McCrae

[ muh-krey ]

noun

1. John, 1872–1918, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet.

Example Sentences

In 1915, Canadian doctor Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote his famous war poem, In Flanders Fields, following the devastation he witnessed on battlefields in Ypres, Belgium.

From BBC

The poppy as a symbol of remembrance was started by the American humanitarian Moina Michael, who was inspired by Lt Colonel John McCrae's poem In Flanders Fields, external describing the small plants growing on the graves of soldiers buried in northern France and Belgium during World War One.

From BBC

John McCrae’s World War I poem “In Flanders Fields,” symbolizes the sacrifices made by countless men and women in uniform.

From Seattle Times

The poppy as a symbol of remembrance was started by the American humanitarian Moina Michael, who was inspired by Lt Colonel John McCrae's poem In Flanders Fields describing small red plants growing on the graves of soldiers buried in northern France and Belgium during World War One.

From BBC

This weekend people throughout Wales will be contemplating the words of World War One poet John McCrae: "In Flanders fields, the poppies blow."

From BBC