John McCrae site at Essex Farm, Ieper, Belgium

The Canadian John McCrae wrote the famous World War One poem, 'In Flanders Fields' whilst serving on the Western Front in 1914-18.

This video starts in the Essex Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery on the northern edge of Ieper, Belgium. Close by is the medical bunker where McCrae was stationed and is now a site dedicated to his memory.

One of the most poignant graves I saw in my travels of the Somme & Ieper areas was that for Rifleman VJ Strudwick (The Rifle Brigade) who died on 14th January 1916 aged just 15. The family inscription on his grave says, 'Not Gone From Memoray or From Love'

The video continues throught the medical bunker area and to the satrt of the 'Flanders Fields' behind.

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[bootjuice83]

i was here on july 1st this year an place a coin on VJ Strudwicks grave. nice video cheers

[trampy1132]

i went there on the 9th of december 2008