Haunted me even. A large tattoo of seven beautiful, bright red poppies and, above them, the silhouettes of seven soldiers. This striking tattoo that had been inked across the back of Rob French ...

Each poppy represents the life of a British or colonial soldier who died fighting in World War One. The poppies were created by artist Paul Cummins, and were sold to the public for £25 each after ...

The destruction brought by the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th Century transformed bare land into fields of blood red poppies, growing around the bodies of the fallen soldiers. In late 1914 ...

Poppies grew on the barren fields of World War One and are used to remember soldiers who died in battle. Paper poppies are still sold today for charity. Large crowds gather to remember the war ...

Artificial red poppies were sold after the first world war to raise funds for the British Legion, headed by Field Marshal Earl Haig, and set up the Haig Fund and Haig Homes to help distressed ...

With less than a week before Canadians remember our nation’s fallen soldiers, we call on all Torontonians to make a concerted effort to buy a poppy. And wear it proudly.Too many sons and daughters of ...