We wool remember them: Across Britain, homespun tributes to the fallen by unknown knitters have blossomed. Could there be a more loving way of saying Never Forget?
A series of knitted tributes to fallen war heroes have appeared across the country in the build up to Remembrance Day.
One of the first designs to appear was a bust of a soldier known only as 'William' which was spotted in Wantage, Oxfordshire.
And now, a whole host of knitted designs have been created by anonymous craftspeople, ranging from a full-sized World War One soldier covered in poppies, to memorials to Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised £33 million for the NHS walking laps of his garden during lockdown.
Here, FEMAIL takes a look at some of the woollen tributes that now pay tribute throughout the country...
Decorated hero: With Armistice Day approaching, a World War I soldier covered in woollen poppies stands proud in Thundersley, Essex
Walking tall: A tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore, in Cromarty, Scotland, who died aged 100 in February after raising £33 million for the NHS walking laps of his garden during lockdown
Another Captain Tom memorial, in Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire
Simply the bust: William in Wantage, Oxfordshire, stands for all the war heroes, alive and fallen
Parcel forces: Laura Martin uses a letterbox in Faversham, Kent, as another knitted soldier keeps watch close by
Doing his duty: A superbly knitted soldier from the Great War wears his medals in Ely, Cambridgeshire
War horse: A decorated postbox in Syston, Leics, pays tribute to all the animals that have died in conflict
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They shall grow not old: A solemn sermon scene in Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Attention! Crocheted servicemen and women on a formation of bollards in Grays, Essex
The last post: A knitted soldier’s helmet and rifle on a bollard, also in Thirsk
Delivering a special message: A wreath on a postbox in Sittingbourne, Kent
Airborne: A tribute to the Paras in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Loyal males: Gurkhas ready for action on a postbox, also in Hemel Hempstead
While on a nearby postbox, the Land Girls do their bit and dig for victory
Fight the good fight: The town’s knitted tribute to the Auxiliary Territorial Service
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