Wilfred Owen was born in Owestry, United Kingdom
Wilfred Owen was killed in action at the Sambre-Oise Canal
WILFRED OWEN'S LIFE
Wilfred Owen was born on the 18th of March 1893 in Oswestry, North England and he died on the 4th of Nover 1918, whilst he was fighting the war. Owen's family received his death notification on the day that the armistice occurred. Owen had been shot by a German machine gun attack just 7 days before the end of the war.
Owen was an English soldier and also a leading poet of the First World War. He wrote many poems, his most famous ones were based on his horrid memories of World War I. Early influences of his poem writing included the 'Big Six' - a group of romantic poets, as well as his mother, and Siegfried Sassoon, whom he met in hospital.
When the war started Owen wanted to join the French army, but decided not to and remained loyal to England. He then enlisted in the Artists' Rifles Officers' training corporation, where he spent a lot of time training for war.
When the war did start he was involved in many dangerous activities which caused worrying about him all the time by his loved ones.
During the early years of the war, Owen was involved in a terrible situation. He fell into a shell hole and suffered concussion, a trench mortar blew him high into the air, where he ended up on an embankment for several days suffering amoungst the remains of a fellow officer.
He was diagnosed with neurasthenia - shell shock.
During his time in the hospital recovering, Owen met a man by the name of Siegfried Sassoon. Sassoon read Owen's poetry that he had been writing about the war and convinced him to continue on with what he was doing.
While he was recovering, Owen took Sassoon's astonishing advice and he wrote many of the poems he is famous for now, such as 'Anthem for Doomed Youth'.
Sassoon gave great advice to Owen which made him continue with writing poetry based on personal memories, the advice given to Owen was "Sweat your guts out". (Which means to work hard)
In 1918, after a good recovery, Owen was healthy enough to return to the battleground.
Just one week before the end of the war, Owen was leading his men into battle at the Sambre-Oise Canal, where his plan was to attack the enemy after crossing the canal. Him and his men were crossing the canal on cork pontoons, when they were critically injured and killed by well dug in German machine guns.
Owen was 25 years of age when he was killed.
He was buried at the CWGC cemetry at Ors.
After his death Wilfred Owen was formerly justified a war poet.
Owen was an English soldier and also a leading poet of the First World War. He wrote many poems, his most famous ones were based on his horrid memories of World War I. Early influences of his poem writing included the 'Big Six' - a group of romantic poets, as well as his mother, and Siegfried Sassoon, whom he met in hospital.
When the war started Owen wanted to join the French army, but decided not to and remained loyal to England. He then enlisted in the Artists' Rifles Officers' training corporation, where he spent a lot of time training for war.
When the war did start he was involved in many dangerous activities which caused worrying about him all the time by his loved ones.
During the early years of the war, Owen was involved in a terrible situation. He fell into a shell hole and suffered concussion, a trench mortar blew him high into the air, where he ended up on an embankment for several days suffering amoungst the remains of a fellow officer.
He was diagnosed with neurasthenia - shell shock.
During his time in the hospital recovering, Owen met a man by the name of Siegfried Sassoon. Sassoon read Owen's poetry that he had been writing about the war and convinced him to continue on with what he was doing.
While he was recovering, Owen took Sassoon's astonishing advice and he wrote many of the poems he is famous for now, such as 'Anthem for Doomed Youth'.
Sassoon gave great advice to Owen which made him continue with writing poetry based on personal memories, the advice given to Owen was "Sweat your guts out". (Which means to work hard)
In 1918, after a good recovery, Owen was healthy enough to return to the battleground.
Just one week before the end of the war, Owen was leading his men into battle at the Sambre-Oise Canal, where his plan was to attack the enemy after crossing the canal. Him and his men were crossing the canal on cork pontoons, when they were critically injured and killed by well dug in German machine guns.
Owen was 25 years of age when he was killed.
He was buried at the CWGC cemetry at Ors.
After his death Wilfred Owen was formerly justified a war poet.
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