Remembrance Sunday at IWM North

During the First World War, millions of soldiers saw the poppies in Flanders fields on the Western Front. Over 100 years later, the poppy is still a world-recognised symbol of remembrance of the First World War, and millions of people choose to wear a red poppy in November. But when did this tradition start? Find out in our film. 

The Cenotaph positioned on Whitehall in London has become the central focus for the remembrance and commemoration events in Britain since the First World War. It symbolises the unprecedented losses suffered during the First World War and is dedicated to 'The Glorious Dead'.

Search the War Memorials Register - a comprehensive national register of UK war memorials and the names of the individuals they commemorate.