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Remembrance Day (sometimes known informally as Poppy Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth of Nations member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. Following a tradition inaugurated by King George V in 1919, the day is also marked by war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries. Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November in most countries to recall the end of hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918. Hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month", in accordance with the armistice signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5:12 and 5:20 that morning. ("At the 11th hour" refers to the passing of the 11th hour, or 11:00 am.)
For my tribute I used a photo of a section of the Battle of Britain Monument on the Victoria Embankment, London and overlaid the poppies which have become a symbol of remembrance. This year is also the centenary of Armistice Day.
Enniskillen Castle lit up Red to mark the Centenary of the end of World War 1, Its as far west as the UK extends
Stuffed in a junk drawer is this old cotton reel. One Niqui had from her grandma, now long since passed, but kept as a keepsake to her memory. The safety pins we've accumulated over the years and kept for that 'just in case' moment.
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
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
The National Memorial Arboretum is a British site of national remembrance at Alrewas, near Lichfield, Staffordshire. Its objective is to honour the fallen, recognise service and sacrifice, and foster pride in the British Armed Forces and civilian community.
Wikipedia.
This was taken last year, I have been here a few times.
It is a wonderful Memorial Arboretum.
Staffordshire., England.
Today is the fifth anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing where 22 innocent victims lost their lives and more than 1,000 injured at the hands of a suicide bomber while attending an Ariana Grande concert. I would like to pay my tribute to all their family and friends with some images I took after hundreds of people gathered for a one minute silence in St. Ann's Square; you could hear a pin drop it was so quiet. A lady started to sing ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ by Oasis; everyone started singing; a moment I will never forget. Hundreds of tributes lay on the ground in St. Ann’s Square for weeks after that terrible incident which took place on May 22nd 2017.
This massive billboard on the corner of Newton Street and Piccadilly would have been a fitting place to show how Manchester will never forget the 22 Angels that tragically lost their lives. This is how it could have looked. RIP.
The official memorial piece, ‘The Glade Of Light’, is in the memorial garden next to the Cathedral; opened to the public in January 2022 and officially opened on 4th May 2022 by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Poppies at The Tower of London, taken several years ago but I think worth another post given the importance of the day.
On this day that we remember those members of the armed forces and other services who have given their lives in the line of duty.
"Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them".
Extract from the poem "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon.
The statue dates from 1921 and is located in Cowbridge, south Wales.
Lest we forget - and some are forgetting very fast indeed.
Adegem Canadian War Cemetery.
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This is the Remembrance Sunday that I photographed in Hove during the second lockdown. All images for this series are uploaded on a very low resolution.
Grand Avenue, Hove
8th December, 2020
Each year we place four crosses.
One for Margaret's Granddad Nudds at Helhoughton near Fakenham Norfolk.
One each for my three Gt.Uncles
The Fisher brothers at West Runton, Norfolk.
Wlliam England at Overstrand, Norfolk.
We thank our service members, past and present, for all they have done to keep us and people around the world safe. They represent the very best of what it means to be Canadian. Remember war but pray for peace.
We pay tribute and remember those who fought for Canada on this 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour.
... part of a painting by the Belgian artist Ronny Van Twembeke.
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.
(Moina Michael)
The reason poppies are used to remember those who have given their lives in battle is because they are the flowers which grew on the battlefields after World War One ended.
This is described in the famous World War One poem "In Flanders Fields", written by John McCrae, a Canadian army doctor.
At the time, Major John McCrae was working in a field dressing station on the road between Ypres and Boezinge, in Flanders (Belgium)
Ever since then, they have come to be a symbol of remembering not just those who gave their lives in World War One, but all those who have died on behalf of their country.
Poem John McCrae, handwritten: here
Smile on Saturday! :-) - Paint(ed)
(photo by Freya, edit by me)
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Remembrance Sunday is gone, but the insignia of remembering the war dead are still up. When I came to Britain in 1990, male soldiers only were remembered (and, usually, Brits only, not the millions of soldiers Africa and India had provided). Things have changed since then, and now, there are also silhouettes of female soldiers. For somebody like me, coming from "Europe", it is strange that in the UK the memory is clearly privileging the military. Modern war, however, is equally destructive in the civilian world. Leica M Mono, Voigtlander CS 2.2/50 wide-open.
Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. Following a tradition inaugurated by King George V in 1919, the day is also marked by war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries.
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Le jour du Souvenir est une journée commémorative observée dans les États membres du Commonwealth depuis la fin de la Première Guerre mondiale pour honorer les membres des forces armées décédés dans l'exercice de leurs fonctions. Suivant une tradition inaugurée par le roi George V en 1919, la journée est également marquée par des souvenirs de guerre dans de nombreux pays non membres du Commonwealth.
Poppy taken at Wightwick Manor in the summer and processed for Sliders Sunday and Remembrance Day 2024.
This is a special award, to use for the
remembrance of Susanna Volpe !
She has left us at the 27the of October 2021.
This group consists since that day.
We will never forget our dear friend so that's why I have created a special award for you to use during a couple of weeks.
You can find this award at the group!
"Every goodbye means the birth of a memory.
Every memory is a vague longing for nostalgia for the future
Ogni addio significa la nascita di un ricordo.
Ogni ricordo è un vago anelito di nostalgia per il futuro"
Thanks J.Luis Villar
nb: I have posted this award/image earlier, because I will have surgery during these day's so I am off than!
Thank you for using it my dear friends
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
from the famous poem by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae
11 November is Remembrance Day in the UK when we remember those members of our armed forces who have died in the line of duty. We have services and two minutes silence on the Sunday nearest to the 11 November as well.
The red remembrance poppy has become a familiar emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem "In Flanders Fields". These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, their brilliant red colour an appropriate symbol for the blood spilled in the war. (Wikipedia)
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