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REMEMBERING THE FALLEN ON ARMISTICE DAY

By on November 10, 2012 in Armistice Day, John McCrae, knit, knitter, Memorial Day, poppies, Poppy Day, Veterans Day, World War I

In Chipping Norton, the town centre has become a field of knitted poppies, a touching and highly visible Remembrance Day memorial by a mystery knitter – well done and thank you. Remembrance Day (also known as Armistice Day, Poppy Day and in the US, Veterans Day) has been observed since the end of World War I to [...]

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