Charles hamilton sorley biography for kids

British poet (1895–1915)

CaptainCharles Hamilton Sorley (19 May 1895 – 13 October 1915) was a British Armyofficer and Scottishwar poet who fought in the First World War.

He was killed in action during the Battle of Loos in October 1915.

Life and work

Born in Powis House Aberdeen, Scotland, he was the son of philosopher and University Professor William Ritchie Sorley.

He was educated at King's College School, Cambridge,^[1] and then like Siegfried Sassoon, at Marlborough College (1908–13). At Marlborough College Sorley's favourite pursuit was cross-country running in the rain, a theme evident in many of his pre-war poems, including Rain and The Song of the Ungirt Runners.

In keeping with his strict Protestant upbringing, Sorley had strong views on right and wrong, and on two occasions volunteered to be punished for breaking school rules.^[2]

Before taking up a scholarship to study at University College, Oxford, Sorley spent a little mo