In the interactive, each poppy depicts a war since the 1900. The stem grows from the year when the war started and the poppy flowers in the year the war ended. Its size shows the number of deaths and the variation of colour represents the areas involved.

This year marks the Centenary of the Great War. It was a war without parallel - its scale of destruction eclipsed all previous wars. Sadly, the sacrifice of lives did not end with ‘The war to end all wars’.

The data

The Polynational War Memorial provided all source data. Please note that this research is a work in progress and that information may be incomplete. In the few instances where alternative sources are used, these are cited in the conflict notes.

This project does not present an argument, nor is our intention to provide a conclusion on the topic. Rather we wish to reflect on the human cost of war and to recognise the Great War Centenary.