World War I Papers [manuscript] : chiefly regarding Siegfried Sassoon, 1917-1967.

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World War I Papers [manuscript] : chiefly regarding Siegfried Sassoon, 1917-1967.

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The collection contains a victory Liberty Loan flag and a scrapbook of photographs, clippings and miscellany compiled by Sgt. Doug Ellis, 148th Field Artillery concerning his battery's participation in the battles of 2nd Marne, Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel and the Meuse Argonne offensive. The collection also contains about 300 clippings, 1929-1967, pertaining to the literary career of Siegfried Sassoon.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967

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Poet and writer Siegfried Loraine Sassoon was born on 8 September 1886 at Weirleigh, near Matfield in Kent. His mother, Georgiana Theresa Thornycroft, was from a prominent family of sculptors and artists, while his father, Alfred Ezra Sassoon, came from a wealthy Jewish merchant family. His father left home when he was seven and died soon after, so Siegfried and his brothers, Michael and Hamo, were raised solely by their mother. Educated at Marlborough College (1902-4), Sassoon read law at Cl...

United States. Army. Field Artillery, 148th.

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Ellis, Doug, Sgt.

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