France has given full military honours to its last World War I veteran, Lazare Ponticelli, who died on Wednesday at the age of 110.

It's surprising to think that out of an entire country there is no one left alive who fought in a conflict that to this day has shaped the world.

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | France honours last WWI veteran

I found out about this from the Flickr group Remembrance Day, Veterans Day & War Memorials. Check out the group - I have a few photos in there and it is warming to see the level of commitment of so many towns and villages to commemorating the sacrifices made by ordinary people in wars that weren't their issue.