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Empire Day 1916

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johnfilmer:
I realised that there was no date for the celebration of Empire Day on the sheet, so I went for a quick check.
 Empire Day was celebrated on Queen Victoria's birthday, May 24, starting in 1903 as a tribute to her after her death in 1901.
It was last celebrated in 1958, and has since become Commonwealth Day, no longer on the same day.

Dave Smith:
johnfilmer. I suspect we were given a similar one at school before WW2, for we always celebrated Empire Day. A service & songs/hymns in the hall. The world map would have been very much the same, with a lot of red countries. And weren't we glad of their help in fighting the war! Without them we could well have lost it before the Americans joined in. 

johnfilmer:
This single-sided sheet was given to my aunt on that day. She was Four! I suspect that the source was Sunday School.

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