Charles Hamilton Sorley (19 May 1895 – 13 October 1915) was a British poet of World War I. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, he was the s...
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Charles Hamilton Sorley
Captain
Service No. Unknown
Age 20
Died on 13 October 1915
Suffolk Regiment
LOOS MEMORIAL
Pas de Calais, France
Son of Mr. W. R. and Mrs. J. C. Sorley, of St. Giles', Chesterton Lane, Cambridge. Sorley was educated at Marlborough and won a scholarship to University College, Oxford. He enlisted in August 1914 and soon found himself in the trenches; he made Captain in August, 1915. Sorley was killed in action at Loos in October of the same year. His 'Marlborough and Other Poems' was published in 1916 and ran into four editions. It was said that Sorley had a real gift for rhyming.
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WHEN YOU SEE MILLIONS OF THE MOUTHLESS DEAD, ACROSS YOUR DREAMS IN PALE BATTALIONS GO
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I wish I had known you and had a chance to thank you for everything you gave to us who survive you.
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We will remember them. Today, Tomorrow, Forever.
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Captain Charles Hamilton Sorley was a very promising writer when he was killed by a sniper in France. His final sonnet is 'When you see mill...
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