Page He was also known as a classicist and a mythographer. Robert Graves was born in 1895 in Wimbledon, a suburb of London. He later became known as one of the most superb English language 'Love' poets. Graves was known as a poet, lecturer and novelist. Perhaps his first known and revered poems were the poems Groves wrote behind the lines in World War One. He recalls how he would later be affected by loud bangs or any unusual smell throughout the rest of his life. Robert Graves Poetry Prize; Search for: Menu. Escape poem by Robert Graves. Captain Robert Graves: A Military Appreciation Allan Mallinson Dear Mrs Graves, I very much regret to have to write and tell you your son has died of wounds.
He was very gallant, and was doing so well and is a great loss. In 1916, he was badly wounded by shrapnel in the Battle of the Somme.
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Crawshay informing Robert Graves's parents of their son's death on 22nd July 1916.
He was hit by a shell and very badly wounded, and died on the way down to the base I believe. I very much regret to have to write and tell you your son has died of wounds. Robert Graves (1895 – 1985) Home > Conflicts > Great War > Robert Graves (1895 – 1985) Robert von Ranke Graves was born in Wimbledon, London. August 6 1916.Officer previously reported died of wounds now reported wounded Graves Captain R. Royal Welch Fusiliers.. He was hit by a shell and very badly wounded, and died on the way down to the base I believe. He then became recognised as one … His wound was so bad, he was recorded as having died from his wounds. He was very gallant, and was doing so well and is a great loss. Robert Graves became one of the foremost poets of World War One.
His father was Irish and his mother German (the von Ranke name was to cause suspicion among some of his fellow soldiers that he was a German spy). Graves went on to achieve even greater fame not through his poetry but as a result of his book about his war times experiences “Goodbye To All That”. – Robert Graves “Through the Periscope” (1915) He suffered from shell shock and a dreadful fear of gas attacks.