Article- Poppies on Remembrance Day – 03 Nov 2026
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Kingborough Chronicle | 03 November 2026: pg 10.
Meg Webb Remembrance DayÂ
Each year on Remembrance Day, poppies appear on lapels and at memorials across Australia. While the red poppy is perhaps the most familiar symbol of remembrance, different coloured poppies carry their own meanings, offering us different ways to honour those who have served, suffered and sacrificed in war.
The red Flanders poppy is the most familiar, associated with the battlefields of the First World War and the remembrance of service men and women who died in conflict. Inspired by the poppies that grew across the devasted plains of the Western Front, it has become a lasting symbol of sacrifice and hope.
The purple poppy signifies the animals who served alongside humans in war. It commemorates the aid of animals within war and remembers their deaths within conflicts.
The black poppy honours those who have died, are still dying in wars. It remembers those who have been victims to occupation, invasion, starvation and gender-based violence in war.
The white poppy acts as symbol of remembrance for civilians, all casualties of war and a symbol of peace.
This Remembrance Day, whichever poppy we wear, may it remind us to pause and reflect on the sacrifice of service. Lest we forget.
Meg Webb MLC, Independent Member for Nelson
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