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Lieutenant Colonel John By

Lieutenant Colonel John By — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
15 min–45 min

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Lieutenant Colonel John By is a memorial located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.

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From the Wikipedia article

Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (November 30, 1872 – January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres, in Belgium. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem "In Flanders Fields". McCrae died of pneumonia near the end of the war. His famous poem is a threnody, a genre of lament.

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Coordinates
51.4962, -0.1208

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Where is Lieutenant Colonel John By?
Lieutenant Colonel John By is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.4962°, -0.1208°.