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In Flanders Fields. " In Flanders Fields " is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle of Ypres.
Western Front. Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (November 30, 1872 – January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during the 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".
Release. 1 December. ( 1996-12-01) –. 9 December 1996. ( 1996-12-09) The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders is a 1996 British drama television film directed by David Attwood, with a screenplay by Andrew Davies and starring Alex Kingston. [ 1] It is an adaptation of the novel Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe .
Flanders Fields. The memorial plaque to the poem "In Flanders Fields". Flanders Fields is a common English name of the World War I battlefields [ 1] in an area straddling the Belgian provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders as well as the French department of Nord, part of which makes up the area known as French Flanders.
Nell Ada ( Andrea Fay Friedman ): Butch's sister Nell has Down syndrome. Emily Jane Ada ( Mariette Hartley ): Butch's affluent and well-connected mother. Lt. Percy Yukon ( Roger Aaron Brown ): Lt. Yukon was the original supervisor of Grace's squad, but was shot to death by his brother in the second episode. Chet (Art Frankel): Grace's elderly ...
Robert Vonnoh. Bessie Potter and Robert Vonnoh, 1930. Robert William Vonnoh (September 17, 1858 – 28 December 1933) was an American Impressionist painter known for his portraits and landscapes. He traveled extensively between the American East Coast and France, more specifically the artists colony at Grez-sur-Loing .
Eilean Donan ( Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Donnain) is a small tidal island situated at the confluence of three sea lochs ( Loch Duich, Loch Long and Loch Alsh) in the western Highlands of Scotland, about 1 kilometre ( 5⁄8 mi) from the village of Dornie. It is connected to the mainland by a footbridge that was installed early in the 20th century ...
The In Flanders Fields Museum is a museum in Ypres (Ieper), Belgium, dedicated to the study of the First World War. It occupies the second floor of the Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle) on the market square in the city centre. The building was largely destroyed by artillery during the war, but was afterwards reconstructed.