He wrote the poem after his friend was killed in battle. He wrote a famous poem, ‘In Flanders Fields’, on the death of a comrade. Extracts of the poem are read, over footage showing aerial ...

“In Flanders fields, the poppies blow. Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place: and in the sky McCrae tossed the poem onto the ground and another soldier picked it up. “In ...

In late 1914, the fields of Northern France and Flanders were once again ripped open as World War One raged through Europe's heart. Once the conflict was over the poppy was one of the only plants ...