Diary of a Dead Officer

A young scholar's World War I journey from eager enlistment to profound disillusionment, reflected in poignant war poetry before his tragic death. Born in September 1891, Arthur Graeme West was a quiet and self-effacing youth with a passion for literature, who went on to become a keen Oxford scholar. When war broke out in 1914, for some time it left him untouched. However, in January 1915, in a rush of enthusiasm, he enlisted as a private in the Public Schools Battalion. From that time, until hi