Tanunda RSL’s ‘Poppy’ scarecrow has been created by Kym Milne in honour of ANZAC Day and is part of the 2025 Barossa Vintage Festival Scarecrow Trail. ‘Poppy’ is at the Tanunda RSL Hut at the Tanunda Oval Complex.
‘Poppy’ is wearing a mourning brooch decorated with sprigs of rosemary, the symbol of remembrance, which grew wild on the Gallipoli Peninsula. On her brooch is a photo of World War I veteran Stanley Henry Schroeder who lived in Tanunda for the whole of his short life.
Stanley enlisted in August 1915 with the 10th Infantry Battalion and died on the battlefields of France in April 1916, aged just 23.
His name is on the First World War Nominal Roll at the Australian War Memorial Canberra and the Tanunda Roll of Honour at the Barossa Regional Gallery.
‘Poppy’ is wearing a dress made of camouflage netting and poppies. The red poppy remembers those who have died or suffered in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
The red poppy has special significance for Australians, as they were among the first flowers to appear on the devastated battlefields of northern France and Belgium during the First World War.
‘Poppy’ is wearing just one purple poppy, a symbol recognising the deeds and sacrifices of war animals who served alongside our troops.