W. N. P. Barbellion

W. N. P. Barbellion
BornBruce Frederick Cummings
(1889-09-07)7 September 1889
Barnstaple, Devon, England
Died22 October 1919(1919-10-22) (aged 30)
Camden Cottage, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England
Pen nameWilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion
OccupationDiarist
NationalityEnglish
Notable worksThe Journal of a Disappointed Man (1919)
SpouseWinifred Eleanor Benger
Children1
ParentsJohn Cummings
Maria Cummings

Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion was the pen name of Bruce Frederick Cummings (7 September 1889 – 22 October 1919), an English diarist who was responsible for The Journal of a Disappointed Man. Ronald Blythe called it "among the most moving diaries ever created".