Drummond Allison (1921- 2 December1943) was an English war poet of World War II. 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... The term war poet came into currency during and after World War I. A number of poets writing in English had been soldiers, and had written about that experience. ... This article is becoming very long. ...
He was born in Caterham, Surrey, and educated at Bishop's Stortford College and at Queen's College, Oxford. After Sandhurst training, he became an intelligence officer in the East Surrey Regiment. He served in North Africa and Italy, where he was killed in action fighting on the Garigliano. Caterham is a town in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... The College Memorial Hall Bishops Stortford College is a public school located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. ... The Queens College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... New College, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is the British Army officer initial training centre. ... The Garigliano is a river in central Italy. ...
Works
The Yellow Night: Poems 1940-41-42-43 (1944)
The Poems of Drummond Allison (1978) edited by Michael Sharp
The Collected Poems of Drummond Allison (1993) edited by Stephen Benson
Drummond and Smith College is a combination of the original Drummond College and S. Smith House.
The links with the Drummond family and the annual D H Drummond Dinner continue, the Drummond Address in 2000 being given by the Director of the South Australian Museum, Tim Flannery.
Allison Rocks took on as The Acting Principal until July, 2000 when the University appointed Edwina Ridgway as Principal of both Drummond & Smith and Duval Colleges.
Allison is currently dividing her time among many exciting projects.
This critically acclaimed album features the masterful Ray Drummond on bass, Steve Wilson on alto saxophone and alto flute, Virginia Mayhew on tenor saxophone, and Bruce Barth on piano.
Victor Prieto, accordion Carlo DeRosa, bass Allison Miller, drums Since moving to New York City in the Fall of 2002 I have had the opportunity to develop my own ideas and learn from other musicians on a daily basis.
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