On 5 November 1921 the Chairman and Organising Secretary of Earl Haig's Fund for the British Legion placed the letter below in a number of newspapers around the country. The point they wanted to make was the Remembrance Day and the Poppy Appeal was something a bit different from your average 'Flag Day' (of which there were many). It was an opportunity to truly remember all of those who made a sacrifice in the Great War - not only those that lost their lives but also those that were injured and those that gave what should have been some of the best years of their lives to walk "the valley of the shadow of death". As we now better appreciate, many were scarred mentally as well as physically.
Time may pass, and subsequent conflicts may take place, but on the one hundredth 'poppy day', may all continue to keep in mind the importance of remembrance. To read more about the history of remembrance poppies try these links:
www.poppyfactory.org/about-us/history-timeline/
https://poppyladymadameguerin.wordpress.com/remembrance-poppy-timeline-for-great-britain/
Time may pass, and subsequent conflicts may take place, but on the one hundredth 'poppy day', may all continue to keep in mind the importance of remembrance. To read more about the history of remembrance poppies try these links:
www.poppyfactory.org/about-us/history-timeline/
https://poppyladymadameguerin.wordpress.com/remembrance-poppy-timeline-for-great-britain/
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