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They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.
Sorry, I know it's picky, but it is "They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old." Watched my dad many many times say those words on Remembrance Day.
Morning Joel, these poppies were removed in November 2014, and sold to the public, to raise millions of pounds, which was split between 6 Service charities. Thank you for being so respectful to our fallen service personnel.
I'm proud to have one of them!
@@msanastasiaalexander Me too.
Same here.
Yeah I’m proud to have one of these on the bookcase at home in memory of my great grandfather
Yes, I purchased a poppy too. I have it displayed in a frame.
I was lucky enough to buy 2 when the display was dismantled and gave them to my wife for Christmas that year.They are still on display in our house
This was the best Modern Artwork ever created.
No it wasn't it was fatuous garbage.
I am watching this with one of the poppies in a vase below the photographs of 5 of my family who gave their lives in WW1 and WW2.
Never forgotten, we will remember them...
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Thank you for posting this, i would have done so otherwise. We will never forget the sacrifice of the commonwealth soldiers for our freedom. Greetz, from Flanders ✌️❤️
Johanas, thank you for posting this poignant poem written by LtCol Dr. John McCrae, Canadian Army. Born In Guelph, Ontario, I've held John McCrae's medals, visited his grave at Wimereux, France, and been to Boezinge, Ypres where he wrote the poem, which is now a historical site. John in Canada
This beautiful, sad poem was written by Col. John McCrae. A Canadian army doctor, who sadly also died in that war. In Canada it is either recited or sung in our Remembrance Day services.
2014 is the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI.
Dam..That's absolutely beautiful and I'm not really into poetry it's not cup of tea but that poem nearly bought a tear to my glass eye 😢
*SALUTE TO ALL THE FALLEN*
...LEST WE FORGET..
Lest we forget. My great grandad was injured during the Blitz whilst working on the railways and two of his brothers were killed in Burma (now Myanmar) in October 1943 in a Japanese POW camp, they never came home and are buried next to each other in Myanmar Taukkyan War Cemetery
I have one of those poppies. It is my honour to keep it safe, and it is one of my most treasured possessions.
When I visited the Shot at Dawn memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum (please visit if you can- it is a heart breaking, uplifting and beautiful place), I found a broken nameplate on the ground. I held it in my hand until I could give it to someone who could take care of it. Knowing that my poppy represented a soldier who died, I connected the name I carried to the poppy at home. William Hunter is always a guest at my table now. I don't know what he looked like or where he was from, just that he was 19 years old. A terrified kid, traumatised from the horrors he'd seen, executed for 'desertion'.
William never made it home to his family, and I doubt any of his family who knew him are still alive more than 100 years later. Hopefully his living relatives remember him, as do we in his adopted family.
I stood and cried when I saw that memorial. It is just heartbreaking.
That's so beautiful, thank you ❤
The ending of ‘The Black Adder’ Season 4 was so beautiful.
Possibly the most powerful bit of TV I've ever watched.
Over the top 😢
It was indeed very well done.
Yes,not the way a comedy series would normally be expected to end but it fitted perfectly. The Peter Jackson documentary film They Shall Not Grow Old was compelling,too.
I am fortunate enough to have one of these poppies proudly displayed in my home.
I bought my son-in-law, one of those poppies he is an ex serviceman (Army) he was so emotional when I gave it to him as he had tried to get one he's not a man that gives hugs but I got the biggest bear hug ever ... To all. . Thank you for your service
We will never forget the sacrifice of the commonwealth soldiers for our freedom. Greetz, from Flanders(fields) ✌️❤️
Joel, I never cease to be amazed and touched by your humanity and warmheartedness. You are one in a million. Thank you.
he is isn't he I love his soul
Agreed, his following is well deserved, he's a good guy.
Thanks for the respect shown. Us Brits get some things just right, this art installation years ago was such a moment. Traffic was stopping by it all the time, it was breathtaking.
Thankyou jo
This made me cry, as my mum passed away last September and I suddenly remembered that my mum, thoughtful as ever, bought my brother and I one.
what a lovely memory
God bless blighty and ALL its allies, the US, Australia, Canada and from the the four corners of the globe. Bless you all, we will never forget the fallen.
❤
You were visibly moved Joel, me I'm in bits watching this, as I am every November, "we will remember them" tfs Jax x
We were lucky enough to get one of those poppies
Hi Joel, I own one of the poppies in memory of my great uncle who died in 1916 whn his ship (HMS Vanguard) blew up with the loss of 850 officers and men
Every year there is a Festival of Remembrance program broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall, featuring members of the armed forces coming together to honour those lost in wars. At the end of the program poppy petals are dropped from the ceiling in a 2-minute silence, falling on troop caps and the floor. One petal for every death. I watch it every year, as a matter of duty and respect. The poem accompanying it means so much. "Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them".
I had to walk past the Tower twice a day to get to/from my work place. Watching it grow as it was installed was fascinating. I could never go past it without a lump in my throat. I ended up being lucky enough to buy two poppies for myself.
Hi Joel! The poppy was chosen to remember the fallen because after World War One ended, the first flowers to bloom on the churned up Battlefields was the poppy, it represents the red blood of the fallen and each individual soldier killed as though the dead were rising from the earth!
My Great Grandfather fell 16th Dec 1914, his medals and death plaque disappeared during the 50s. Last year my Uncle died, and being the oldest Great Grandson & Grandson he left me the medals & plaque. It seemed my Grandfather had secretly gave them to my Uncle without telling his siblings, I was born 16th Dec. I purhased 2 of the Tower of London poppies, one I retained in mermory of my Great Grandfather, the second one I sent to Australian to the Australian Bravery Association (I was decorated for Bravery for my auctions in Iraq 2011), in mermory of my Grandmother's 2 Uncles (both brothers) who fell in France 1917 while servicing with the Australian Poineers Corp and 1st NZ Wellington Regt.
I didn't see the display shown in the video but I saw the smaller version when it came to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and again at Lincoln Castle.
My grandfather was in world war 1 , he survived the war but died age 38 with tuberculosis.,very sad . Steve from Yorkshire. My grandfather's name was ernest moxon oakes.
The reason it was done in 2014 is because it's the 100th anniversary of the start of the first world war on the 28. Juli 1914. Great video, should be shown in school history lessons in England so that the youth from today know why we have Poppy Day.
Joel, the poppies in the moat were sold to raise funds for charity. The two sculptural pieces, the cascade from the window and the bridge over the wall, were purchased on behalf of the nation. These are periodically installed at different sites around the country.
Although my family is mostly American, I lost an aunt whom my uncle married before he left for the D-Day Invasion in the Blitz during WWII (she was killed by a buzz bomb). So one of those poppies is for her. May she rest in peace.
The irony is that the poppy was first initiated by an American, yet it hasn’t taken off there. You should all embrace it.
@@dee2251 But that American was inspired by a Canadians War poem
So in reality its a collaborative effort from multiple Anglo countries, Just wish it would be embraced all over the world
Amen Lee.
@@mkgaming5823 God bless Canada🍁🇬🇧🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️. With love from the UK
Hi Joel. Now that you understand the significance of the poppies, may i suggest that you watch the last episode of Blackadder again, and see how your reaction has changed.
The couple in the black and white outfits were Pearly Kings and Queens.A London tradition.
Very respectful reaction Joel, thank you 🙏🏼
In 2014 I was one of the 21.688 volunteers who gave up an afternoon to make and plant these artificial poppies. I've still got the tee shirt! The poppies were ceramic and made in Derbyshire. There were three different lengths: long, medium and short. The blonde girl at 05.38 looks vaguely familiar! The organiser of our little group was Chinese. Our poppies were on the extreme left of the installation as you look at it. After 11th November 2014 the poppies were removed from the moat and sold for £25 each. One is in a cactus pot by my side as I type this.
The poppy was chosen as a symbol of remembrance because it grew in great profusion on the battlefields of the Great War once the fighting had moved on. The top soil had been blown away by the barrage fire and few plants were able to take root in the subsoil. A poppy does not need fertile soil in order to grow.
My paternal grandfather's cousin was killed by a German shell while he slept on 3rd November 1916. Although born in Aberystwyth, Wales, he was in Canada in 1914 and served in the Canadian artillery. Apparently about twelve of his comrades were killed alongside him but only three others could be recognised. They are all buried next to each other at Pozieres.
My mother's father, already in the army in 1914, was wounded four times in the Great War including a bayonet wound to the throat.
Thank you for your history, I too have a poppy and will pass this to my son with pride.
@@herindoors3552 I also have one.
Wow David what a story thankyou for sharing ..so devastating.. Rest in Eternel Peace Brave souls 💔
Would of been nice not to happen
Sorry to hear he experienced that, I do like bayonet and seeing it but can't imagine it actually used on anyone 😢
@@wendacox9105 The Canadian gunner, my paternal grandfather's cousin, who had the same name as me, was born illegitimate in 1887. When a soldier was killed in the Great War, the parents often wrote a brief biography of the lad which was published in the local newspaper. Such a notification appeared in the Weston Mail purporting to come from a Mr H Davies, the boy's uncle, except there was no Mr H Davies in the family at the time but his mother's name was Hannah. Such was the stigma against unmarried mothers at the time that she could not even acknowledge that her son had died for King & Country.
As for my mother's father, he had learned a trade before joining the army in about 1900. He was a coach painter on the Great Western Railway. He served in South Africa and India before leaving the army in 1918. By 1913 he was married with two children and must have been out of a job because he walked the seventy-odd miles from Shrewsbury to Brecon to re-engage with his old regiment, the South Wales Borderers. After the war he went back to coach painting for the GWR. In 1926 he was a trade union convenor. He was forced to work in Nuneaton, seve nty miles away from his home for having participated in the General Strike.
This was a man who had been wounded four times in his country's service and he had been awarded the Military Medal in the last week of the war, probably for something he did on 19th September 1918.
"The weeping window" Poppies travelled around the UK. I went to see the one near me at St George's Hall in Liverpool, it was beautiful.
The Tower poppies were a lovely thing to see. This young man seems so nice and genuine, thank you for your reactions to things British
My grandad lost two brothers during ww1, thank you for showing this. So moving, we will never forget.
My gran lost all but one of her 8 brothers to WWII. She was one of 14 children in her family.
When it was a 100 years of the First World War, I began to see the significance of the poppy and the amount of people wearing it.
We walk over the dead and maimed bodies who fought and died when we complain.
@@helenbailey8419 See, I understand you want to remember the deceased in a meaningful way but times change and so do problems. As with any time period, we have it easy AND we have it hard.
I was one of the lucky people to get one of these ceramic popies from my Uncle
I had Great Uncle who died in WW1 I went and saw the display amazing
Makes me so emotional every time I see these poppies. I have one Joel. I bought a poppy from there in memory of my great Uncle who died in battle in the First World War. His body was never found. I did go to France to see his memorial and name amongst hundreds of other brave young men who died in such terrible conditions. There was a field being farmed next to the memorial. My husband and I worked out where the battle was being fought. We roughly worked out the huge area where he most probably lies. It was very sad. The poppies were all sold Joel to the public. I love mine . I’ll always remember a great uncle I never knew. Thanks for sharing this. I’ve never seen it before. ❤️
Hi Joel. I don't know if you are aware of this but every year there is a remembrance service at Whitehall in London on the nearest sunday to the 11th of november (the date of the end of World War 1). Thousands of veterans walk past the Cenotaph which was erected as a memorial to the war dead and lay their wreaths of poppies. It is incredibly moving and televised every year. This year it will be on november 12th for future reference.
Lest we forget
"The time has come" an Australian said,
"Bye" as he faced the door and ran ahead.
The war has started the battle begun,
Smack,boom,crash went the lethal gun.
Oww, the pain, other soldiers cried,
Most of their friends sadly died.
All the solders tried to laugh in glee,
But they all missed their family.
Every battle the bugle sang,
The soldiers heard the deafening bang.
Soon the battle is going to end,
The pain inside will never mend.
How they wished to be back home,
Safe and snug and not alone,
More and more people die,
As more soldiers painfully cry.
When it's the end of war,
They knock happily at their door,
Soldiers go to Flanders field,
With the poppies they wield,
People look at the poppies red,
Like their blood on the graveyards head,
We remember the soldiers, who fought and died.
And all their mates fighting by their side.
We thank the soldiers who kept us alive,
And the times in war they had to survive,
We will always remember the men,
Who gave their life to defend.
Lest we forget.
By James, Aged 11
We did a similar thing in Australia
At the time in 1914 our small population of 5 million put 416,809 in uniform and the result was
62,000 dead
156,000 gassed, wounded injured or pow.
We quite literally lost a generation in that war. The repercussions are still being felt to this day.
I buy a Red Poppy every year, the funds support Australian Returned Soldiers mental and physical health programs! Australian volunteers are represented at this event too! 😪🇦🇺 "At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them! Lest we forget"! 🏵️🫂👍
Also in memory of the bravery of our troops. My maternal grandfather taken prisoner aged 18 after being gassed at Ypres. He spent the rest of the war in a prisoner of war camp and suffered with lung problems for the rest of his life. My paternal grandfather won the military medal for bravery. He went out three times under fire to bring back to safety injured men. But also for all the men and women who gave up so much for the rest of us.
Both my parents served in WW2 as soldiers, Mum was just 17 when she volunteered for the ATS. Not for them the gap years and further education. I’m so grateful for what they gave for me.
I have one of the poppies, in commemoration of my dad who was in the navy, and my other relatives that were lost during the wars.
In the UK we were brought up on the “Poppy Culture” to commemorate WWI. And it’s not about glorifying war as some might have you believe, it’s all about giving support to those who fought on our behalf, support which governments are woefully lacking on, for when, if, they come home, often limbless, blind or mentally scarred, our government has never wanted to know: They wash their hands. I harbour huge resentment against all politicians, they only want to feather their own nest; they will use and abuse to get the power and money they seek. The poppy is about recognising the suffering of those victims who fought on their behalf, those who carried out the orders of cowards. We all owe them our lives.
In Canada we're taught the poem "Flanders Field" in grade school and it's still recited at Remembrance Day ceremonies (November 11 at 11:00 am). Poppies are sold everywhere and usually worn between Nov. 1 and 11th (inclusive) and the proceeds go to the Royal Canadian Legion.
I think it was at the same occasion that we had poppies displayed as being flowing out of an upper window of the old town hall here in this city in which I live - representing lives lost / blood shed.
3:20 another phenomenon of London: a pearly king & queen
When the Constable of the Tower read out the last one a VC Royal Fusilier I had a hard lump in my throat as my late father was a Royal Fusilier in the First World War he thankfully returned home although badly wounded he had survived unlike his pals, he remembered them every year at the remembrance service as an Old Contemptible and in his last year we attended his Regimental Memorial in High Holborn in London.❤
My granddad was in the army from 1911, he and his two brothers all survived. We were so fortunate.
From a proud Scottish Brit. 🏴🇬🇧
For the Fallen
BY LAURENCE BINYON
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.
Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres,
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.
They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted;
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam.
But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;
As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain;
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.
Source: The London Times (1914)
Beat me to it
Fantastic! ❤
Joel they are moved around the country I went to Hereford and the sculpture was in Hereford cathedral it was beautiful
I have one of these poppies, very precious.
Agreed
No they were taken down at the end of the centennial, but then the poppies were put up so people could order them, I currently have one at home
The Ode of Remembrance always chokes me up, I'm not sure if it's done like this outside Australia, but on ANZAC Day (our Veteran's Day) they say this ode and then play the Last Post which is a bugle call and then a minute's silence followed by Reveille. This is done at a dawn service which symbolises the landing of soldiers at Gallipoli in WW1. A beautiful video and thanks for the respect to all fallen soldiers, Lest We Forget.
Please excuse my ignorance in having to ask this. Is it true that bars stop serving for sunset as an act of remembrance, (ANZAC Time)? I thought I'd heard this in a TV programme. I may have the wrong end of the stick about something so would be grateful for any information. Thanks.
@@raindancer6111I'm not sure about bars but The Retail Trading Act 2008 requires all shops to be closed on Anzac Day at all times before 1pm
@@hippeastrum Many thanks for the information.
My wife was involved with this event. volunteers came from all over the UK and the world to be involved with planting the poppies. On the day I was there we had two embassies turn up. To have both the US and Vietnamese diplomats were planting poppies together. Beautiful.
I have one that I bought! It's dedicated to my Gr Gr Uncle who died on the Somme! I display it every year at Remembrance! Thank you for showing this!
It says in the video much of which you ask, including if you noted “1914-2014”. In other words, it was to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War 1 in 2014. My wife and daughter went to see it, sadly I wasn’t able, but were moved very much by the whole display and the numbers of people there. My father fought in WW2 in the RAF, so the Poppy has great personal connection “Lest we forget”.
I remember this - I was in London in November 2014. It really was an amazing sight.
You have one of those poppies, Joel. Little did you know at the time of watching this, you would own one of the very poppies from that display. I remember not long ago a kind subscriber sent you one in, in an unboxing, I remember you said you were going to put it in the garden. You will be looking at your poppy on there with all the others.
It was beautiful Joel. My friend has one of those poppies. Her friend bought it for her. Not because she lost anyone in the war but to always remember the fallen. Take care.
G'day Joel. All Comonwealth Countries celebrate Rememberance Day on 11th of the 11th and a minutes silence at 11am. When i was a kid, cities and towns stopped in their tracks for the minutes silence. Sadly, this day and time does not hold the same importance anymore. When i was a young fella it was also known as poppy day. Rememberence Day is still celebrated in a French town to this day to remember Aussie diggers who helped save their town. They grow and wear poppies on this day every year since the war. I hope you see this and have a look Joel. Thanks mate. 😢😢😢
They still do here 🇬🇧
I was in Ambleside on the 11th last year and pretty much the entire town did stop. A lot of shops closed and people walking just stopped dead in their tracks. All the cars stopped too. Of course, there had to be that 1 driver who was annoyed and decided to slam on his horn spoiling it.
@@jeanplunkett5580 Less and less people stop for the silence though. It's disappointing.
I live fairly close to London and was fortunate enough to see the poppies at the Tower of London in 2014. This was 100 years from the start of WW1. When they went on sale I bought one which came in a box with a certificate confirming it was an original. There was also a booklet called Your Piece Of History explaining the reason, making, installation and charities behind the poppies. The installation is called Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red. I still have it all. All of us Brits would of had relatives fighting in both of the world wars.
A detail which may have confused you. Two people interviewed, a man and a woman, were wearing clothes covered with mother-of-pearl buttons. They are the Pearly King and Queen, and by long custom unofficially represent the working classes of London.
I was actually lucky to be able to purchase one of the Poppies from the tower of London as my Grandfather was in one of the 1st Scottish regiments to go into the battle of the Somme in the 1st world war. I was so happy and overwhelmed when i receid it in the post undamaged and feel that i now have something special that represents my Grandfathers sacrifice for Freedom & peace.
My wife has one of these poppies. We got ourselves a special Single Flower vase which was almost impossible to find the correct dimensions for..
I was a few days away from talking to a glass blower to make a one-off piece for it because we wanted it to be "just right" but the requirements for such a heavy poppy was vastly different to normal vase..
Thankfully we stumbled across one that was perfect when we were actually looking for something else. Though, we do weigh it down with decorative stones to keep it planted..
My biggest fear is now it falling and being irreplaceable, like the life it represented.
Next the story of Britain's unknown warrior it's a very moving ( if you haven't already ) . Beautiful video Joel .
My paternal grandfather was taken prisoner of war within two weeks of the start of WW1. He spent the whole of the war being quite well looked after in a prisoner of war camp in Holland. He was one of the lucky ones. His son (my father) had no father around between the ages of 3 and 7 years. I often wonder how he felt when his father appeared again after a 4 year absence. Neither of them ever talked about this. If they were still around I would have a lot of questions to ask them.
HI JOEL
DEBRA HERE FROM SOUTH WALES
My own maternal grandfather died because of the war. He was with Montgomery in the North Africa campaign against Rommel, and when he came home at the end of 1945 or beginning of 1946 after the war he became seriously ill with a heart condition, and he did not survive the bitter cold winter we had in 1947 . So if people ask me about how my grandfather died, I tell them he died because of the war, he just could not take the cold weather after being in the desert for five years. So I wear my poppy with great pride.
The Great War also known as the First World War or WW1 lasted from 28th June 1914, when Gavrillo Princip, a Bosnian-Serb revolutionary, assassinated the Austrian Archduke, Franz Ferdinad, to 11th November 1918 when an armistice was signed which brought the fighting to an end. Consequently 2014 was the centenary of the start of WW1.
Germany declared war on France on 5th August 1914 then invaded Belgium. The British, guarantors of Belgian neutrality, declared war on Germany on 5th August.
On 28th June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the war was formally brought to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles which is why some war memorials in England are inscribed 1914-1919.
We had these in my hometown a few years ago, attached to netting and covering the Maritime Museum. They looked spectacular.
All these years since this incredible display, and i am getting really emotional watching this. it was an amazing tribute to the fallen soldiers.
I've been privileged to sell poppies for the Poppy Appeal. The stories that people were kind enough to share with me and the generosity of so many people was truly humbling.
RIP to those that paid the ultimate price. All gave some, some gave their all.
Same ❤
The poppies were open to the public to be purchased. We had a couple of them as my Wife's Great Uncle lost his life during the war. We kept one and gave one to her Gran as he was her brother. She cried. But the significance of the date was to commemorate 100 years since the start of WW1
I got one too, not just because my uncle was killed in Italy in WWII, but in tribute to all those who gave their lives for our freedom.
Imagine the amount of research that went into this project. There were more than 8 Commonwealth countries that participated in WWI including India at the time. Canada , itself lost 61,000.
The reason the poppy came to symbolise the solders who died on the battlefield in WWI ...A Canadian Dr, a Colonel in the army.. was amazed by the field being covered in red poppies....
I love Blackadder as a comedy. By the 4th series we knew that the characters would all die. That is how every series ends. We had a good idea how they would die.
However the writers knew that they were of difficult ground for comedy. There were still living veterans of the Great War and many of their children served and died in WW II. The effects of which still effected my childhood in the 1970s.
I grew up with the poppy being an important symbol in our nation. Though technically it is a symbol of the Royal British Legion, a single charity, it has become more than that. The Poppy Appeal for the RBL started as a chatity fundraiser, but is now a national event and has become embedded in our culture. If the charity stopped doing it then it would be continued by someone else.
The ending of Blackadder 4 took all that to create an ending so moving that many had tears in their eyes.
I'm from Nottingham and I saw the first poppies appear at the window and cascade to the moat. I returned to London every week until the display was complete.
It was such a wonderful monument to the lost and fallen. I wish it could be permanent.
These poppies represent the brave, the courageous and they represent our heart felt thanks.
Himself. When the poppy display was dismantled, all the poppies went for sale. I was lucky enough to be able to get 2 , 1each for my 2 adult children, as a keepsake. ❤❤❤❤
I toured the WWI battlefields with my school. In doing so I visited so many memorials. Countless names carved into stone and a sea of white headstones.
It had such a huge impact on my perspective of the war. Every name and every stone was a person with a life every bit as real as my own.
The memorials are as beautiful as they are repulsive.
Hi Joel. It was to commemorate the 100th year of WW1. And of the lives lost during it. The ceramic poppies were then sold to the public, but the main structures, i.e., the ones you see coming down the sides of the wall, went around the UK to be exhibited in all the major cities.
Australian fallen were represented with poppies there too! 😪🇦🇺
I went there twice to see it. I'm glad I did. So moving.
The poppy has a huge significance for most indigenous Brits.
I was working a few days a week in London at the time and was fortunate to go and see it. Goosebumps and some lovely pictures.
My elder daughter has one of the poppies.
I was born 8 years after the end of WW2. Several close relatives fought in either WW1 or WW2, but I - and they - were lucky - none died.
Morning Joel, what a lovely and beautiful video. How respectful you are for those who lost their lives for us to live. Thank you
I have one of these poppies proudly displayed in my home. I was also lucky enough to be involved in the removal of the poppies from the Tower grounds. Standing amongst them was a surreal experience.
I didn’t manage to see the original installation at the Tower of London in 2014 but did see a section when it was split up and put on show in different parts of the country. They had a lovely display at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park a short drive away; it really brought the crowds into the park to experience it.
Joel, thank you for your respectful reaction. In my family, five served in the First World War, four in France and Belgium, and one in Mesopotamia (Iraq). On Whitehall in London is the Silver Cross Pub. I've eaten supper there several times while in London. The UA-cam videos here show the pub but don't explain its name. It's a Canadian Memorial (Silver) Cross given to the mother or wife of a fallen soldier. This practice began after the First World War. New Zealand adopted this practice as well, with its own design of Silver Cross. If you look at the ends of cross's arms on pub's sign, you will see green maple leaves. Born in Bristol, my paternal grandmother became a Silver Cross widow in late August 1918. She came to Canada in 1911. Canada still awards the Silver Cross and when a person joins the military, they have to indicate on their enrollment documents who is to receive their Silver Cross should they be killed. I'm curious how many Brits who know that the Silver Cross pub in London is named after the Canadian Memorial Cross? Please see Poppies and Silver Cross n this news clip: ua-cam.com/video/goZvomGlxKA/v-deo.html. And the pub: ua-cam.com/video/AIyIHxRLdps/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/4k29F-9cY5U/v-deo.html John in Canada
I'm ashamed to say that this Brit did not. Thank you for explaining. I've walked past it many times but had no idea of the connection. I don't live in London anymore but I shall pop in and raise a pint in homage the next time I am in Whitehall.
@@paulcollins5423 Thanks Paul!! Cheers, John
I was a Volunteer and laid poppies at 'Traitors Gate'! It was an absolute honour. Still have my poppy.
You have such a fine heart, Joel! God bless you!
Thankyou fir supporting the likes of my family who lost their lives fighting for other's!!
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinan was assassinated on 28 June 1914. This was the catalyst to World War 1. 2014 was the 100th anniversary of this war that took such a toll on many countries and many, many more families. We also use the poppy as a remembrance here in Australia and New Zealand. We sent our Anzacs to capture the Gallipoli peninsula and try opening the Dardanelles to the naval allies. We lost so many young men who gave their lives in the hope of an end to this terrible war. On April 25th, we celebrate Anzac Day (Australia New Zealand Army Corps). It is tradition to go to the beach or to the pub to play 2 up. This is a game that is illegal on days other than Anzac Day, Victory in the Pacific Day and after noon on Rememberabce Day. We play it in memory of these brave soldiers.
We have a little saying in remembrance of these young men.
"Anzac Day ... Our day at the beach brought to you by their day at the beach.".
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. 🇦🇺 🎺 🇳🇿
I think each were sold for £25 / $30 and the money given to charity.
They were sold for £25 each. My daughter and I bought 1 each
Throughout the UK - and much of the Commonwealth - I don't suppose there is a single family that didn't lose someone in one of the World Wars.
If you speak to virtually any elderly person in the UK about the wars, they will know the names of their brothers, uncles and fathers who never came back. And of course, there were also women killed in the wars - by bombs, or from the very hazardous war work (munitions workers, aircraft pilots ferrying planes between airbases, lorry drivers etc).
It has had a deep effect on the nation's attitude to war. We don't welcome war, but if it comes, most of us regard it as our duty to "do our bit".
The answer to your question is on the screen at 8:20, Joel. The First World War began in 1914, so it was a centenary commemoration 1914-2014.
Each poppies represent a life lost I am glad I saw them it made more people remember lest we forget
🇬🇧🦋Thank you Joel .. I was one of the volunteers who was privileged to work on project for 2 days over 2 weeks , we made the poppies up then placed them in moat , as I was doing this I said I am doing this for Albert William Fred etc .. so had the feeling from putting the poppy together and placing in the ground ... that was my personal message to each and everyone , I did not use surnames . As many young men perished from all over the empire ,my favourite place I put the poppies is where the young men signed up , not knowing what was ahead ... We will remember them , I had a fantastic taxi driver who took me back to the train station , when I went to get out of the taxi , he said to me thank you for what you have been doing it means a lot , would not take my fare ..he had been watching us all at work .... We had some moments of tears ... it hit me what it all meant for the country and the world ❤🦋🇬🇧
116,516 American soldiers were killed in WW1 and about 30,000 Americans volunteered to serve in the Canadian Army. Doubtless many of those never came back.
Well done Joel ,you're obviously moved by this, the meaning shows in your face, I remember this event as I live in England, I had a tears in my eyes watching this. WELL DONE ❤
This year they have planted Wildflowers in the moat. Beautiful!