ALWYN TURNER tells the story of the first commemoration of Armistice Day in 1919. Continue reading
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‘A wreath of poppies’
ALWYN TURNER on the early days of the British Legion’s Poppy. Continue reading
‘The most degrading and bestial business in the world’
Remembrance hasn’t always been a pageant of national unity. ALWYN TURNER reveals how the British state once feared its veterans. Continue reading
