To mark Remembrance Sunday, the Jewish community is being invited to lay down Magen David markers in the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey.

The Royal British Legion Field of Remembrance has been overseen by The Poppy Factory since 1928. At this year’s 95th Field of Remembrance, AJEX - the Jewish Military Association will lay 200 Magen David markers that will represent the thousands of Jewish men and women who gave their lives in battle.

A spokesperson for AJEX said: “AJEX would like to lay markers for any family members who served in the British or Commonwealth armed forces and was killed in action.”

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The Royal British Legion Field of Remembrance has been overseen by The Poppy Factory since 1928

Please inform AJEX no later than 7 November and AJEX will lay a Magen David marker in their name. Contact headoffice@ajex.org.uk with their rank, name, age, date of death and the unit that they served in.

The Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey will be officially opened on Thursday 9 November and accessible to the public from 1pm to 4pm. From Friday 10 until Sunday 19 November, the field is scheduled to be open from 9am to 4pm, though these times may change.

Each year, AJEX funds the Magen David markers and the plot.