Edmund Charles Blunden
Edmund Charles Blunden was an English poet, author, and critic. Like his friend Siegfried Sassoon, he wrote of his experiences in World War I in both verse and prose. For most of his career, Blunden was also a reviewer for English publications and an academic in Tokyo and later Hong Kong.
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- Born in
- London
- Educated at
- The Queen's CollegeChrist's HospitalMaidstone Grammar School
- Awards
- 🏆 Military Cross🏆 Hawthornden Prize🏆 King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry
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1896
Born
Birth1974
Died
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