Siegfried Sassoon displayed bravery in battle and greatness in his poetry. He won the Military Cross, and was in the army when he wrote his anti-war poetry. He dealt with the wretchedness of the trenches and poked fun at the false patriotism of the people who triggered the war, in his poetry.
Sassoon was born on 8th September in Matfield, Kent. His father was a rich Jewish businessman, and his mother was an Anglo Catholic.
‘The Old Huntsman’ and ‘Counter-Attack’ were classics of his anti-war poetry. ‘Collected Poems’ and ‘The Path to Peace’ were also among the notable works of Sassoon. Later, Sassoon turned to devotional poetry.
‘Sherston Trilogy’, his autobiography in the form of fiction, won praise from all quarters. Sassoon retired from the army due to ill health, after the war.
Sassoon was conferred the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year of 1951.
Sassoon succumbed to stomach cancer a week before his 81st birthday.