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WW1 battlefield poppies from British trenches set to go under the hammer

The Mirror UK News · 18 September 2026 at 11:37

WW1 battlefield poppies from British trenches set to go under the hammer

Dried poppies were plucked straight from the ground in France in 1915 by a British soldier and preserved as a poignant symbol of hope amid the horrors of WW1

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WW1 battlefield poppies from British trenches set to go under the hammer

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