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Sigfried Sassoon was born on September 8, 1886 in Matfield, Kent, England.

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Starts university at Clare College to major in history after finishing preparatory school in Kent.

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Sigfried decides to drop out of college and spent the next years doing his favorite pastimes while also reading and writing poetry.

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Sigfried states his political opinions on the war and states his support for his country. This will all change after his time serving for the army.

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Joins the British Army just before WW1, and joins on the day that the United Kingdom declare war.

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Sigfried had his own injuries in the war, but none matched the death of his brother from the battles, which ruined Sigfried's mental health.

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Sigfried is awarded the Military Cross which is granted to recognize active operations against the enemy on land.

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After all of his loss, Sigfried decided to take a stand against the war and write his famous work called "declaration against the war".

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Starts his first job outside of the military as a literary editor for the Daily Herald, a British daily newspaper.

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Sigfried authored the first semi-autobiographical novel called the "Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man". This work staples itself as a classic in English literature and inspires all future semi-autobiographical novels.

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Sigfried releases his second semi-autobiography titled "Memoirs of an Infantry Officer". This one resembles his life and creates another classic for the semi-autobiography genre.

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Sigfried marries Hester Gatty and later adopted a child together named George.

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Last book of the semi-autobiographical named "Sherston's Progress" is published. Sigfried focuses on new writing options.

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Appointed as the Commander of the Order of the British Empire. This honor is of great pride and lets Sigfreid forget about all the negatives of the war for a while.

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Sigfried passes away at the age 80 in Heytesbury, Wiltshire on September 1, 1967. His legacy of all his writings still lives on to this day.