Canadian Poet John McCrae

Canadian John McCrae was a military doctor with a strong artistic side. His poem "In Flanders Fields" remains a stirring symbol of World War I and remembrance. John McCrae wrote "In Flanders Fields" in the trenches in 1915 during the Second Battle of Ypres when a close friend of his was killed, one of 6000 Canadian casualties in just 48 hours.

Photo: John McCrae With His Dog Bonneau
Library and Archives Canada / C-046284

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