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10; 9YOH6t-C-ttuvrtriy _ tDA o0nt ' " â€" iyalllMlagra, Miiif Pa L?ahrMI 257. Tda-l _ p, IRM, John Alexander McCrae (November 30,1872 - January 28. 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, - KI LC) author, TMi and soldier during the First World War and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres. " He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem In Flanders Fields. 1849 McCrae's grandparents. Thomas and Jean, immigrated to Canada from Scotland. C 1872 McCrae was born in Guelph. Ont. He was one of three sons. e .--' me---"" _---" . - 3 r I‘"' -- “(pres ....... . _ Rs f 1886 Joined the Highland Cadet Corps. which was affliated with his i W1}, “m F, " 1'1" school.GueIph Collegiate. Ii .Boulog": 1. we: .1 a; . I?'; i?rii' PN . 1887 Became a bugler in the local militia regiment K “T. ". w “:71: “a c" q _ r" a; ' " commanded by his father. He later joined this same I. ' CT ""-"'is, ' .. . :.-" ia" . , . regiment as a gunner. (r, C2itrt, M. "e,, . ETep,5 "to ??=\ " ' l a.” ttpt,.: 'tr/S' , L-- . c" ' te E P "e. e. MP'- "r1Ntr,,.m-al!l!8M.llllMlllM.ltllllll, I, we "92iicl'r'zaci;,xc""'" CS i; u, q gri rT T"-. tothe Jlili=imth1N 3. cs'e at? l _ . _ 'iv/it _ l , IUM a” _ d 1ja, griapts. . " 1892'93 Took a year off from school due to prob- "i: _ mBELG - 71:: F A is; Iems with asthma. While at university. McCrae main- he; (N,, w. - _ gefa' MW . tained his military ties with the No.2 Battery in Guelph M CNte, _ " “ l" f ' F . W ' and was promoted several times. [ilit.Bt making the rank "s f "hte,,,, . . T Psa' sa/UW""' of lieutenant. At the same time. he was also involved with _ “I- M _._ Ja, gria4 I we grow, a Toronto militia, the Queen's Own Rifles, in which he rose .m- s” '--ara; W W; totr . ole My . to the rank of captain and commanded the company. @0506?” J. M m McCrae had a number of poems and short stories published while rr university. ou,rttla _ _ W W . g , sasresrMy _ 1894 Graduated at the top of his class in medicine at the University of Toronto. We, W; J .. tic, W W.1899 Was awarded a fellowship , pathology to McGill University h" Montreal. But he /sevessif omig 1 , - put off accepting the fellowship to go [rr, South jaw q f fWaQI/gd a?!) 'illtlliiii' during the Boer War. , W W ole W WW’ 1 1901 John took up his fellowship. which he completed in 1905. ham: . tff, Mr} M“! W too (t .1 1905 Set up M. own pratice as a pathologist. ' (Mimi, _ ago/wad; MW, ‘ 1914 Enlisted as soon as Canada entered the First World War; griasspsai't'. . T e. was appointed MgirGt2lrat to the First Brigade of the Cana- _ A W WW I, ' _ ' dian Forces Artillery with the rank of major and second-in- f We 0/, W vaemd we tlurour _ . command. , g- M Filime ' _ . ' A 1915 (May 13); wrote the poem in Flanders Fields during the a: th W Ar W WW . M" second Battle of Ypres; the poem was first == in Punch that l, gra W; a J" f gu, _ K, . ' same year. That summer he transferred to Number I Canadian General I; _ E M W “a _ . IN Hospital in l.EaMNE.mlmtN, France. as Chief of Medical Services. 'ir, 'c-/ Wye ”at 5 I, soelvttoitl'"' 5 g 1916 The Mh2EI was moved to Boulogne. ' I "_ 71/9: M2 peak. 1918 Contracted pneumonia, which was complicated by meningitis. F . A WW "" ait' , McCrae dled on Jan. 28,1918. SUSAN BATSFOIID. GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBMSI: (lw AGENCY I I I I Colborne Art Gallery hosts bright and beautiful exhi bit . 115ng u.ff6aau a,” we ‘05 do 003/19 -e . ewe " 29-} , l as g Festive art exhibit urday, Nov. 15 from 2 to 4 p.m., " 'e 2’ _ , i I If”; " 1lE"gi! " ' st" . _ _ I :'":7 on until Dec 21: offers a chance to meet some of "tig t ' E . f J'rrtrif " ‘11.. srrs'sk . I _ l I the artists, sample homemade _ I , C', _ l L " lr W' gt%ll MRI, 'C,-" F“ . I i f meet the artists at treats, sip htolldaypunch, and pur- h , M, , L I: 'i-Mall-irq,?, It; 't 'rr"- ' . chase art. . . if ' u Va ,1 In; ". Tirt% , ll 7.15%; ‘II.,,____,_ -- ." 7, Openlng reception The gallery is located at 51 King - r ' ' " W Ft "I?! 1iar't 3 3 Cr '1 r:- ""1 ”If #31:. ' 1 ("£13 on Nov. 15 St., Colborne and is open Thu... Te. yr i ' """, 'r we In" , - 2..~» ii', , I e . 4‘ days to Sundays from noon to 5 ' , - , g”. , lf 'r,' :i : a -,t., g _ sc-,",",, va'?trAi'sjr: jc"-)"",-, , Ti ':, fi1 l pm. . lit I " ' . ' {fa my? _ I: i, "wt 2175:" . _ ""I I _ ‘jlt; ' COLBORNE u A festive art tra- For more information, visit www. If ' gh _ a, _. _ l:' l . "_' 5‘}:-f-.11.'r if A; Jf I t 5 I dition returns to Colborne this thecolborneartgallery.ca for more q I f' lg was w "e ; '; _~. Pd l ', wir,.", _ $3 _ _ ", m . ol month. information. . 'cL,,Tu; IN' .135» - _:i.t11 o. " "ti?rctj mug” 'i at; , -I _II From Nov. 15 to Dec. 21, mem- _Â¥i.ilfi_ . . _ L , “‘"‘*L I ,. C ", '""'"""'-'-'-U), , bers of Colborne Art Gallery will PE: - . " p, aq wr I ' ' _. , . , _ be hosting their annual exhibit COLBORNE _ Colborne Ar.t ' l ‘ _ all = I, . I ‘ - --. . , and sale of unique art, All Things Gallery members set up_for their Bl ir, " I . i? Tr . _ ‘ - _. 2 raw. 3;. Bright and Beautiful. annual Show All Things 311th and I i . " I . _ . ‘ J, . . _ 1:! may J" . f, l N The art gallerywill be decked out Beautiful, an exhibit and sole run- . r il _ . . MN " MIIB' r _ _ c, a-ra' ir: or the season. ningfrom Nov. 15tolDec.2l. ' if: I , . !rt -».' FRF?? . . 'IP, V W); The opening reception, on Sat, Submitted pttoto Ig Bl _i , F??'. 5 tlcr-Lr-C'Lt1CiC'rC',,Lcc,