In the First World War, red poppies quickly grew over the graves of the fallen soldiers at Ypres. This resulted in the poppy becoming one of the World’s most recognized memorial symbols for soldiers who have died in conflict. In Australia, Remembrance Day on the 11th November is also called Poppy Day. People wear a poppy in remembrance of all those young men who gave their lives for their countries. In New Zealand where I grew up we always wore…..

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