The poppy is a symbol of heartache and devastation.

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Harry Billinge MBE. He was an 18 year old Sapper with the Royal Engineers, who landed on Gold Beach at 0630 on June 6 1944. What an extraordinary man

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"That night, I thanked God for seeing me through that day of days and prayed I would make it through D plus 1. I also promised that if some way I could get home again, I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace." -Dick Winters

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Today is in Australia.
We created an artwork to honour and remember the fallen, those who served and died for our country.
We will remember them.

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Every town, every suburb, veterans living quietly. Every single one of them has massive stories to tell. Ask them, over the back fence

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Following the First World War, the poppy became a profound symbol of war-time remembrance in many countries, including Canada.

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a poppy for those who were (and are) brave, courageous and sacrificed so much for us ♡

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A vibrant from J.H. Kniphof’s ‘Botanica in Originali seu Herbarium Vivum’, vol. 5 (1758) via .

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The Memorial Chapel at St. Cadoc's, Trevethin, Pontypool. The postcard was sent from Oswestry by my great uncle to my grandmother just one week after war was declared in 1914. He was killed in action on the 15th June 1915.

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On the 11th of November we remember those who have fallen in the line of duty; Those who never returned home . Today we will be observing a two minutes silence .

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On this Curator Andrew Choong talks about the days after the war and looks at how the war didn't end for soldiers on the ground (and on water): https://t.co/3Y2anExNJS

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