The Poet of Ruhleben

This is the story of my great uncle, Cecil Duncan-Jones. He was born in 1883 and was originally from London. Unlike his elder brother, he did not attend university but pursued a life as an actor, poet and novelist. He was tall, dark and handsome and although he struggled a little for money, he loved acting and had played the Duke of Orleans in Henry V.

In 1914 he was in Alsace Lorraine recove…