Life story: John Mccrae | Lives of the First World War

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1872

birth Guelph, Ontario Canada Source:5692928 30th November 1872

1901

employment Resident pathologist Montreal General Hospital Montreal Canada Source:6245927 1901 - 1904

1905

employment Pathologist Montreal Foundling and Baby Hospital Montreal Canada Source:6245927 1905

1908

employment Physician Royal Alexandra Hospital for Infectious Diseases Canada Source:6245927 1908

1914

dates Age 41 Source:5692928 22nd September 1914

1914

employment Physician Source:5692928 22nd September 1914

1914

enlistment Valcartier Canada Source:5692928 22nd September 1914

1915

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6245927 April 1915

1915

service Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Colonel Canadian Army Medical Corps No 3 McGill General Hospital, Boulogne, France Source:6245978 June 1915

1918

appointments Consulting physician to the First British Army Source:6245978 23rd January 1918

1918

dates Age 45 Source:6153806 28th January 1918

1918

service Canadian Expeditionary Force Major Canadian Army Medical Corps 1st Brigade Canadian Field Artillery Source:6245927 28th January 1918

appointments Chief of Medical Services Source:6245927

appointments Brigade-Surgeon Source:6245978

awards Queen's South Africa Medal with Clasps Other War Service Award Source:6245978

education Guelph Collegiate Institute Guelph, Ontario Canada Source:6245927

education University of Toronto Toronto Canada Source:6245927

employment Assistant resident master Ontario Agricultural College Guelph, Ontario Canada Source:6245927

employment Resident physician Garrett Hospital Mount Airy, Baltimore Canada Source:6245927

employment Lecturer in Clinical Medicine and Pathology McGill University Canada Source:6245927

employment Lecturer in Pathology University of Vermont Medical College Vermont Canada Source:6245927

hospitalisation Asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, meningitis Hospital/Institution Source:6245927

1918

death War Related Sickness Pneumonia Boulogne France Source:7048802 Source:6153806 Source:6245978 28th January 1918

burial Wimereux Communal Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7048802

sibling Geills Mccrae Source:6245927

sibling Tom Mccrae Source:6245927

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	John
Initials	J
Last Name	Mccrae
Source	5692928
First Names	John
Initials	J
Last Name	Mccrae
Source	5692928

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
Canadian Expeditionary Force		Canadian Army Medical Corps	1st Brigade Canadian Field Artillery	Major
Canadian Expeditionary Force		Canadian Army Medical Corps	No 3 McGill General Hospital, Boulogne, France	Lieutenant Colonel

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914/15 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Queen's South Africa Medal with Clasps	Other War Service Award
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
David McCrae	father
Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae	mother

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Geills McCrae	sister
Tom McCrae	brother

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
Fair	Blue	Brown

Date	Height	Source
1914-09-22	6'0"

Religion

Date	Religion	Source
1914-09-22	Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland

Media

John McCrae

John McCrae in uniform c1914.

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Jphn McCrae plaque, Flanders

At Essex Farm Cemetery, Flanders, near site of advanced dressing station

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Advance Dressing Station, Essex Farm, Flanders

Plaque beside dressing station/bunker describes work of Lt. Col. John McCrae and the history of the site which is adjacent to Essex Farm cemetery

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Wimereux Communal Cemetery ; France

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Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais 1

Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France where John McCrae is honoured and buried.

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Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais 2

Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France where John McCrae is honoured and buried.

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Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais 3

Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France where John McCrae is honoured and buried.

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Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais 4

Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France where John McCrae is honoured and buried.

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McCrae House; Guelph, Ontario, Canada

The cottage where John McCrae was born is now a museum dedicated to him. The grounds of the cottage are a memorial garden.

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Cenotaph at McCrae House

This photo shows the cenotaph dedicated to John McCrae on the grounds of McCrae House in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The cenotaph is located in the memorial garden on the cottage grounds.

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"In Flanders Fields," McCrae House Cenotaph

The cenotaph at McCrae House (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) features a bronze book open to McCrae's famous poem.

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Memorial Garden Gates (detail)

The iron gates leading to the memorial garden on the grounds of McCrae House (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) feature hands holding torches high, referencing McCrae's famous poem.

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Jessica140222
Government of Ontario Plaque, McCrae House

This photo shows the text of a historical plaque erected by the Government of the Province of Ontario outside of McCrae House in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

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Communities

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Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France

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Evidence

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
Canadian Attestation Papers
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
CWGC	Sarah9235
Article on John McCrae	Charlotte33
Canadian War Museum article on John McCrae	Charlotte33
Canadian Virtual War Memorial	Charlotte33
The Idea for the Flanders Memorial Poppy	Joanna19174
Poem "In Flanders Fields" with discussion	Connie110407

Multimedia

Title	Connected by	More information
John McCrae	Sarah9235
Jphn McCrae plaque, Flanders	Adrienne2953
Advance Dressing Station, Essex Farm, Flanders	Adrienne2953
Wimereux Communal Cemetery ; France	luc39051
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais 1	Vincent96527
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais 2	Vincent96527
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais 3	Vincent96527
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais 4	Vincent96527
McCrae House; Guelph, Ontario, Canada	Jessica140222
Cenotaph at McCrae House	Jessica140222
"In Flanders Fields," McCrae House Cenotaph	Jessica140222
Memorial Garden Gates (detail)	Jessica140222
Government of Ontario Plaque, McCrae House	Jessica140222

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