25/04/2024
John McCrae wrote the poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ which inspired poppies to be worn as a symbol of remembrance for those who have fallen in battle.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
In Australia and New Zealand, we wear poppies on Anzac Day to remember those soldiers who died at the battle of Gallipoli in 1915, along with all other Australians who have died in military operations.
We Will Remember Them.
Lest We Forget.
