Who was Siegfried Sassoon?
Siegfried Loraine Sassoon was an English poet who experienced WWI through his service during it. He also lived through WWII, and many of his poems are focused on the truths of the horrors of war. His earlier poems are focused on childhood memories at Weirleigh, the large, Victorian house in Matsfield, Kent that he grew up in. His poems centering on war are mainly anti-war poems. His other work includes satires and parodies. He is not a very renowned poet in our secular world today, but his works are impressive and should be remembered. A link can be found below for more information.
Poet and Writer. Date and Place of Birth: 8th September 1886, Brenchley, Kent, England. Christened Siegfried Louvaine Sassoon. Family Background: Second of three sons of Alfred Sassoon who was from a family descended from oriental Jews and Theresa Thorneycroft from a family of artists. Education: Marlborough School. Clare College, Cambridge. (Studied law and history but left before he completed his degree). Chronology/Biography of Siegfried Sassoon: After leaving Cambridge University he lived the life of a country gentleman and filled his days engaging in sports and writing poetry. His verses were not noticed either by the critics or the book buying public. 1914: Joined up on the 2nd August two days before the Outbreak of the First World War as a cavalry trooper in the Sussex Yeomanry. 1915: Became an officer in the Royal Fusiliers and was posted to the Western Front. He was christened “Mad Jack” by the other soldiers as they thought him recklessly brave. (November 1st) His younger bro
