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Saturday, 16 May 2026

Wilhelm Klemm (1881 – 1968) – German poet, publisher and doctor

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Wilhelm was born in Leipzig on 15th May 1881. His parents were Rudolf Klemm (1853–1908), who owned and operated the Otto Klemm commission bo...
Sunday, 26 October 2025

Sir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, 5th Baronet CH CBE (1892 – 1969) _ British writer and poet

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Osbert Sitwell Osbert Sitwell was born on 6th December 1892 at 3 Arlington Street, St James's, London. His parents were Sir George Reres...
Sunday, 14 September 2025

Tom Skeyhill (1895–1932) - Australian poet and writer

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With thanks to Discover War Poets Thomas John Skeyhill was born in 1895 in Terang, Victoria. Australia..  His parents were Annie and James P...

Harley Matthews (1889-1968) - Australian

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 With grateful thanks to Discover War Poets Harley Matthews (registered at birth as Harry Matthews) was born on 27th April 1889 in St. Leona...
Sunday, 10 August 2025

Edward Owen Rutter (1889 –1944) - Historian, poet, novelist and travel writer.

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    Edward Owen Rutter was born on 7th November 1889, apparently in New York, United States of America. He went to live in the United Kingdo...
Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Jack Girling (?1898 - ?1916) – soldier poet

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Found by Stephen Cribari  Stephen contacted me recently with the following information: The following is from Seldon & Walsh, "Publ...
Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Walter Butler Palmer (1868 - 1932) - American Poet

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With thanks to Hazel Basford who  found this poem typed on a folded sheet of paper and dropped at the Lochnagar Crater on the morning of 24t...