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Transcript of Canadian Attestation Paper– Page 1 Name John McCrae Town of birth Guelph, Ontario, Canada Next of kin Janet Eckford McCrae Address of Next of Kin 211 Paisley Street, Guelph, Ontario Date of birth November 30th 1872 Trade Physician Married? No Willing to be vaccinated? Yes Ever served in any Military Force? Canadian Militia Artillery 1889 to 1904 ‘D’ Battery, R[oyal] C[anadian] A[rtillery] 1900 Understand nature and terms? Willing to serve in Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force?

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Transcript of Canadian Attestation Paper– Page 1 Description of Major John McCrae on enlistment Distinctive marks Age 41 years 9 months Appendicitis scar Height 6 feet Chest measurement - girth when fully expanded 40 inches Range of expansion 4 inches Complexion Fair Eyes Blue Hair Brown Religion - Presbyterian Certified as fit for service by Medical Officer September 22 1914 Valcartier, Canada

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Entry in University of Toronto roll of service, 1914-1918 Published by University of Toronto Press, 1921. Out of copyright.

Poem ‘In Flanders Fields’, by John McCrae In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch, be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields Written in 1915

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