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CB Francis

Charles Benjamin Francis was born 7th October 1892, in winsford, Cheshire. He was famous for his poetic depictions of war, peace and love written during his time in Flanders during World War One.

Love waits for no man was his most famous poem written in 1917. He was in the 159th infantry battalion. He was drafted in 1915 at age 23 he tragically is not remembered greatly and there are only 2 known existing photos of Francis.

Francis was killed in 1918 weeks before solstice and was named in the monument in Aalst, Belgium. His poems were sent to his home address in Cheshire and were collected by his sister Ethel Francis, unfortunately Ethel died leaving his poems to auction where they were bought by his infantry commander David McMillan. After David’s death the poems were collected and filed in the national poets society.

CB Francis although not particularly popular is in many people’s opinions the best ww1 poet of the Great War.