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Brigade Surgeon
At the start of WWI, John McCrae was appointed Brigade Surgeon to the First Brigade of the Canadian Forces Artillery with the rank of Major.
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the Militia
As a young boy, he was also interested in the military. He joined the High field Cadet Corps at 14 and at 17 enlisted in the Militia field battery commanded by his father.(this is not the real date) -
Bonfire
Bonfire – John McCrae with his horse Bonfire, (photo: McCrae House). In France, he took with him a horse named Bonfire, a gift from a friend. Later, John McCrae sent his young nieces and nephews letters supposedly written by Bonfire and signed with a hoof print. (this is not the real date) -
Birth
This is John McCrae he was one of the people who went to war for us he was born in Guelph and he was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel David McCrae and Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae. He had a sister, Geills, and a brother, Tom so here is a picture of his family he is on the left. -
medical textbooks and poems
John McCrae wrote several medical textbooks and poems for various magazines.
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South African War and World War I
McCrae served in both the South African War in October 1899 and World War I.
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University of Toronto
John McCrae had graduated Guelph Collegiate at 16 was first guelph student get a scholarship to the University of Toronto.
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The First British Army
John McCrae was the first Canadian assigned as consulting physician to the First British Army. -
World War 1
At the start of WWI, John McCrae was appointed Brigade Surgeon to the First Brigade of the Canadian Forces Artillery with the rank of Major.
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In Flanders Fields
John McCrae was the one who wrote the poem, “In Flanders Fields” the best known poem that we know for to Remember all the people that went to the wars that lived and who did not lived. it was the second last poem that he wrote and his poem was inspired by the death of his friend Lt. Alexis Helmer and the poem is probably the best known poem to be written about war.(this is not a picture of John McCrae's friend it is John McCrae it was not on may 1 when it got published but it was in may 1915) -
Bonneau
Bonneau – John McCrae and his dog Bonneau in France (photo: National Archives of Canada, C46284). Bonneau was another of his animal companions and was also a casualty of the war, who had adopted John McCrae as his special friend. (this is not the real date) -
Asthma And Bronchitis
In 1917, John McCrae had severe bouts of asthma and bronchitis.(February 1 is not the real date but it was in 1917) -
medical school
While in medical school, he tutored other students to help pay his tuition. Two of his students were among the first women doctors in Ontario.(this is not the real date) -
Died
this was the the date when John McCrae died he died because he was ill he had pneumonia and meningitis he had the illness for five days so he died on that day.
