Lt. Col. John McCrae

Lt. Col. John McCrae is a tomb in Wimereux, Arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Hauts-de-France. Lt. Col. John McCrae is situated nearby to Wimereux Communal Cemetery (CWGC Section), as well as near A.S. Wimereux.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wimereux Communal Cemetery and Église de l’Immaculée-Conception de Wimereux.

Église de l’Immaculée-Conception de Wimereux

Church

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Église de l’Immaculée-Conception de Wimereux is a church, which is situated 480 metres south of Lt. Col. John McCrae.

Wimille–Wimereux station

Railway stop

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Wimille–Wimereux is a railway station serving the communes of Wimille and Wimereux, Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is on the Boulogne–Calais railway between Calais and Boulogne and served by regional TER trains. Wimille–Wimereux station is situated 1 km south of Lt. Col. John McCrae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boulogne-sur-Mer and Saint-Martin-Boulogne.

Boulogne-sur-Mer

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Boulogne-sur-Mer or Boulogne is a city and port in the Côte d'Opale region of Hauts-de-France. It is the second largest place on the Cote D'Opale after Calais.

Saint-Martin-Boulogne

Town

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Saint-Martin-Boulogne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Saint-Martin-Boulogne is situated 5 km south of Lt. Col. John McCrae.

Outreau

Town

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Outreau is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France west of Boulogne. The river Liane forms the eastern border of the commune with Boulogne. Outreau is situated 8 km south of Lt. Col. John McCrae.

Lt. Col. John McCrae

Type: Tomb
Inscription: “Lieutenant Colonel J. Mc Crae Can. Army Medical Corps 28th January 1918”
Categories: historic site and burial
Location: Wimereux, Arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.77381° or 50° 46′ 26″ north

Longitude

1.61464° or 1° 36′ 53″ east

Open location code

9F23QJF7+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 758783215

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=tomb

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wimereux Communal Cemetery (CWGC Section) and Vestiaires de Footballa.

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