He had participated in the Boer War, and later on he had done services helping the Ypres Battle
The poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae was written during the Second Battle of Ypres.Ypres is a city in Belgium.
John McCrae reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was born in 1872 in Canada, and served in the First Word War.
The ancient country of Flanders is mostly in eastern Belgium. The famous poem refers to battlefields in Belgium and in northeastern France (mostly, Ypres, the Somme, and Passchendaele), specifically, to 2nd Ypres, which was the battle the author of the poem (John McCrae) fought in.
The carnage and butchery of the First World War manifested itself into world literature and poetry. The pains witnessed at Flanders were described by the Canadian poet John McCrae. The terrible loss of young men and the use of chemical weapons was another topic found across many war poets of the time.
John McCrae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields" at a dressing station near Ypres, Belgium, during World War I. This poem serves as a poignant tribute to soldiers who died in battle.
Dr. John McCrae was born on November 30, 1872.
Doctor John McCrae was born on November 30, 1872.
Doctor John McCrae was born on November 30, 1872.
John McCrae Secondary School was created in 1999.
John McCrae used to have a wife in 1998 named Rebecca Romijn.
He had participated in the Boer War, and later on he had done services helping the Ypres Battle
Doctor John McCrae died on January 28, 1918 at the age of 45.
There are no similes in this poem, rather the poet, John McCrae uses strong imagery to describe idea's and represent actions.
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