The
Beacon
'Shedding light on Caulfeild and neighbouring communities'
NOVEMBER 2013
Remembering... 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. IN FLANDERS FIELDS, one of the most enduring literary works of the First World War, was written May 3, 1915, by Canadian physician and Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae (inset) after the funeral of his friend Alexis Helmer, killed during the Second Battle of Ypres. Poppies, which grew over the graves of fallen soldiers, became the symbol of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month — Remembrance Day. On this sad and solemn occasion, we of The Beacon join you in remembering those who gave their lives that others might live in freedom.
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