Flanders' Field of Poppies

11 November 1918 signalled the end of The Great War; the Armistice between the Allies and Germany came into effect. Since 1921, the nation has come together to remember the sacrifices that hundreds of thousands of British and Commonwealth Service men and women made not just during the Great War, but World War II and all subsequent wars and conflicts including Iraq and Afghanistan.

To salute all these heroes and express gratitude this Remembrance Day, The Royal British Legion planted a 'Flanders' Field' of Poppies beside the Menin Gate in Ypres in both 2008 (for the 90th anniversary of the First Armistice) and again in 2009.

A photo gallery of the Flanders' Field of Poppies is available on the main Legion website.

If you missed the opportunity to participate and would like to, you can plant a virtual poppy anywhere in the world.