Explore footballer Donald Bell’s Victoria Cross from the Somme

Explore footballer Donald Bell’s Victoria Cross from the Somme

The Story of Donald Bell – explore the life of the only professional footballer awarded a Victoria Cross At the National Football Museum and The Green Howards Museum Read version for all ages Some people may find parts of this page upsetting. We recommend that...
Learn why poppies are for remembrance, with one of the very first

Learn why poppies are for remembrance, with one of the very first

Silk Remembrance Poppy laid in 1921 by Field Marshal HaigThe Green Howards Museum, Richmond, North Yorkshire  Nowadays, it is virtually impossible to separate acts of remembrance for World War One from the image of the poppy. This connection was made early on by the...
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