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John McCrae était le deuxième fils du lieutenant-colonel David McCrae et de Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae. Il avait une soeur, Geills, ainsi qu'un frère, Tom.
John McCrae a commencé à écrire des poèmes pendant qu'il était étudiant au Guelph Collegiate Institute. Dès l'adolescence, il s'est aussi intéressé à la vie militaire. À 14 ans, il se joignait au Highland Cadet Corps et à 17 ans, il s'enrôlait dans la batterie de campagne de la milice commandée par son père.
La veille de la composition de son illustre poème, il perdit au cours des combats un de ses meilleurs amis qui fut inhumé dans une tombe de fortune marquée d'une simple croix de bois. Les coquelicots sauvages commençaient déjà à fleurir à travers les croix de bois placées sur les tombes. Incapable de porter secours à cet ami ni à aucun autre soldat tombé au champ, John McCrae se fit leur porte-parole dans son poème. Ce fut l'avant-dernier poème qu'il écrivit.
Le 28 janvier, après avoir été malade durant cinq jours, il rendit l'âme des suites d'une pneumonie et d'une méningite. Le jour où il est tombé malade, il apprit qu'il avait été nommé consultant médical de la Première armée britannique, le premier Canadien à recevoir un tel honneur.
Commémoré à l'École secondaire John-McCrae.
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From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918
published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto.
Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
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A sculpture of Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, by Ruth Abernathy, was unveiled at Green Island, Ottawa, Ontario in May 2015. A copy was erected at the Guelph Civic Museum in Guelph, Ontario in 2015. The sculpture is of Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, with his dress as an Artillery officer and his medical bag nearby, as he writes. The statue shows the destruction of the battlefield and, at his feet, the poppies which are a symbol of Remembrance of World War I and all armed conflict since.
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Boezinge, Ypres, Belgium. Advanced Dressing Station
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Boezinge, Ypres, Belgium. Advanced Dressing Station.
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In Flanders Fields the poppies blow<br>
Between the crosses, row on row,<br>
That mark our place; and in the sky<br>
The larks, still bravely singing, fly<br>
Scarce heard amid the guns below.<p>
We are the Dead. Short days ago<br>
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,<br>
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie<br>
In Flanders fields.<p>
Take up our quarrel with the foe:<br>
To you from failing hands we throw<br>
The torch, be yours to hold it high.<br>
If ye break faith with us who die<br>
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow<br>
In Flanders fields<p>
"In Flanders Fields" was first published in England's "Punch" magazine in
December, 1915. Within months, this poem came to symbolize the
sacrifices of all who were fighting in the First World War. Today, the
poem continues to be a part of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada and other countries.
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John McCrae on left, with his mother, brother Tom and sister Geills (photo: McCrae House)
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Born in Guelph, Ontario, on November 30, 1872, John McCrae was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel David McCrae and Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae.
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Reading was one of John McCrae's favourite pastimes. (photo: McCrae House)
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John McCrae with his horse Bonfire, (photo: McCrae House). In France, he took with him a horse named Bonfire, a gift from a friend. Later, John McCrae sent his young nieces and nephews letters supposedly written by Bonfire and signed with a hoof print.
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John McCrae and his dog Bonneau in France (photo: National Archives of Canada, C46284). Bonneau was another of his animal companions and was also a casualty of the war, who had adopted John McCrae as his special friend.
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Before he died, John McCrae had the satisfaction of knowing that his
poem had been a success. Soon after its publication, it became the most popular poem on the First World War. It was translated into many languages and used on billboards advertising the sale of the first Victory Loan Bonds in Canada in 1917. Designed to raise $150,000,000, the campaign raised $400,000,000.<br>
In part because of the poem's popularity, the poppy was adopted as the Flower of Remembrance for the war dead of Britain, France, the United States, Canada and other Commonwealth countries.
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Lieutenant-colonel John McCrae
The home of John McCrae and his family in Guelph, Ontario, has been preserved and is now a museum. A memorial cenotaph and garden of remembrance is also open to the public (photo: Ken Barton).
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Left to right: Queen's South Africa Medal with Clasps, 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal. The medals shown in this picture are from the Canadian Military Medals and Decorations section of the Veterans Affairs Canada website.
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Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae was born in Guelph, Ontario, on November 30, 1872.
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John McCrae's Grave in France.
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From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.
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This plaque is dedicated to Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, whose death inspired the 'Flanders Fields' poem.
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Portrait of Lt. Alexis H. Helmer, who inspired the McCrae poem. From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.
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Photo submitted by Joseph Thomas
Stopped in on way to Juno Beach.
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The Clan MacRae Honour Roll, located at Eilean Donan Castle, the home of the Clan Macrae, near the town of Dornie on Loch Duich in Western Scotland; listing Lieutenant Colonel McCrae's name (column 5, 14th name from bottom) and including a quote from his poem "In Flanders Fields."
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A stained glass memorial window at St. Andrew’s Church, 161 Norfolk St., Guelph, ON is dedicated to First World War soldiers. It was erected by St. Andrew’s Church.
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"I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE BECAUSE I LIVE, YE SHALL LIVE ALSO IN MEMORIAM: THOMAS RUSSELL
ALEX M. DUNBAR
DOUGLAS C. RUSSELL
JOHN MCCRAE
WILLIAM SMITH
DONALD P. GIBSON
GEORGE W. MORROW
LORNE WALKER
R. HOWARD TILL GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
Photo Credit: Kathleen Wall
http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=4435
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A stained glass memorial window at St. Andrew’s Church, 161 Norfolk St., Guelph, ON is dedicated to Lieut.-Col and Mrs. David McCrae and son John McCrae. It was erected by St. Andrews Church.
"TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF THE REVERED FAMILY OF LIEUT.-COL. AND MRS DAVID MCCRAE WHO FOR MANY YEARS WORSHIPPED IN THIS PEW AND THEIR ILLUSTRIOUS SON LIEUT.-COL. JOHN MCCRAE PHYSICIAN, SOLDIER AND AUTHOR OF ‘IN FLANDERS FIELDS’."
http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=4437
Photo Credit: Kathleen Wall
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PUNCH London England 1915 Dec 8.
First publication of 'In Flanders Fields', written in Belgium seven months earlier. By Dec. 29 issue, it is indexed as the work of Lt. Col. John McCrae.
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This statue is located on Green Island, Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario.
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Tribute to John McCrae in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Guelph Ontario. Photo by Ken Riley
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John McCrae's as I found it in June 2011, surrounded by tributes, as it usually is at any time of the year.
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Circumstances of Death- Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae
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McGill University, Anatomy and Dentistry building, stained glass memorial window to 3 McGill doctors, Montreal
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Aid Station Monument
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Aid Station Monument bronzed poem
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Aid Station where he authored In Flanders Fields
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Bronzed plaque of original poem paper
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10 August 2019, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group), cefrg.ca
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Eugene Bourgoin's War memorial tablet bas relief, "Our members and everyone who lost their lives in the Great War", photo from in the McCord Museum
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Middle row 2nd from left. From the Globe (Toronto newspaper c.1902) Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Globe (Toronto newspaper c.1902) Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Globe (Toronto newspaper c.1902) Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lieutenant-colonel John McCrae
This memorial in Beaconsfield, QC is dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, best known as the author of the poem “In Flanders Fields”.
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Lieutenant-colonel John McCrae
From the Vancouver Daily Province February 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lieutenant-colonel John McCrae
From the Vancouver Daily Province February 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lieutenant-colonel John McCrae
A biographical sketch of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrea, Canadian Army Medical Corps, prepared in 1951 by the Director of War Service Records.
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John McCrae petting a dog.
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Lieutenant-colonel John McCrae
A tribute to Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, displayed on the wall of a principal hallway in the Medical Sciences Building, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto. McCrae was educated at the University of Toronto, at both University College and the Faculty of Medicine. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2024.)
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From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
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A sculpture of Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, by Ruth Abernathy, was unveiled at Green Island, Ottawa, Ontario in May 2015. A copy was erected at the Guelph Civic Museum in Guelph, Ontario in 2015. The sculpture is of Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, with his dress as an Artillery officer and his medical bag nearby, as he writes. The statue shows the destruction of the battlefield and, at his feet, the poppies which are a symbol of Remembrance of World War I and all armed conflict since.
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Boezinge, Ypres, Belgium. Advanced Dressing Station
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Boezinge, Ypres, Belgium. Advanced Dressing Station.
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In Flanders Fields the poppies blow<br> Between the crosses, row on row,<br> That mark our place; and in the sky<br> The larks, still bravely singing, fly<br> Scarce heard amid the guns below.<p> We are the Dead. Short days ago<br> We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,<br> Loved, and were loved, and now we lie<br> In Flanders fields.<p> Take up our quarrel with the foe:<br> To you from failing hands we throw<br> The torch, be yours to hold it high.<br> If ye break faith with us who die<br> We shall not sleep, though poppies grow<br> In Flanders fields<p> "In Flanders Fields" was first published in England's "Punch" magazine in December, 1915. Within months, this poem came to symbolize the sacrifices of all who were fighting in the First World War. Today, the poem continues to be a part of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada and other countries.
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John McCrae on left, with his mother, brother Tom and sister Geills (photo: McCrae House)
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Born in Guelph, Ontario, on November 30, 1872, John McCrae was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel David McCrae and Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae.
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Reading was one of John McCrae's favourite pastimes. (photo: McCrae House)
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John McCrae with his horse Bonfire, (photo: McCrae House). In France, he took with him a horse named Bonfire, a gift from a friend. Later, John McCrae sent his young nieces and nephews letters supposedly written by Bonfire and signed with a hoof print.
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John McCrae and his dog Bonneau in France (photo: National Archives of Canada, C46284). Bonneau was another of his animal companions and was also a casualty of the war, who had adopted John McCrae as his special friend.
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Before he died, John McCrae had the satisfaction of knowing that his poem had been a success. Soon after its publication, it became the most popular poem on the First World War. It was translated into many languages and used on billboards advertising the sale of the first Victory Loan Bonds in Canada in 1917. Designed to raise $150,000,000, the campaign raised $400,000,000.<br> In part because of the poem's popularity, the poppy was adopted as the Flower of Remembrance for the war dead of Britain, France, the United States, Canada and other Commonwealth countries.
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The home of John McCrae and his family in Guelph, Ontario, has been preserved and is now a museum. A memorial cenotaph and garden of remembrance is also open to the public (photo: Ken Barton).
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Left to right: Queen's South Africa Medal with Clasps, 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal. The medals shown in this picture are from the Canadian Military Medals and Decorations section of the Veterans Affairs Canada website.
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Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae was born in Guelph, Ontario, on November 30, 1872.
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John McCrae's Grave in France.
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From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.
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This plaque is dedicated to Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, whose death inspired the 'Flanders Fields' poem.
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Portrait of Lt. Alexis H. Helmer, who inspired the McCrae poem. From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.
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Photo submitted by Joseph Thomas Stopped in on way to Juno Beach.
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The Clan MacRae Honour Roll, located at Eilean Donan Castle, the home of the Clan Macrae, near the town of Dornie on Loch Duich in Western Scotland; listing Lieutenant Colonel McCrae's name (column 5, 14th name from bottom) and including a quote from his poem "In Flanders Fields."
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A stained glass memorial window at St. Andrew’s Church, 161 Norfolk St., Guelph, ON is dedicated to First World War soldiers. It was erected by St. Andrew’s Church. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE BECAUSE I LIVE, YE SHALL LIVE ALSO IN MEMORIAM: THOMAS RUSSELL ALEX M. DUNBAR DOUGLAS C. RUSSELL JOHN MCCRAE WILLIAM SMITH DONALD P. GIBSON GEORGE W. MORROW LORNE WALKER R. HOWARD TILL GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS" Photo Credit: Kathleen Wall http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=4435
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A stained glass memorial window at St. Andrew’s Church, 161 Norfolk St., Guelph, ON is dedicated to Lieut.-Col and Mrs. David McCrae and son John McCrae. It was erected by St. Andrews Church. "TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF THE REVERED FAMILY OF LIEUT.-COL. AND MRS DAVID MCCRAE WHO FOR MANY YEARS WORSHIPPED IN THIS PEW AND THEIR ILLUSTRIOUS SON LIEUT.-COL. JOHN MCCRAE PHYSICIAN, SOLDIER AND AUTHOR OF ‘IN FLANDERS FIELDS’." http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=4437 Photo Credit: Kathleen Wall
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PUNCH London England 1915 Dec 8. First publication of 'In Flanders Fields', written in Belgium seven months earlier. By Dec. 29 issue, it is indexed as the work of Lt. Col. John McCrae.
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This statue is located on Green Island, Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario.
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Tribute to John McCrae in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Guelph Ontario. Photo by Ken Riley
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John McCrae's as I found it in June 2011, surrounded by tributes, as it usually is at any time of the year.
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Circumstances of Death- Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae
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McGill University, Anatomy and Dentistry building, stained glass memorial window to 3 McGill doctors, Montreal
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Aid Station Monument
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Aid Station Monument bronzed poem
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Aid Station where he authored In Flanders Fields
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Bronzed plaque of original poem paper
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10 August 2019, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group), cefrg.ca
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Eugene Bourgoin's War memorial tablet bas relief, "Our members and everyone who lost their lives in the Great War", photo from in the McCord Museum
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Middle row 2nd from left. From the Globe (Toronto newspaper c.1902) Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Globe (Toronto newspaper c.1902) Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Globe (Toronto newspaper c.1902) Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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This memorial in Beaconsfield, QC is dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, best known as the author of the poem “In Flanders Fields”.
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From the Vancouver Daily Province February 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Vancouver Daily Province February 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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A biographical sketch of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrea, Canadian Army Medical Corps, prepared in 1951 by the Director of War Service Records.
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John McCrae petting a dog.
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A tribute to Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, displayed on the wall of a principal hallway in the Medical Sciences Building, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto. McCrae was educated at the University of Toronto, at both University College and the Faculty of Medicine. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2024.)
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