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Poppy Display Pays Tribute to WWI Soldiers, London, UK

25 Oct 2018 to 11 Nov 2018

Poppy Displays in Remembrance of WWI Soldiers

The Royal British Legion installed a poppy display at London Mandir, in remembrance of the 1.5 million Indian soldiers who served in World War I

The Mandir was selected as one of only 14 partners in the installation around the UK

No. 10 Downing Street, residence of the British Prime Minister

The Library of Birmingham

Jack Cornwell Memorial Park, Leyton

Women's Land Army Tribute, National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire

The Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Training Trenches, RAF Halton, Aylesbury

Deepdale Stadium, Preston

The Response Memorial, Newcastle

The Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Wales

Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockart, Scotland

Ballyclare Football Club, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

The 20-ft poppy installation at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

Poppy threads reach out from this central point and are positioned to face in the exact direction of the poignant partner locations across the UK

Messages written on the threads and the locations have been chosen to acknowledge the wide range of contributions from across the First World War generation