Wilfred Owen

Wilfred Owen MC
Wilfred Owen in uniform
Born	Wilfred Edward Salter Owen 18 March 1893 Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Died	4 November 1918(1918-11-04) (aged 25) Sambre–Oise Canal, France
Genre	War poetry
Military career
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1915–1918
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Artists Rifles Manchester Regiment
Battles/wars	First World War
Awards	Military Cross
Website
www.wilfredowen.org.uk

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.