Passchendaele 100 Poppy Lapel Pin

[Charliedog012012]

Hi, I thought some members may be interested to know that the RBL are now accepting pre-orders for the Passchendaele 100 Poppy Lapel Pin at the same price as the Somme 100 Pin (released in 2016). Again, each pin will be dedicated to an individual soldier who died during the Passchendaele battle.

http://www.poppyshop.org.uk/passchen...lapel-pin.html

[BWEF]

Thanks for that, I have just ordered mine. Plus a couple of the badges they are also doing.

Do you have any idea of exactly what poppies have been made/will be made from melted down munitions?

[Mike_2817]

Visit the Poppy Shop @ http://www.poppyshop.org.uk

or call them on 0300 1239 110 for a free catalogue.

[BWEF]

Originally Posted by Mike_2817

Visit the Poppy Shop @ http://www.poppyshop.org.uk

or call them on 0300 1239 110 for a free catalogue.

I had a look around when I went to buy the Passchedaele poppy.

I found the Passchedaele badges which I added to my cart, along with the poppy. However, I could not see the "Flanders Fields" poppy, for example, which I know exists.

Maybe it's me? I will look again.

[BWEF]

My Passchendaele Poppy arrived a few days ago.

As you know, as with the Somme Poppy, you are given the name of a soldier killed in the battle.

Mine was named for a Lt J V Elderkin of the RFA, who died on 23rd September 1917.

I did a quick google and found this:

http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ro...le/Details/354

Why can't research always be like this?

[Frank Kelley]

That's very interesting, I wondered how it worked, so you cannot ask for a poppy dedicated to a particular soldier?
I suppose that would create an administrative issue in itself, very nice little things though, research is always easier when someone does if for you, but, not always so rewarding.

Originally Posted by BWEF

My Passchendaele Poppy arrived a few days ago.

As you know, as with the Somme Poppy, you are given the name of a soldier killed in the battle.

Mine was named for a Lt J V Elderkin of the RFA, who died on 23rd September 1917.

I did a quick google and found this:

http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ro...le/Details/354

Why can't research always be like this?

[Charliedog012012]

Originally Posted by BWEF

My Passchendaele Poppy arrived a few days ago.

As you know, as with the Somme Poppy, you are given the name of a soldier killed in the battle.

Mine was named for a Lt J V Elderkin of the RFA, who died on 23rd September 1917.

I did a quick google and found this:

http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ro...le/Details/354

Why can't research always be like this?

That is absolutely excellent. I too was able to research the soldier for my poppy very quickly (the power of the internet) mainly because he was a pupil of Kings School, Canterbury and they had researched each old boy who was killed....even had the section from the war diary. This quickly gave me links to find his photo and ancestry.co.uk did the rest. This makes the poppy much more special and something nice to pass down to future generations.