The inscription says: "This cross commemorates the glorious sacrifice of those who gave their lives in the Great War (1914-1918) and appeals to those for whom they died to lay aside hatred and strife and to seek brotherhood and peace under the banner of Christ."


The red poppy is the symbol of Remembrance Day in Canada, because of the poem "In Flanders Fields" about the poppies on the graves of soldiers, written by the Canadian poet John McRae while he was a medic in World War I.

This is the poem:

In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.