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Date and Place of Birth
John McCrae was born in the McCrae house in Guelph,Ontario -
Family
John had 2 siblings Geills and Thomas their parents names were Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae and Colonel David McCrae. -
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John MCrae Life Span
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Education
John himself attended Central PS, Guelph Institute Collegiate, and recieved the first ever scholarship to UofT -
Scholarship
At the age of 16 John recieved the first ever scholarship awarded to UofT he attended this school from 1892-1893 -
South African War
John felt it was his duty to fight in the south african whach was a very rough time. He spent a year with his uniti in Souh Africa once he left he still believed he could have done better which was making sure less people died of sickness which he could have helped by using his medical degree -
World War 1
John served as a surgeon in world war 1 he also worked with guns occasionally this was a intense changeg from his normal home it was very rough war for many surgeons who had to operate on the wounded. -
Enlistment Date
This is the day John was enlisted for war while in Valcartier, Quebec. -
Poem
Today is the day John wrote his famous poem "In Flanders Fields" which is a memory from the past soldiers including himself -
Battle of Ypres
John participated in this war and fought his appsolute hardest to serve in belgium during the war -
Buried
He was buried at Wimmreux Communal Cemetery located in Wimreux,France -
Death
This is the day John died from a severe illness caught while serving war -
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After Life
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His Contribution
His contribution was that he wrote “In Flanders Fields” which stays with the war on not only on remembrance day but every day it shows that he worked his very hardest in war and so did all the other soldiers -
Why is he a War Hero?
He is a war hero because He fourth in World war 1 and The battle of Ypres which is a longer time than a normal soldier fights for war -
Statue
His statue was built in the Guelph Civic Museum to honour him for what he has done
