Wilfred Owen
A life in dates
- 1893: Born – Oswestry, Shropshire, England
- 1897: Moves to Birkenhead – Birkenhead, England, Moves with his family.
- 1906: Moves to Shrewsbury – Shrewsbury, England, The family settles in Shrewsbury.
- 1911: Becomes a lay assistant – Dunsden, Oxfordshire, England, Works for the parish vicar.
- 1913: Teaches English in France – Bordeaux, France, Joins the Berlitz School in September.
- 1915: Enlists in the army – England, Enlists in October and begins officer training.
- 1917: Meets Siegfried Sassoon – Craiglockhart, Edinburgh, Scotland, While receiving treatment for shell shock, meets Sassoon and Robert Graves.
- 1918: Returns to active service – France, Returns to France in August and rejoins the Manchester Regiment.
- 1918: Died – Ors, Nord, France, Aged about 25.
- 1920: Poems – Collection