A 98-year-old D-Day veteran has helped launch the Royal British Legion’s (RBL) annual poppy appeal in central London today which features a giant red poppy wall which uncovers the stories of military personnel helped by the charity.
Bernard Morgan, the youngest RAF sergeant to land in Normandy on June 6, 1944, attended the grand unveiling with six others whose stories are featured on a huge red wall covered in paper flower tributes in Hay’s Galleria, central London.
Members of the public were invited to pick a poppy from the installation to uncover the story of someone who has received help from the charity.
Every year, the charity’s poppy appeal, run by volunteers during the period of remembrance, raises millions of pounds.
The money raised goes towards the charity’s work supporting the Armed Forces community, including serving and ex-serving personnel and their families.
The red poppy – a common sight on the Western Front – became a symbol of remembrance for those killed in the…
