Turner was married on May 11, 1963, to Geills McCrae Kilgour ( b. 1937 ) who was a great-niece of Canadian Army doctor John McCrae, the author of what is probably the best-known First World War poem In Flanders Fields, and sister of David Kilgour, a long-time Canadian Member of Parliament.

John McCrae was a poet and physician from Guelph, Ontario.

He considered himself a soldier first ; his father was a military leader in Guelph and McCrae grew up believing in the duty of fighting for his country and empire.

According to tradition, McCrae was unsatisfied with his work.

McCrae was convinced to submit the poem for publication.

Another story of the poem's origin claimed that Helmer's funeral was actually held on the morning of May 2 after which McCrae wrote the poem in 20 minutes.

A third claim, by Morrison, was that McCrae worked on the poem as time allowed between the times wounded arrived for medical attention.

It was published anonymously, though Punch attributed the poem to McCrae in its year-end index.

McCrae received numerous letters and telegrams praising his work when he was revealed as the author.

It was translated into numerous languages, so many that McCrae himself quipped that " it needs only Chinese now, surely ".

McCrae, a staunch supporter of the empire and the war effort, was pleased with the impact his poem had in the election.

McCrae was moved to the medical corps and stationed in Boulogne, France, in June 1915 where he was named lieutenant-colonel in charge of medicine at the Number 3 Canadian General Hospital.

He was well received by his fellow writers, George Gordon McCrae, Marcus Clarke, Adam Lindsay Gordon and others, but Kendall had none of the qualities of a successful journalist, though some of his work was accepted by the press and George Robertson published his second volume, Leaves from Australian Forests, soon after his arrival.

The poet found that he could not make a living by literature and, probably by the good offices of George Gordon McCrae, a temporary position was found for him in the government statist's office.

One day McCrae was called out into the passage to see Kendall, an agitated, trembling figure who told him he must go, he could not stand it any longer.

McCrae was a good friend to Kendall and he had many other friends in spite of his retiring and sensitive nature.

A pathetic letter is still in existence, in which Kendall tells McCrae that he could not go to Gordon's funeral because he was penniless.

However, while working on demos for KC & the Sunshine Band the song, " Rock Your Baby " ( George McCrae ) was created featuring Smith on guitar, and became a number one hit in 51 countries in mid 1974.

The band's " Queen of Clubs ", which featured uncredited vocals by McCrae, was a hit in the UK, peaking at # 7, and they went on tour there in 1975.

MCCRAE: The McCrae Building was the first extension to Enfield Technical College.

According to legend, fellow soldiers retrieved the poem after McCrae, initially unsatisfied with his work, discarded it.

At the age of 41, McCrae enrolled with the Canadian Expeditionary Force following the outbreak of the First World War.

However, since McCrae ended a later line with the same word, Punch received permission to change the wording of the opening line to end with " blow ".

The red poppies that McCrae referred to had been associated with war since the Napoleonic Wars when a writer of that time first noted how the poppies grew over the graves of soldiers.

Among the writers were in contact with him were Victor Daley and George Gordon McCrae.

McCrae, now " a household name, albeit a frequently misspelt one ", regarded his sudden fame with some amusement, wishing that " they would get to printing ' In F. F.

On January 28, 1918, while still commanding No. 3 Canadian General Hospital ( McGill ) at Boulogne, McCrae died of pneumonia with " extensive pneumococcus meningitis ".

T. K. Records produced the R & B group KC and the Sunshine Band along with soul singers Betty Wright, George McCrae and Jimmy " Bo " Horne as well as a number of minor soul and disco hits, many influenced by Caribbean music.

Lindsay was associated with a number of poets, such as Kenneth Slessor, Francis Webb and Hugh McCrae, influencing them in part through a philosophical system outlined in his book Creative Effort.

Along with such literary figures as Henry Kendall, Adam Lindsay Gordon, George Gordon McCrae and Marcus Clarke he was a member of the Yorick Club where members met and discussed literature.

Jane McCrea ( sometimes spelled McCrae or MacCrae, 1752 – July 27, 1777 ) was a young woman who was purportedly slain by Native Americans associated with the British army of Lieutenant General John Burgoyne during the American Revolutionary War.

Sandra St. Victor ( The Family Stand ) recruited daughters of famous African American soul / blues icons – including Lalah Hathaway, Simone, Indira Khan, and Leah McCrae – together with " spiritual daughters " Joyce Kennedy, Caron Wheeler, and Nona, to form the group Daughters Of Soul, which has enjoyed much success, especially on the European tour circuit.

Rosebud proper extends from Lonsdale Street ( the border with McCrae ) for three kilometres to Boneo Road, where Rosebud West begins, while Rosebud South is a pocket of suburban streets directly south of Rosebud on the foothills of Arthur's Seat.

His son Hugh McCrae, also a poet, produced a volume of memoirs ( My Father and My Father's Friends ) about George and his association with such literary figures as Henry Kendall, Adam Lindsay Gordon, Richard Henry Horne and Marcus Clarke.

The Progressive Conservatives won a minority government in the election that followed ; McCrae was re-elected over Liberal candidate John Worley by 1421 votes, with the NDP falling to third place.

On May 9, 1988, McCrae was appointed Attorney-General ( renamed Minister of Justice and Attorney-General ) in 1990, Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Minister of Cooperative Development, with responsibility for Constitutional Affairs and the Liquor Control Act.

A further cabinet shuffle on January 6, 1997 made McCrae Minister of the Environment and Government House Leader, with responsibility for the Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Act.

TK Records is closely associated with soul / R & B and the early rise of disco music, being the label on which the second bona fide disco song ( after The Hues Corporation's " Rock The Boat ") to reach # 1 on the pop music charts was released, " Rock Your Baby " by George McCrae in 1974.

In 1967, the teen was responsible for discovering other local talents such as George and Gwen McCrae, helping them sign with Alston record label, part of Henry Stone's TK recording and distribution company.

He has spent forty years on the border and the frontier, many of those with his more talkative but equally respected late partner, Gus McCrae.

Dead Man's Walk details the earliest adventures of the young Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call as they join up with the Texas Rangers on a fictional expedition based loosely on the historical Santa Fe Expedition of 1841.