Memorials & monuments · London
Lieutenant Colonel John By
Lieutenant Colonel John By — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
Alan Reid — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.4962, -0.1208
- District
- Lambeth
- Parish
- Lambeth, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 7JT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Official site
- www.gardenmuseum.org.uk
Sources
- osm: node/538090941 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lieutenant Colonel John By?
- Lieutenant Colonel John By is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE1 7JT), in the parish of Lambeth, unparished area.
- Is Lieutenant Colonel John By free to visit?
- Yes, Lieutenant Colonel John By is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lieutenant Colonel John By?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SE1 7JT. It sits within the Vauxhall and Camberwell Green parliamentary constituency.