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Originally Posted by MarkGD
Hi Mike, don't quite know what to say about that Poppy certificate, seems a bit like cashing in on the memories. My Great Grandmother lost five of her thirteen grandsons who served in WW1, i wonder how she would feel about it. The CWGC at least is a bit more in keeping for family, just my 'two penneth'. Regards Mark
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Hi Mark, for me it was simply a way of "dedicating" the Flanders Fields Poppy I purchased in 2016 to a specific soldier as I had already done on the "Every One Remembered" site.
The other three "provenance metal" poppies came with a certificate to commemorate of one of 'the fallen' and I dedicated them to their memory on the site.
Are the RBL cashing in ?
I honestly don't know , perhaps they were asked if they could produce personalised certificates so that people could remember family members. ...
.... or maybe it was simply a business decision to increase funds.