His fighting at Mametz Wood and the Somme Offensive in July of 1916 gained him the Military Cross and the nickname Mad Jack.
His fighting at Mametz Wood and the Somme Offensive in July of 1916 gained him the Military Cross and the nickname Mad Jack. These war experiences contributed to such works as "On Passing the New Menin Gate" and "The Rear- Guard," and his two major war collections are Memoirs of an Infantry Officer and its prequel Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man. After taking a sniper's bullet to the chest, he was sent to an Edinburgh hospital where he met and befriended Wilfred Owen, whose work he published after Owen's death. FTP, identify this poet best known for The Old Huntsman and Counterattack.
His fighting at Mametz Wood and the Somme Offensive in July of 1916 gained him the Military Cross and the nickname Mad Jack.
Siegfried {Sassoon}