The source for this dance is the <<https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com|Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary site>> who have helpfully published, <<https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/dance-crib/z-red-poppy.html|on this page>>, both the deviser's original hand written instructions and a typed up copy.

It was devised to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme and first performed on 8 November 1986.