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My Poppy. My Canada. #LestweForget

Day 4,000, 19:55 • Published in Canada Greece

• by Precious Box

Whether you chose Canada or were born here, we all get to enjoy values like freedom, democracy, and respect for others. Veterans stood up for those rights, but it’s up to us to uphold them. This Remembrance Day, honour veterans by dedicating a Poppy to someone who embodies the values they fought for.

Every year, from the last Friday of October to November 11, tens of millions of Canadians wear a Poppy as a visual pledge to honour Canada’s Veterans and remember those who sacrificed for the freedoms we enjoy today.

The Legion invites everyone across the country to show their support by proudly wearing this symbol of Remembrance and taking a moment to reflect.

While the Poppy is distributed freely to all who wish to wear one, the Legion gratefully accepts donations to the Poppy Fund.
The Poppy Campaign is very much a local initiative, conducted by Legion Branches in cities, towns and communities across the country. Donations collected during the Poppy Campaign are held in Trust at the branch level to directly support Veterans and their families within their community and to help ensure Canadians ‘never forget’.

Learn more about the Poppy Campaign
If you would like to support the campaign, you can get a poppy at the Embassy of Canada in Athens.

In memory of Private Ignatius Furey
Died December 7, 1915, Age 19.
Laid to rest at Portianos Military Cemetery, #Lemnos/Greece
Headstone inscription:
REST IN PEACE
End of WW1 Centenary Commemorations, Lemnos
See letter informing next of kin below.

In memory of Private John Myrick
Died December 10, 1915, Age 19.
Laid to rest at Portianos Military Cemetery, #Lemnos/Greece
Headstone inscription:
ETERNAL REST GRANT HIM O LORD LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM
End of WW1 Centenary Commemorations, Lemnos
See letter to his father below.

In memory of Seaman Alexander Chalk
Died April 1st, 1916, Age 32.
Laid to rest at Portianos Military Cemetery, #Lemnos/Greece
Headstone inscription:
IN MEMORIAM HIS DAY'S WORK WELL DONE
End of WW1 Centenary Commemorations, Lemnos

In memory of Lance Corporal Rupert King Watts
Died September 27, 1915, Age 21.
Laid to rest at East Mudros Military Cemetery, #Lemnos/Greece
Headstone inscription:
HE GIVES THEM LIFE FOR EVERMORE
End of WW1 Centenary Commemorations, Lemnos