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Flanders Poppy

Leading Cadet Zain Carse wears a Flanders Poppy to honour the memory of his grandfather Corporal Dave Carse, who served with the New Zealand Regiment on the Malay Peninsula in 1958-59 during the Malayan Emergency. Photo by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig.
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Australian Air Force Cadets : Honouring the Past, Part 2

03/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5294 Views 1 Comment Flanders Poppy

Flanders Poppy One of the privileges of being an Australian Air Force Cadet is that during specified commemorative activities they

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Cadet Sergeant Blake Lawrence, Cadet Sergeant Britney Shorter, Leading Cadet Zain Carse and Leading Cadet Byron Barnes-Williams of No 604 Squadron, wear poppies in the left-brett pocket flap, as allowed in the AAFC dress manual.
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HONOURING ANZAC DAY TRADITIONS, Part 3

23/04/201723/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5545 Views 2 Comments ANZAC Day, Flanders Poppy, In Flanders Fields, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

The Poppy AAFC Cadets promise to remember our Diggers There are many customs and traditions associated with commemorative activities and,

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