Photographs of 3,500 recipients of help from
the Royal British Legion were put together to create a vast
poppy to publicise an initiative by the charity. The 20 sq
ft People’s Poppy was on display in June 2006 at London’s
Victoria station.
The pictures were sent in by people who support,
or who have been supported by The Royal British Legion, including
beneficiaries, donors, celebrity supporters and staff. The
photos of school children were taken during several People’s
Poppy workshops run by the artist.
The People’s Poppy was exhibited in Sheffield, Cardiff, Liverpool, Cornwall and Manchester Stations.
Daniel is 25 years old, and served in the Army for 7 years as a loader operator of the battle tank ‘Challenger 2’. In March 2003, his tank was fired on. Daniel was lucky to survive, but two of his comrades were killed outright, and he himself was left with severe shrapnel wounds to his face and jaw, as well as significant hearing loss. Since the incident, Daniel has had to undergo over 20 operations, including skin grafts and plastic surgery, to try and repair the disfigurement to his face and body.
