late 1914, the fields of Northern France and Flanders were once again ripped open as World War One raged through Europe's heart. Once the conflict was over the poppy was one of the only plants ...

as we try to replicate Flanders Field in the front of our garden. "That then leads on to Remembrance and Armistice assemblies." Mr Bell said the poppies were "designed so children understand".

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly According to History.com, Americans owe the tradition ...

Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote a now famous poem about them called ‘In Flanders Fields’. Image caption, In fields in Diksmuide, Belgium, wild poppies grow next to the ...