Memorializing Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae Civic Commemoration and the 100th Anniversary of 'In Flanders Fields'

摘要

In 2015 Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae's hometown of Guelph, Ontario and the nation will memorialize McCrae and commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the writing of his poem "In Flanders Fields". The poem was penned on May 3rd, 1915 during the Second Battle of Ypres following the death of his friend Lieutenant Alexis Helmer. His poem was the inspiration for the use of the poppy as an international symbol of remembrance. John McCrae was a multi-dimensional man with a complex personal history. McCrae died overseas on January 28, 1918. This year's civic celebrations will pay tribute to McCrae-soldier, poet and physician.