Historical information

A document that relates the origins of the Flanders Field poem by John McCrea and the origin of the Poppy Appeal.
The photocopy is page 92 from N'Oublions Jamais L'Australie (Never forget Australia) - Australia and Villers-Bretonneux 1918-1993. It was published by the Villers-Bretonneux 75th Anniversary Pilgrimage Project Committee in 1994.
Document was from a folder of documents donated to the archive by Legatee Bill Rogers that related to his time as President (March 2006 - March 2008) or as a legatee.

Significance

A record that the origin of the poem was significant to the Legatees that this page was collected by Bill Rogers in 2007.

Physical description

One A4 page about of the significance of poppies copied from a book.

Inscriptions & markings

Top right is printed N'Oublions Jamais L'Australie.