Keith Douglas
Keith Castellain Douglas (24 January 1920 – 9 June 1944) was a poet and soldier noted for his war poetry during the Second World War and his wry memoir of the Western Desert campaign, Alamein to Zem Zem. He was killed in action during the invasion of Normandy.
Keith Douglas | |
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| Born | Keith Castellain Douglas 24 January 1920 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Died | 9 June 1944 (aged 24) near Bayeux, Normandy, German-occupied France |
| Resting place | Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, Calvados, France |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford |
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