EDGELL RICKWORD

(Behind the Eyes)


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  • Born: October 22, 1898
  • Died: March 15, 1982
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He was born in Colchester, Essex, where he attended the local grammar school. He served as an officer in the British Army in World War I, having joined the Artists' Rifles in 1916, being awarded a Military Cross. He was a published war poet, and collected his early verse in Behind the Eyes (1921).