Red is the most common poppy colour worn in November, but now there are three more
The annual Poppy Day appeal supports current and ex-service personnel and their families.
‘It represents all those who lost their lives on active service in all conflicts; from the beginning of the First World War right up to the present day. The poppies that grew following the devastation of the war inspired the well-known poem In Flanders Fields by John McRae which he wrote on 3 May 1915.Between the crosses, row on row,Scarce heard amid the guns below.Loved and were loved, and now we lieThe torch; be yours to hold it high.Donations from the sale of red poppies go directly towards helping the Armed Forces community.
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