William Beach Thomas, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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British author and war correspondent
Date of Birth: 22-May-1868
Date of Death: 12-May-1957
Profession: war correspondent, journalist
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About William Beach Thomas
- Sir William Beach Thomas, (22 May 1868 – 12 May 1957) was a British author and journalist known for his work as a war correspondent and his writings about nature and country life. Beach Thomas was the son of a rural clergyman.
- He attended Shrewsbury School and the University of Oxford before embarking on a short-lived career as a schoolmaster.
- Finding that work unpleasant, he turned his attention to writing articles for newspapers and periodicals, and began to write books. During the early part of the First World War, Beach Thomas defied military authorities to report news stories from the Western Front for his employer, the Daily Mail.
- As a result, he was briefly imprisoned before being granted official accreditation as a war correspondent.
- His reportage for the remainder of the war received national recognition, despite being criticised by some and parodied by soldiers.
- His book With the British on the Somme (1917) portrayed the English soldier in a very favourable light.
- Both France and Britain rewarded him with knighthoods after the war, but Beach Thomas regretted some of his wartime output. Beach Thomas's primary interest as an adult was in rural matters.
- He was conservative in his views, and feared that the post–Second World War socialist governments regarded the countryside only from an economic perspective.
- He was an advocate for the creation of national parks in England and Wales, and mourned the decline of traditional village society.
- He wrote extensively, particularly for The Observer newspaper and The Spectator, a conservative magazine.
- His book The English Landscape (1938) includes selections from his contributions to Country Life magazine.
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| Description | British-Irish photographer, author and writer | ||
| Date of birth/death | 10 July 1864 | 21 February 1938 | |
| Location of birth/death | Dromahair, Ireland | Brighton | |
| Work period | 1902-1932 | ||
| Work location | London | ||
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