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Several British composers served and several were killed during WW I.
Sir Arthur Bliss, of England: enlisted in the 13th Battalion, Royal Fuseliers in 1914. I have some of his music on record and CD's.
George Butterworth, of England: He was a Lt. in the Durham Light Infantry and received the Military Cross. He was killed at age 31 by a sniper in 1916 leading a raid during the Somme Offensive at Pozieres. He was just starting to come into his own as a composer when the war started. We lost a lot of fine music with his death.
Ernest Farrar, of England: noted mainly for being the major teacher of the Composer Finzi, but a prolific composer himself. Enlisted in the Grenadier Guards in 1915. Promoted to 2nd Lt. of the 3rd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment in 1918. Killed in the Battle of Epepheny, Ronnoy.
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