Born
in Weirleigh, Kent, England, Siegfried Sassoon was educated
at Marlborough Grammar School, and later attended Clare
College at Cambridge. Sassoon enlisted with the Sussex
Yeomanry in 1914, and was commissioned in the Royal Welch
Fusiliers the following year. His earlier poetry sardonically
expressed anti-war themes. After the war, he produced
a series of semi-autobiographical novels that pursued
this theme. Siegfried's Journey, 1916-20, published
in 1945, completes this series of works. A collection
of his poetry from 1908 to 1956 included many poems with
religious themes. Sassoon was awarded the Military Cross
for serving with distinction.
Born
in Weirleigh, Kent, England, Siegfried Sassoon was educated
at Marlborough Grammar School, and later attended Clare
College at Cambridge. Sassoon enlisted with the Sussex
Yeomanry in 1914, and was commissioned in the Royal Welch
Fusiliers the following year. His earlier poetry sardonically
expressed anti-war themes. After the war, he produced
a series of semi-autobiographical novels that pursued
this theme. Siegfried's Journey, 1916-20, published
in 1945, completes this series of works. A collection
of his poetry from 1908 to 1956 included many poems with
religious themes. Sassoon was awarded the Military Cross
for serving with distinction.