WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
“No-Man's Land”.
“Flowers of the Forest”.
Sung by June Tabor.
Available on YouTube
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
11 November, 2026
Remembrance Day. At The Eleventh Hour. Of The Eleventh Day. Of The Eleventh Month. The Guns Fell Silent. Lest We Forget.
LEST WE FORGET
unless otherwise stated.
Available on YouTube
Available on YouTube
“IN FLANDERS FIELDS”.
“LEST WE FORGET”.
Remembrance Day at the John McCrae House (birthplace, museum, and Memorial) in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. A detail shot of the “Altar” of the Memorial, with the complete poem “In Flanders Fields”and the line “LEST WE FORGET” inscribed.
Photo: 11 November 2009.
Source: Own work.
Author: Lx 121.
Note:
Part of a series of photographs taken at the John McCrae site in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, on 11 November 2009 (Remembrance Day).
(Wikimedia Commons)
Illustration: LANDSCAPES
John Alexander McCrae (1872–1918).
Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae.
Soldier, Physician, Poet.
Date: 1918 or earlier.
Image from “In Flanders Fields, And Other Poems”,
by Lieut.-Col. John McCrae, M.D., with an essay
in character, by Sir Andrew Macphail (New York, London: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1919): http://www.archive.org/
Author: Unknown.
(Wikimedia Commons)
An autographed copy of the poem “In Flanders Fields”.
Unlike the printed copy in the same book, McCrae’s handwritten version ends the first line with “grow”.
Facsimile of handwritten version of McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields”, in a volume of his poetry where an acknowledgement is given “The reproduction of the autograph poem is from a copy belonging to Carleton Noyes, Esq., of Cambridge, Mass., who kindly permitted its use.”
Date: 1919.
Source: Scan of McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields And Other Poems”, obtained from archive.org, converted to PNG and Black and White, slight rotation.
Author: John McCrae.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Illustrated Page by Ernest Clegg.
Note that the first line ends with “grow”.
Page 1 of the main content from a Limited Edition Book containing an Illustrated Poem,
“In Flanders Fields”.
Date: 1921.
Source:
JP2 zip data at fieldsinflanders00mccrrich archive.org
Author: John McCrae and Ernest Clegg.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The first chapter of “In Flanders Fields and Other Poems”,
a 1919 collection of McCrae’s works, gives the text of the poem as follows:
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.
“Bleuet de France”.
Circa 1950.
Source: Own work.
Author: Unknown.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Remembrance Day (11 November) is a national holiday in France and Belgium. It commemorates The Armistice, signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on The Western Front, which took effect at 11:00 a.m. — the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.”
Illustration: LABOUR UNCUT
Armistice Day is one the most important military celebrations in France, since it was a major French victory and the French paid a heavy price in blood to achieve it.
The First World War was considered in France as the “Great Patriotic War”. Almost all French villages feature Memorials dedicated to The Fallen. In France, the Blue Cornflower (Bleuet de France) is used symbolically, rather than the Poppy.
“Ghosts of Vimy Ridge”
depicts the ghosts of The Canadian Corps on Vimy Ridge,
surrounding The Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
Date: 1931.
Source: Canadian House of Commons Collection,
(AN: O-4714) [1]
Author: William Longstaff
(Wikimedia Commons)
Australian Memorial,
Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, France.
La croix du cimetière militaire et la tour
du Mémorial National Australien.
Photo: April 2008.
Source: Own work.
Author: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL).
(Wikimedia Commons)
Australian Remembrance Day.
Image: STITCHERS CORNER
“De Profundis”.
Psalm 129
(Douay–Rheims Bible).
Composer: Orlando de Lassus.
Taken from The Prayers for The Dead.
Available on YouTube
Psalm CXXIX.
De Profundis.
Out of the depths
I have cried unto Thee, O Lord !
Lord, hear my voice.
Let Thine ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplication.
If Thou, O Lord, shalt mark iniquities,
Lord, who shall endureth ?
For with The Lord there is merciful forgiveness,
And by reason of Thy law
I have waited upon Thee, O Lord.
My Soul doth rely on His word:
My Soul doth hope in The Lord.
From the Morning Watch, even unto night,
Let Israel hope in The Lord.
For with The Lord there is mercy,
And with Him plentiful redemption.
And He shall redeem Israel,
From all his iniquities.
V. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord.
R. And let Perpetual Light shine upon them.
May they rest in Peace.
Amen.
De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine:
Domine, exaudi vocem meam.
Fiant aures tuae intendentes:
In vocem deprecationis meae.
Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine:
Domine, quis sustinebit ?
Quia apud te propitiatio est:
Et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine.
Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus:
Speravit anima mea in Domino.
A custodia matutina usque ad noctem:
Speret Israel in Domino.
Quia apud Dominum misericordia:
Et copiosa apud eum redemptio.
Et ipse redimet Israel,
Ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.
V. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine.
R. Et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Requiescant in pace.
Amen.
“. . . If ye break faith,
With us who die,
We shall not sleep,
Though Poppies grow
In Flanders fields”.
Photo: 2006.
Source: Own work.
Author: Zephyrinus.
South African Infantry Soldier stands guard
at the Johannesburg Memorial.
Remembrance Day Ceremony, 2008.
Image: DIGITAL JOURNAL
Delville Wood, near Longueval, The Somme, France.
Image: WORLD WAR ONE BATTLEFIELDS
Delville Wood was sometimes known as Devil’s Wood, and
the fighting there during the Battle of The Somme was particularly ferocious.
The majority of Delville Wood was eventually taken by South African Soldiers on 15 July 1916, and they held on grimly during numerous German counter-attacks for six days, until they were relieved.
After the War, South Africa purchased the site in 1920, and it serves as a Memorial to those of that Nation who fell, not just there, but elsewhere.
Armistice Day (also referred to as Remembrance Day) marks the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War One and commemorates the sacrifice of those who died serving New Zealand in this War, and all Wars and armed conflict.
The Great War of 1914 to 1918 was one of the most devastating events in human history. New Zealand, with a population of
After the War, South Africa purchased the site in 1920, and it serves as a Memorial to those of that Nation who fell, not just there, but elsewhere.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Confederation Square, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, immediately following the Remembrance Day Ceremonies, 11 November, 2006. Since its installation, it has become traditional to place Poppies
on the Tomb, after the formal Ceremony has concluded.
Photo: 11 November 2006.
Source: Own work.
Author: Mikkel Paulson.
(Wikimedia Commons)
New Zealand Remembrance Day Ceremony.
The Great War of 1914 to 1918 was one of the most devastating events in human history. New Zealand, with a population of
1.1 million in 1914, sent 100,000 men and women abroad. 16,700 died and over 40,000 were wounded – a higher per capita casualty rate than any other country involved.
The coming of Peace, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the
The coming of Peace, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the
11th month of 1918, brought Blessed Relief for all involved.
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.
We will remember them.
(Fourth stanza of Laurence Binyon’s Poem “For the Fallen”).
Illustration: IN CAELO ET IN TERRA
For The Anzacs And All The Fallen At Gallipoli.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
“The Band Played Waltzing Matilda”.
Sung by June Tabor.
Available on YouTube
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
“The Return”.
"The Return".
Artist: Charles Bosseron Chambers (1882 - 1964).
This painting can be found at Holy Innocents Church in New York. The artist had just attended Mass, when he noticed a young Soldier kneeling at the foot of a Crucifix. He was so moved that he started work on this painting.
Illustration: DYMPHNA'S ROAD
The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia.
Charles Bosseron Chambers (1882 - 1964) was a painter, illustrator and teacher. Known as the “Norman Rockwell
of Catholic art”, his Religious paintings have become highly collectable. He is best known for “The Light Of The World”,
the most popular Religious Print in America
during the first half of the 20th-Century.
“Requiescant In Pace”. Rest In Peace.
Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Poland.
Illustration: VICE.COM
“Schindler’s List”.
Composer: John Williams.
Violin solos by Itzhak Perlman (see, below).
Available on YouTube
Photograph from the Soviet Film of the liberation of Auschwitz, taken by the film unit of The First Ukrainian Front,. by Alexander Voronzow and others in his group. Child survivors of Auschwitz, wearing adult-size prisoner jackets, stand behind a barbed wire fence. Among those pictured are Tomasz Szwarz; Alicja Gruenbaum; Solomon Rozalin; Gita Sztrauss; Wiera Sadler; Marta Wiess; Boro Eksztein; Josef Rozenwaser; Rafael Szlezinger; Gabriel Nejman; Gugiel Appelbaum; Mark Berkowitz (a twin); Pesa Balter; Rut Muszkies (later Webber); Miriam Friedman; and twins
Miriam Mozes and Eva Mozes wearing knitted hats.
Date: 1945.
Source:
USHMM/Belarusian State Archive of
Documentary Film and Photography
Author: Alexander Voronzow and others in his group,
ordered by Mikhael Oschurkow, head of the photography unit.
(Wikimedia Commons)
“Arbeit Macht Frei”.
“Work Makes You Free”.
This was a sign commonly seen throughout Concentration Camps, such as Auschwitz, often seen on the Front Gate,
upon entry. It was essentially psychological torment,
as most prisoners were aware that the only way
to earn “Freedom” was to die.
Illustration: FUNNYJUNK.COM
Ed Sullivan congratulates a young Itzhak Perlman
after a concert at ZOA House in Tel Aviv.
Photo: 28 August 1958.
Source: http://147.237.72.31/topsrch/
Author: PINN HANS
(Wikimedia Commons)
The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia.
Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv in 1945, then the
British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel. His parents, Chaim and Shoshana Perlman, were natives of Poland and had independently migrated to Palestine in the mid-1930s
before they met and later married.
Perlman first became interested in the violin after hearing a classical music performance on the radio. At the age of three, he was denied admission to the Shulamit Conservatory for being too small to hold a violin.
He, instead, taught himself to play the instrument, using a toy fiddle, until he was old enough to study with Rivka Goldgart, at the Shulamit Conservatory, and at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, where he gave his first recital at age ten, before moving to The United States to study at the Juilliard School, with the violin pedagogue, Ivan Galamian, and his assistant, Dorothy DeLay.
Perlman contracted polio at age four. He made a good recovery, learning to walk with crutches. Today, he uses crutches, or an electric Amigo scooter, for mobility, and plays the violin while seated.
Perlman first became interested in the violin after hearing a classical music performance on the radio. At the age of three, he was denied admission to the Shulamit Conservatory for being too small to hold a violin.
He, instead, taught himself to play the instrument, using a toy fiddle, until he was old enough to study with Rivka Goldgart, at the Shulamit Conservatory, and at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, where he gave his first recital at age ten, before moving to The United States to study at the Juilliard School, with the violin pedagogue, Ivan Galamian, and his assistant, Dorothy DeLay.
Perlman contracted polio at age four. He made a good recovery, learning to walk with crutches. Today, he uses crutches, or an electric Amigo scooter, for mobility, and plays the violin while seated.
Violinist Itzhak Perlman plays during The White House
State Dinner in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Photo: 7 May 2007.
Source: The White House
Author: Shealah Craighead
(United States Federal Government).
(Wikimedia Commons)
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Jacqueline Hurley. The Artist And Her Work. “Remembrance Day Is Every Day”.
“The Scarlet Corn Poppy”.
The Scarlet Corn Poppy, which is one of the features of Jacqueline Hurley’s work, grows naturally in conditions of disturbed earth throughout Western Europe. Its use as a symbol of remembrance was first inspired by The World War I poem “In Flanders Fields”, by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, after witnessing the death of his friend,
a fellow soldier, on 2 May 1915.
Illustration: POSH ORIGINAL ART
Jacqueline Hurley's War Poppy Collection is available at POSH ORIGINAL ART
Jacqueline started painting The War Poppy Collection in 2014. Her first work, ‘We Remember, We Fight On’ was painted as a tribute to her friend, Royal Marine Neil Dunstan, who tragically lost his life in an IED explosion whilst serving in Afghanistan in 2008.
Since then, Jacqueline’s artwork has helped raise over £230,000 for Military Charities.
Being one of the final generation whose grandparents served during The Second World War, and whose great grandparents served during The First World War, Jacqueline has a strong desire to remind people, through her imagery, that the freedom they are blessed with today wasn’t free.
Jacqueline’s Military Poppy Prints have been well received by an international audience, and have very quickly proved extremely popular; she is now widely regarded as the country’s foremost Remembrance Artist.
Jacqueline paints in both expressionism and impressionism styles. Her original works are painted impasto in acrylic, using texture to create mood and depth, with Red Remembrance Poppies juxtaposed against gritty impressionistic landscapes.
Her paintings feature silhouettes, which help her audience connect with the works in a more personal, emotional and sentimental way; encouraging the people she paints for to relate to the subjective nature of the paintings.
Jacqueline's War Poppy Collection can be viewed at the Web-Site Shop at SHOP
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