Siegfried Sassoon, the renowned World War I British poet, passed away on September 1st, 1967 at the age of eighty. Over the course of his life, Siegfried revolutionized the way World War I poetry was written with works such as “Attack,” “The General,” and “Everyone Sang.” He was born in Kent, England to a wealthy Jewish family and was educated at Marlborough College and then studied at Clare College in Cambridge. His literary works were augmented by his duty while serving in World War I in France and having seen first-hand the destruction of battle. In 1917 he was admitted to Craiglockhart War Hospital after suffering a mental breakdown due to the horrors of war. It was at this hospital that he met poet Wilfred Owen, who was greatly inspired by Sassoon's writing. Sassoon's tribute to his wartime comrade Wilfred Owen, "Survivors," was one of his finest works. He was also highly political, expressing his opinions on socialism and pacifism throughout his writing. For his dedication to literature, Sassoon was decorated with the Military Cross in 1918. In later years, he was appointed as Companion of Honour in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in 1956. Sassoon will always be remembered by the literary community for his contributions to World War I poetry, politics, and literature.