Charity Announce New Partnership

ASAADMIN • September 22, 2024

The Ancre Somme Association Charity are delighted to announce partnership working with the War Horse Memorial and the Animal Purple Poppy Fund. We share the same aims and objectives regarding the role and contribution that animals, particularly horse, donkeys, dogs and pigeons played in securing the peace - from World War One and countless other conflicts - we enjoy today.

The War Horse Memorial is the first national memorial dedicated to the millions of UK, Commonwealth and Allied horses, mules and donkeys lost during The Great War. It pays tribute to the nobility, courage, unyielding loyalty and immeasurable contribution these animals played in giving us the freedom of democracy we all enjoy today, and signifies the last time the horse would be used on a mass scale in modern warfare. The Animal Purple Poppy Fund supports today’s equine and military welfare charities.

Earlier this year, the Ancre Somme Association Charity launched the Northern Ireland Purple Poppy Memorial Fund. The Charity is currently fundraising to establish Northern Ireland's inaugural Purple Poppy Memorial, honouring all animals that served from World War I to the present.

Working in partnership with the War Horse Memorial and the Animal Purple Poppy Fund is not only beneficial for both organisation, but also for the greater good of honouring and remembering the sacrifices made by animals in times of war.

If you would like to learn more about the Northern Ireland Purple Poppy Memorial Fund, or find out how you can support the project visit https://www.asauk.org/purple-poppy-fund

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By ASAADMIN • July 17, 2025

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