Colonel John McRae

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Canadian_Army_Medical_Corps
gptkbp:associatedWith Canadian_literature
gptkbp:awards Memorial Medal
gptkbp:born November 30, 1872
gptkbp:burialPlace Béthune_Town_Cemetery
gptkbp:contribution Promotion of poetry
Medical_care_during_WWI
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence on global remembrance practices
Influence on war memorials
Influence_on_Canadian_identity
gptkbp:died January 28, 1918
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkb:McGill_University
gptkbp:famousFor Advocating for peace through poetry
His role in the medical field during war
Symbolizing the soldier's experience
Writing about the horrors of war
His_contributions_to_Canadian_culture
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Literature
Medicine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel John McRae
gptkbp:influenced Canadian_poetry
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Walt_Whitman
gptkbp:influenceOn Modern poetry
Subsequent war poets
Cultural remembrance practices
Veterans'_literature
gptkbp:inspiration Remembrance Day
Poppy_as_a_symbol_of_remembrance
gptkbp:knownFor War poetry
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of sacrifice in war
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:In_Flanders_Fields
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Poet
Physician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Guelph,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:France
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Statues and memorials
Literary awards named after him
Honored_in_Canada
Honored_in_France
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I