This very powerful war poem was written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD - of the Canadian Army.
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"In Flander's Fields", the poppy represents the war.
The White Cliffs of Dover and In Flander's Fields
Flanders (region of Belgium and Northern France) translates as "les Flandres" in French. Flander's fields could then literally be translated "les champs des Flandres". For the translation of Flander's fields poem in French, see related question.
Rolland Flander's birth name is Rolland Wilcox Flander.
Rok Flander was born in 1979.
Soldiers didn't wear poppies in WW2. The tradition of wearing a red poppy button originates from the 1917 poem "In Flander's Fields", by John MacRae. He wrote a poem about the carnage he saw during the Great War, and in the first line, says:"In Flander's Fields, the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row."In honor of MacRae and his poem, the poppy has become a symbol for Remembrance Day in Canada - a day where all soldiers fallen in battle are remembered and mourned.
Rolland Flander was born on November 12, 1893.
Rolland Flander died on October 25, 1972, in Orlando, Florida, USA.
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Colonel McCrae was in Canada when he wrote In Flanders Fields. He was in hospital after being shot.
Martin Amis