The Army of Death

Charles Hamilton Sorley (1895 - 1915)

Captain Sorley was among 16 Great War poets commemorated in Westminster Abbey's Poets' Corner. The inscription was written by Wilfred Owen. It reads: "My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity."

This is regarded as one of Sorley's finest poems, and was discovered in his kit after his death. (Summary by Ruth Golding)

Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Army of Death - Read by CB Carol Box
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Play 02 The Army of Death - Read by CCS Claudia Salto
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Play 03 The Army of Death - Read by CMP CaprishaPage
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Play 04 The Army of Death - Read by DJ Drew Johnson
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Play 05 The Army of Death - Read by DL David Lawrence
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Play 06 The Army of Death - Read by EEP Ernst Pattynama
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Play 07 The Army of Death - Read by FS fshort
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Play 08 The Army of Death - Read by JCM Jason Mills
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Play 09 The Army of Death - Read by JH John Hayward
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Play 10 The Army of Death - Read by JM Jannie Meisberger
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Play 11 The Army of Death - Read by JN Julia Niedermaier
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Play 12 The Army of Death - Read by JW Joe Weinmunson
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Play 13 The Army of Death - Read by LAH Lee Ann Howlett
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Play 14 The Army of Death - Read by MV John W. Michaels
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Play 15 The Army of Death - Read by PS Phil Schempf
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Play 16 The Army of Death - Read by PY Peter Yearsley
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Play 17 The Army of Death - Read by RG Ruth Golding
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Play 18 The Army of Death - Read by RN ravenotation
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Play 19 The Army of Death - Read by RS Ravi Shankar
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Play 20 The Army of Death - Read by SG Sean Grabosky
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Play 21 The Army of Death - Read by SLA Savannah
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Play 22 The Army of Death - Read by WT Winston Tharp
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