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The Story of
John McCrae By John Peddie |
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David McCrae seems to have had two main interests ... the military and agriculture. His love of agriculture led him to sell the family woolen mill business and concentrate his efforts on the family farm, Janefield. His (and his father's) skill in breeding Galloway cattle led to an international reputation for quality stock-breeding. David McCrae is said to have been involved, to a certain extent, with the founding of the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph.
David also
commanded the local militia and in 1915 at the age of 70 recruited the
43rd Battery. He took this battery to England in 1916 but was not allowed
to go to France with them.
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