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The Poppy: Merton Remembers

23 July 2014 · by · in History. ·

Poppies grow well in disturbed earth. When the battles were over, the poppy was one of the few plants to grow on the battlefields.

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Poppies near Mitcham war memorial

Poppies near Mitcham war memorial

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