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Wilfred Edward Salter Owen

World War I

United Kingdom

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Birth- 18 Mar 1893
Shropshire, England

1914 - 1918World War I

Served For
United Kingdom
Conflict Period
World War I
Rank
2Lt
Decoration
MC
Regiment
5th Bn Manchester Regt
Citation Information
31183/15 Feb 1919;31480/30 Jul 1919(C)

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Rank
Lieutenant
Decoration
Military Cross
Regiment
Manchester Regiment
Battalion
5th Battalion (Territorial Force), attached 2nd Battalion

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Casualty- 4 Nov 1918
Killed In Action
Sambre-Oise Canal, France

Other Facts

Full Name
Wilfred Edward Salter Owen

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Notes
MC att 2nd Bn on the Fonsommes Line 1/2 Oct 1918. KIA Western Front 4 Nov 1918 aged 25. The celebrated war poet. Son of Tom Owen of Shrewsbury.

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