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06/11/2018
Field Of Remembrance Opens At Belfast City Hall
The Field of Remembrance has officially opened at Belfast City Hall.
Hundreds of poppies on crosses have been placed at The Cenotaph to mark the centenary end of the First World War.
The Royal British Legion memorial is a tribute to all of those who lost their lives in the two World Wars and in subsequent wars.
It is one of six Fields of Remembrance across the UK.
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Hundreds of poppies on crosses have been placed at The Cenotaph to mark the centenary end of the First World War.
The Royal British Legion memorial is a tribute to all of those who lost their lives in the two World Wars and in subsequent wars.
It is one of six Fields of Remembrance across the UK.
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