In Flanders Fields: A 4K Tour Inside Colonel John McCrae's House

In Flanders Fields: A 4K Tour Inside Colonel John McCrae's House

Remembrance Day is November 11

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JOHN MCCRAE (1872-1918): Guelph’s Local Hero 🍁

[Guelph's Hidden Gem] John McCrae's Birthplace Museum: A Must-See for History Buffs

Visit the 19th-century limestone cottage house, now a museum. This is the birthplace of author John McCrae, who penned the iconic poem "In Flanders Fields" to honor the fallen. Admission: $6 CAD (includes Guelph Civic Museum).

Immerse yourself in the history and legacy of Colonel John McCrae, the Canadian soldier and poet whose famous poem "In Flanders Fields" immortalized the sacrifices of World War I. Take a virtual walk through his childhood home in Guelph, Ontario, where he penned the iconic poem in May 1915.

Explore the rooms where McCrae lived and worked, learn about his life and career, and gain insight into the inspiration behind his most enduring work. This 4K video offers a unique and immersive experience of the birthplace of one of Canada's greatest literary figures.

The distinguished soldier, physician and poet was born and raised in Guelph, Ontario. John McCrae graduated from the University of Toronto in medicine, practised as a pathologist and taught medicine at McGill University in Montreal. In 1899, he served in the South African War as an officer with the Royal Canadian Field Artillery. At the outbreak of the First World War, he re-enlisted with the 1" Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, as its Medical Officer. In 1915, contemplating the poppies growing amid the death and devastation at Ypres, Belgium, McCrae drafted the poem In Flanders Fields in memory of the dead. The poem appeared in Punch magazine that December and quickly became popular. Lieutenant-Colonel McCrae then served at No. 3 Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne as the Officer in Charge of Medicine. In January 1918, he died after contracting pneumonia and meningitis. McCrae is buried in Wimereux, France. McCrae's poem eventually inspired the use of the poppy internationally as an iconic symbol of remembrance.

Ontario Heritage Trust, an agency of the Government of Ontario

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