In 1915, Lt-Col John McCrae, a Canadian army surgeon ... Moina Michael, incidentally, wrote her own poem in 1918, entitled We Shall Keep the Faith, which includes the lines: ‘And now the Torch and ...

The significance of the poppy as a lasting memorial symbol to the fallen was realised by the Canadian surgeon John McCrae in his poem In Flanders Fields. The poppy came to represent the ...

The poppy flower has long been associated ... used starting in World War I thanks to a 1915 poem written by Canadian soldier Major John McCrae, "who saw firsthand from the front lines of World ...

Small, red flowers, which have been a repeating motif in much of war poetry ... The red poppy’s significance is a direct result of the work of Canadian poet John McCrae; McCrae served as ...

As John F. Kennedy said ... that resulted in the deaths of 87,000 Allied soldiers. McCrae responded to the sight by composing a poem on the spot, written from the perspective of those who ...