Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae, MD (November 30, 1872 - January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist, soldier during World War I and a surgeon during the battle of Ypres. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem "In Flanders Fields". Wikipedia
In Flanders Fields by John McCrae Librivox volunteers bring you seven different readings of John McCraes In Flanders Field , a weekly poetry project. librivox.org/in-flanders-fields-by-john-mccrae/
Historical essay and Flash narrative clip about author John McCrae and his poem In Flanders Fields, one of the most widely known works of the First World War. Resources for exploring Canadian history at the secondary level. www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/webtours/GE_P3_3_EN.html
Canadian Army Medical Corps who died age 45 on 28 January 1918 Son of Col. David McCrae and Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae, of Guelph, Ontario. www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=84214
The definitive Wikipedia entry for John McCrae. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCrae
M cCRAE , JOHN , poet, army officer, and physician; b. 30Nov.1872 in Guelph, Ont., second son of David McCrae, a woollen manufacturer, and Janet Simpson Eckford; d. unmarried 28Jan.1918 in Boulogne, France. www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=41698
