Edward Thomas Writer

Philip Edward Thomas (3 March 1878 – 9 April 1917) was an Anglo-Welsh poet and essayist. He is commonly considered a war poet, although few of his poems deal directly with his war experiences. Already an accomplished writer, Thomas turned to poetry only in 1914. In 1915, he enlisted in the British Army to fight in the First World War and was killed in action during the Battle of Arras in 1917, soon after he arrived in France.

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Edward Thomas
Alias (AKA)Thomas Philip Edward; Eastaway Edward
PseudonymEdward Thomas Edward Eastaway
Birth dateMarch 03, 1878
Birth place
London Borough of Lambeth
Nationality
British nationality law
Date of deathApril 09, 1917
Place of death
Pas-de-Calais

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War poet

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