2. Why We Remember Them
• Remembrance Day is a
special day in November.
• People wear a special
symbol called a poppy.
• On Remembrance Day we
remember people who
have suffered and died in
wars
3. Why We Remember Them
• One way to find out about
people who died in wars is
to visit the War Wemorial
in Melbourne.
• There are names
inscribed on Shrine of
Remembrance of all the
people who died in the
World Wars from our area.
4. The First World War
• The First World War began in 1914
• Millions of men joined the army and went to fight in the war
• The conditions were terrible
5. The First World War
World War One began on the 28th of July 1914 and
lasted until the 11th of November 1918. The war lasted
exactly four years, three months and 14 days.
6. World War One
• World War One was a
global war centred in
Europe
• 135 countries took
part in World War I,
and more than 15
million people died.
7. Allies vs Central Powers
• There were 2 sides fighting in
the war; ‘The Allies’ vs ‘The
Central Powers’
• The countries of the Allies
included Russia, France, British
Empire, Italy, United States and
Australia.
• The Central
8. Women who Helped
• Many nurses went
to the battlefields to
care for the soldiers
who were injured.
• Many soldiers and
nurses were killed in
the war.
9. The End of the First War
• War ended at 11 0’ clock in the morning on 11th
November 1918
• Later on, people held street parties to celebrate the
end of the conflict
10. Why do We wear Poppies
on Remembrance Day?
• The paper poppies we wear on Remembrance day are
like the real poppies that grew in the battlefields of the
First World War
• Real poppies are a beautiful bright red – but they soon
die
11. The Red Poppy
• After the First World War, red poppies were the first plants to
spring up in the devastated battlefields of northern France and
Belgium.
• This is why the red poppy became the symbol to remind of
those who have gone
• The photos above are of Flanders Field in Northern
France, where a famous battle took place.
12. Why We Remember Them Today
• On Remembrance Day people go to a ceremony at
their war memorial or their school
13. Two Minutes Silence
To Remember
• At 11 0’ clock on the 11th
day of the 11th
month people
stay silent for two minutes to remember
14. Why you Should Wear your
Poppy with Pride
• Now you have found out about
Remembrance Day
• You know how important the symbol of the
poppy is
• Wear your poppy with pride
