R. E. Vernède
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Robert Ernest Vernède was an English poet and writer, now remembered as a war poet
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He was born in London, and educated at St Paul's School and at St John's College, Oxford
. After graduating, he wrote novels and short stories.
He enlisted with the British Army
as a second lieutenant
in the 3rd Batt. Rifle Brigade in 1914 four years over-age. He served in France in World War I
where he was wounded in 1916 in the Battle of the Somme
. He returned to the front, but died after being wounded by machine gun fire while leading an advance at Havrincourt
. He was buried at Le Bucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension.
His War Poems, And Other Verses was published in 1917 by William Heinemann.
War poet
A War poet is a poet writing in time of and on the subject of war. The term, which is applied especially to those in military service during World War I, was documented as early as 1848 in reference to German revolutionary poet, Georg Herwegh.-Crimean War:...
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He was born in London, and educated at St Paul's School and at St John's College, Oxford
St John's College, Oxford
__FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of...
. After graduating, he wrote novels and short stories.
He enlisted with the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
as a second lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.- United Kingdom and Commonwealth :The rank second lieutenant was introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign , although it had long been used in the Royal Artillery, Royal...
in the 3rd Batt. Rifle Brigade in 1914 four years over-age. He served in France in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
where he was wounded in 1916 in the Battle of the Somme
Battle of the Somme (1916)
The Battle of the Somme , also known as the Somme Offensive, took place during the First World War between 1 July and 14 November 1916 in the Somme department of France, on both banks of the river of the same name...
. He returned to the front, but died after being wounded by machine gun fire while leading an advance at Havrincourt
Havrincourt
Havrincourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in Nord-Pas-de-Calais in France.-Situation:The village lies about 14 kilometres south-west of Cambrai near the Havrincourt service area on the Autoroute A2...
. He was buried at Le Bucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension.
His War Poems, And Other Verses was published in 1917 by William Heinemann.
See also
- R. V. VernèdeR. V. VernèdeRaymond Veveysan Vernède was an English colonial administrator in India and a writer. He was educated at Bradfield College and Hertford College, Oxford. He was in the Indian Civil Service from 1928 to 1947; later he became Fellow of St. Peter's College, Oxford.On 6 Nov...
- Index entry for Robert Vernède at Poets' Corner