At our Speaker Meeting on the 5th November we listened to Jennifer Thomas talk about ” From Flanders Field to the Tower”
This was a very suitable subject as we neared the centenary of the 1918 Armistice. Jennifer talked about the evolution of the poppy as the memorial of the Great War and subsequent wars since.
She mentioned the dreadful cramped conditions of the military hospitals on line and one man who served in the Medical Corps. This was Colonel John MCCREA who was a doctor and a poet. His poem ” In Flanders Field” was to be the inspiration of the poppy as a symbol of the Great War and subsequent wars since. The Poppy Factory which produces millions of poppies each year is staffed and supported by ex-Forces men and women with physical or mental challenges back into meaningful work.
A very thought provoking talk which our Soroptimists and Friends much appreciated.
