Remembrance Day Poppy Download

The poppy is the enduring symbol of remembrance of the First World War. It is strongly linked with Armistice Day (11 November), but the poppy's origin as a popular symbol of remembrance lies in the landscapes of the First World War.

Nearly 10 million people saw this display in total. This year the poppy sculptures are being installed at IWM North. These evocative displays demonstrate the resounding popularity of the poppy over 100 years since the end of the First World War. So, what is it about the poppy that captured the public imagination so profoundly? Why do some people see the poppy as a controversial symbol? And how was the poppy chosen in the first place?

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In 1920, there were numerous acts of Remembrance across Britain, such as two-minute silence, the burial of the unknown warrior and the unveiling of the Cenotaph in London. But at this point we can see that the poppy was not yet the flower of Remembrance that we think of it as today.

After the first appeal it was clear that there was a huge appetite for the Remembrance poppy in Britain. Volunteers were rallied across the country and the appeal was so popular that sellers couldn't keep up with the demand.

Today, the poppy brooch is still worn by millions of people across the UK and the Commonwealth every year, over a hundred years after the end of the First World War to commemorate those who have lost their lives in armed service. It continues to be a vital fundraising tool for the British Legion charity and an important Remembrance symbol in artworks tributes and commemorative events. Thanks for watching; don't forget to like and subscribe for more videos from IWM.

During the First World War, millions of soldiers saw the poppies in Flanders fields on the Western Front. Some even sent pressed poppies home in letters. Over 100 years later, the poppy is still a world-recognised symbol of remembrance of the First World War. What is it about the poppy that captured the public imagination so profoundly? And why do some people see the poppy as a controversial symbol? In this video, First World War Curator Laura Clouting tells us more about the history of the poppy.

For many the poppy symbolises the great losses suffered during the First World War. Our poppy brooch is made by the Zoe Project which provides training and fairly paid work for women living in some of the poorest shanty towns of Lima, Peru. The brooch is handmade and includes a fixing clasp.

A remembrance poppy is an artificial flower worn in some countries to commemorate their military personnel who died in war. Remembrance poppies are produced by veterans' associations, who exchange the poppies for charitable donations used to give financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the armed forces.[1]

Remembrance poppies are most commonly worn in Commonwealth countries, where it has been trademarked by veterans' associations for fundraising. Remembrance poppies in Commonwealth countries are often worn on clothing in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Day, with poppy wreaths also being laid at war memorials on that day. However, in New Zealand, remembrance poppies are most commonly worn on Anzac Day.[3]

The red remembrance poppy has inspired the design of several other commemorative poppies that observe different aspects of war and peace. In France, a bleuet de France is worn instead of a remembrance poppy to commemorate military personnel who died in war.

Moina Michael, who had taken leave from her professorship at the University of Georgia to be a volunteer worker for the American YMCA Overseas War Secretaries Organization, was inspired by the poem. She published a poem of her own called "We Shall Keep the Faith" in 1918.[6] In tribute to McCrae's poem, she vowed to always wear a red poppy as a symbol of remembrance for those who fought in and assisted with the war.[7] At a November 1918 YMCA Overseas War Secretaries' conference, she appeared with a silk poppy pinned to her coat and distributed twenty-five more poppies to attendees. She then campaigned to have the poppy adopted as a national symbol of remembrance.

At its conference in 1920, the National American Legion adopted the poppy as their official symbol of remembrance.[7] Frenchwoman Madame Gurin[2] was invited to address American Legion delegates at their 1920 Cleveland Convention about "Inter-Allied Poppy Day". After the convention, the American Legion too adopted the poppy as its memorial flower and committed to support Madame Gurin in her planned U.S. Poppy Day. It was also following this event that the American Legion christened Madame Gurin as "The Poppy Lady from France". Madame Gurin successfully organized the U.S.'s first nationwide Poppy Day during the week before Memorial Day in May 1921 using silk poppies made by the widows and children of the devastated regions of France.[2]

When the American Legion stopped using the poppy symbol in favor of the daisy, Veterans of Foreign Wars' members supported Madame Gurin instead. Using French-made poppies purchased through her, the V.F.W. organized the first veterans' Poppy Day Drive in the US, for the 1922 Memorial Day.[2] In 1924, the Veterans of Foreign Wars patented the Buddy Poppy (original name).[8]

Madame Gurin's "Inter-Allied Poppy Day" idea was also adopted by military veterans' groups in parts of the British Empire. After the 1921 Memorial Day in the US, Madame Gurin traveled to Canada. After she addressed the Great War Veteran Association on 4 July, the group also adopted the poppy emblem as well as "Inter-Allied Poppy Day" concept. They were the first veterans of the British Empire (predecessor of the Commonwealth of Nations) to do so.[2]

Madame Gurin sent Colonel Moffat (ex-American Red Cross) to Australia and New Zealand (and probably South Africa) afterwards as her representative. She then traveled to Great Britain, where she informed Field Marshal Douglas Haig and the Royal British Legion about her idea. Because it was an underfunded organization, Madame Gurin paid for the British remembrance poppies herself and the British Legion reimbursed her after the first British Remembrance Day/Poppy Day on 11 November 1921.[2] By 1921, remembrance poppies had become widely accepted through the Allies of World War I as a flower of remembrance to be worn on Armistice Day.[9]

There are several remembrance poppy designs, as there are several national veterans' organisations that produce their own remembrance poppies. However, several Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean, including Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, source their remembrance poppies from the Royal Canadian Legion, through the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League.[10][11]

In Australia, cloth and paper remembrance poppies, also called the Flanders poppies, have been distributed by the Returned and Services League of Australia since 1921, as an official memorial flower for Remembrance Day.[13] The practice of wearing a remembrance poppy is generally reserved for Remembrance Day in Australia, and is typically not worn on other holidays that commemorate military veterans, like Anzac Day.[14][15] Although remembrance poppies are not worn on Anzac Day, its symbolism remains prominent on that holiday, with poppy plants and wreaths are traditionally placed at war memorials.[15][16]

The first remembrance poppies was distributed in Barbados in 1923, by the Barbados Poppy League. The Barbados Poppy League, the fundraising arm of the Barbados Legion, was established by the colonial governor of Barbados, Charles O'Brien, the year before.[17] The Barbados Poppy League receives their remembrance poppies from the Royal Canadian Legion, through the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League.[10]

In Canada, the poppy is the official symbol of remembrance, and was adopted as such in 1921. It is generally worn beginning on the last Friday of October leading up to November 11. The first poppy is customarily presented to the Governor General of Canada by the Dominion President of the Royal Canadian Legion. The Royal Canadian Legion, which has trademarked the image,[18] suggests that poppies be worn on the left lapel, or as near the heart as possible.[19]

The Canadian poppy design features four petals, a black centre and no leaf.[12] The remembrance poppy is made up of two pieces of moulded plastic covered with flocking with a pin for fastening to clothing. From 1980 to 2002, the centres were changed to green. Current designs are black only; this change confused those unfamiliar with the original design.[20] In 2007, poppy stickers were introduced for children, the elderly, and healthcare and food industry workers.[21] A cast metal "Canada Remembers" pin featuring a gold maple leaf and two poppies, one representing the fallen and the other representing those who remained on the home front, is also issued.[22]

Since Newfoundland's incorporation into Canada in 1949, the remembrance poppy has largely displaced Newfoundland's own commemorative floral emblem, the forget-me-not. Although in recent years the forget-me-not has had somewhat of a resurgence in Newfoundland's military commemorations,[24][25] the remembrance poppy remains more common.

Use of the remembrance poppy has risen in popularity in the 2000s. Interest in the remembrance poppy grew in 2011 after Charles, Prince of Wales visited the country in November 2011, with the South African Legion of Military Veterans seeing a spike in phone calls from people wanting to obtain a poppy. That year, the South African Legion shipped over 300,000 poppies from Royal British Legion Poppy Factory.[12][28]

In the United Kingdom, Remembrance Poppies are sold by The Royal British Legion (RBL) volunteers on the streets in the weeks before Remembrance Day. The British remembrance poppy is the trademark of The Royal British Legion.[29][30] The RBL states, "The red poppy is our registered mark and its only lawful use is to raise funds for the Poppy Appeal,"[31] its yearly fundraising drive in the weeks before Remembrance Day. The organization says these poppies are "worn to commemorate the sacrifices of our Armed Forces and to show support to those still serving today."[32] Other poppy merchandise is sold throughout the year as part of ongoing fundraising.[33] e24fc04721