Tony Lund Posted 13 July , 2006 Share Posted 13 July , 2006 I have come across a brief mention of a kind of Flag Day known as Pansy Day being held to raise money for the benefit of the Royal Navy’s men. It sounds like a forerunner of Poppy Day, but whether the Pansies were made by disabled navy men I don’t know. If fact all that I do know is that on Saturday 8th June 1918 a Pansy Day was held at Holmfirth for the benefit of the Royal Navy’s men and it was reported to be a great success. It does sound rather like a Poppy Day type of idea to me. As anyone got any background to this? Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Lund Posted 13 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 13 July , 2006 Another little report around a month later states that the women who organised the Pansy Day at Holmfirth received a letter from the Secretary of the “Mission to Seamen” thanking all concerned for the cheque. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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