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River of Poppies at the Tower of London

Lord Hylton

My grandfather, Raymond Asquith, was killed in 1916 in the battles on the Somme. His three brothers survived the war, though one was shell-shocked.  Other members of my family served at home and abroad during World War II. I therefore joined the many thousands who went to see the Tower moat, turned crimson red.  Mass…