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What is Remembrance?

Remembrance honours those who serve to defend our democratic freedoms and way of life. We unite across faiths, cultures and backgrounds to remember the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces community from Britain and the Commonwealth. We will remember them.

  • We remember the sacrifice of the Armed Forces community from Britain and the Commonwealth.
  • We pay tribute to the special contribution of families and of the emergency services.
  • We acknowledge innocent civilians who have lost their lives in conflict and acts of terrorism.

 

Remembrance does not glorify war and its symbol, the red poppy, is a sign of both Remembrance and hope for a peaceful future.

Wearing a poppy is is never compulsory but is greatly appreciated by those who it is intended to support.

When and how you choose to wear a poppy is a reflection of your individual experiences and personal memories.

Remembrance unites people of all faiths, cultures, and backgrounds but it is also deeply personal.

It could mean wearing a poppy in November, before Remembrance Sunday.  It could mean joining with others in your community on a commemorative anniversary. Or it could mean taking a moment on your own to pause and reflect.

Everyone is free to remember in their own way, or to choose not to remember at all.  

In every act of remembrance, we honour the memory of the fallen and pledge to care for the living. We will remember them. 

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Remembrance events

Our Remembrance events encourage communities to come together to honour those who served and and remember their sacrifice.

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Poppy Wreath at Lydiard Park Fields of Remembrance
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Fields of Remembrance

Volunteers plant more than 120,000 tributes in our Fields of Remembrance, each carrying a personal message to loved ones lost in service.

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Allied prisoners of war celebrating their liberation from Changi Jail, Singapore © IWM (CF 712)
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What we're remembering this year

This year we're remembering the impact that absence and coming home have on Service men and women, and their loved ones.

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The Sikh Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum
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National Memorial Arboretum

Part of the Legion's family of charities, the National Memorial Arboretum is the UK's year-round centre of Remembrance.

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Her Majesty the Queen laying Remembrance wreath at Cenotaph
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Remembrance Sunday

Every year the nation unites to remember the contribution of military and civilian servicemen and women involved in both World Wars and later conflicts.

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Armistice Day

We observe a Two Minute silence on Armistice Day. At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them.

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