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Henry Philip Picot

1857–1937

Best known for a firsthand account of British soldiers interned in Switzerland during the First World War, he wrote from direct experience rather than from a distance. His work has the feel of careful reporting, shaped by military service and close attention to the people caught up in war.

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The British Interned in Switzerland

The British Interned in Switzerland

by Henry Philip Picot

About the author

Henry Philip Picot was a British army officer and writer born in 1857 and deceased in 1937. Surviving catalog and reference records connect him with The British Interned in Switzerland, published in London in 1919, a book that draws on his role overseeing or assisting British internees in Switzerland during World War I.

Some records also describe him as a lieutenant-colonel, and others link him with work as a military attaché in Tehran in the late 1890s. That background helps explain the practical, observant tone of his writing: his books are rooted in administration, diplomacy, and the lived realities of conflict rather than in fiction.

Picot appears to be a relatively obscure figure today, and readily available sources are limited. Based on the records that can be confirmed, he is remembered chiefly for preserving a lesser-known wartime story in clear, documentary prose.