Canon Frederick G. Scott (1862–1944)
Auteur de The Great War As I Saw It
A propos de l'auteur
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Œuvres de Canon Frederick G. Scott
World War I Memoirs: First-Hand Recollections of the Battles, Dramas and Tragedies of 'The War to End All… (2021) 3 exemplaires
Elton Hazlewood : a memoir, by his friend Henry Vane 1 exemplaire
Foch 1 exemplaire
In sun and shade : a book of verse 1 exemplaire
In the Battle Silence Poems Written at the Front 1 exemplaire
In Sun and Shade 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1862
- Date de décès
- 1944
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Canada
- Professions
- Priest
poet - Organisations
- Canadian Armed Forces
Church of England in Canada - Courte biographie
- Canon Frederick George Scott was the padre of the 1st Division of the Canadian Corps and the confidant, friend and spiritual guide to many generals, officers and enlisted men during World War 1. In 1934 he published The Great War as I Saw It, a memoir of his experiences.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 7
- Membres
- 47
- Popularité
- #330,643
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 13
He served at the front from 1915 until he was wounded in October 1918. He was at almost every important Canadian battle escaping serious injury many times as he comforted the wounded and in some cases ventured into no man's land to assist in the rescue of the wounded.
According to his memoir, he was loved by the soldiers he served often organizing entertainment and comforts them. He also read them his poetry whenever the opportunity presented itself and from his self-a facing comments one can ascertain that it wasn't always appreciated.
His views of the German soldier as a vicious monster that was common in the propaganda of the time is prevalent in this book. Scott frequently took part in the action by pointing out enemy soldiers to snipers and artillery units.
He was an interesting man who led an amazing life and one gets a good picture of the soldier's life in the trenches in WW I from his book.… (plus d'informations)