Basic Details Surname McCrea Forenames John Gender Male Information stated on memorial War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes LT. COLONEL JOHN McCRAE WAS A FAMOUS CANADIAN SOLDIER, PHYSICIAN AND POET HE DIED ON JANUARY 28TH 1918 IN BOULOGNE, FRANCE. HE LEFT US HIS LEGACY THE WORLD RENOWNED POEM, IN FLANDERS FIELD Primary Service As stated on memorial Unit (Primary - Stated) Canadian Army Rank / Title (Primary - Stated) LT COLONEL Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) Commonwealth Armed Forces Unit (Primary - Our reference) Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Hussars) Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Lieutenant Colonel Death and Burial details Country of death France Town of death Boulogne Year of death 1918 Month of death January Day of death 28