The Trumpet

Item

Title

Identifier

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Creator

Thomas, Edward (1878-1917)

Abstract

Written whilst Edward Thomas began his field-training as an officer cadet with the Royal Artillery in London. He had first been attracted by the trumpets in barracks in Trowbridge in October 1916. This manuscript is untitled but is labeled 'The Trumpet' in 'Edward Thomas Collected Poems'.

Date

September 1916

Date Created

1916-09-01

Temporal Coverage

1916-09-30

Spatial Coverage

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Format

Typescript

Type

Poem

Contributor

Alisa Miller

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive

Subject

Allied Forces
Commemoration
Somme