Britain's oldest Remembrance Poppy on show

[Still Waters]

It became the symbol of remembrance, the vivid red flower found growing on the battlefields of France and Belgium.

When Private Cecil Roughton, 17, took the flower during a bloody battle in Arras, France, in 1916, and posted it home, his family treasured it in a notebook.

Now it has been revealed as the oldest poppy in Britain and has lovingly been restored after being donated to the Royal British Legion last year.

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Interesting story , how does one go about restoring a flower

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