S1M1: John McCrae
John McCrae and Bonfire
Overlooking the bloody battlefield at Ypres, John McCrae silently penned “In Flanders Fields,” which became the immortal words of the dead, and inspired one woman to sell silk poppies to raise funds for disabled veterans. The poem may be recited around the world, but how well do we know the man behind the words? More than a poet, learn about the brilliant, patriotic, and lovely man that is John McCrae.
Sources:
Books
Granfield, Linda. “Remembering John McCrae: Soldier, Doctor, Poet.” Scholastic Canada Ltd. Toronto, 2009.
Raby-Dunne, Susan. “John McCrae: Beyond Flanders Fields.” Heritage House Publishing, Toronto, 2016.
On the Web
RMR Foundation. “‘In Flanders Field’” Written in 1915.” Royal Montreal Regiment. https://royalmontrealregiment.com/in-flanders-field-written-in-1915/ . Accessed October 2021.
“Thomas McCrae of Dukeston, Kells, and Guelph, Ontario.” Kirkcudbright. http://www.kirkcudbright.co/historyarticle.asp?ID=260&p=7&g=4 . Accessed October 2021.
Nash-Chambers, Debra and Linda Granfield. “‘In Splendid Chorus’: John McCrae’s Living Faith.” Guelph Historical Society. https://www.guelphhistoricalsociety.ca/publications/historic-guelph/volume-54/in-splended-chorus-john-mccrae-s-living-faith . Accessed October 2021.
“John McCrae.” McGill Maude Abbot Medical Museum. https://www.mcgill.ca/medicalmuseum/introduction/history/physicians/mccrae . Accessed October 2021.
“In Flanders Fields.” Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/353/353-h/353-h.htm . Accessed October 2021.
“McCrae’s Letters to his Mother.” The Heritage of the Great War. https://greatwar.nl/frames/default-mccraeletters.html . Accessed October 2021.
Freeland, Sara. “The Poppy Lady: Moina Michael started a movement for veterans.” UGA Today. https://news.uga.edu/poppy-lady-moina-michael/ . Accessed October 2021.
“In Flanders Fields.” LibriVox. https://librivox.org/in-flanders-fields-by-john-mccrae-2/. Accessed October 2021.
Prescott, John. “John McCrae.” Dictionary of Canadian Biography. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mccrae_john_14F.html . Accessed October 2021.
Referenced
Bonfire - The Chestnut Gentleman: https://www.facebook.com/thebonfirebook/
Commonwealth War Graves Commission: https://www.cwgc.org/
Quasimodo Tours: https://www.quasimodo.be/battlefield-tour.php