Wilfred Owen | |
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 Wilfred Owen in uniform | |
| Born | Wilfred Edward Salter Owen 18 March 1893 Oswestry, Shropshire, England |
| Died | 4 November 1918 (aged 25) Sambre–Oise Canal, France |
| Genre | War poetry |
| Military career | |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1918 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
| Awards | Military Cross |
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Wilfred Edward Salter Owen MC (18 March 1893 – 4 November 1918) was an English poet and soldier. He was one of the leading poets of the First World War. His war poetry on the horrors of trenches and gas warfare was much influenced by his mentor Siegfried Sassoon and stood in contrast to the public perception of war at the time and to the confidently patriotic verse written by earlier war poets such as Rupert Brooke. Among his best-known works – most of which were published posthumously – are "Dulce et Decorum est", "Insensibility", "Anthem for Doomed Youth", "Futility", "Spring Offensive" and "Strange Meeting". Owen was killed in action on 4 November 1918, a week before the war's end, at the age of 25.