Wilfred owen biography timeline activities

Wilfred Owen was a twentieth century poet known for his work about the First World War.

When and Where was he Born?

18th March 1893, Plas Wilmot, Oswestry, Shropshire, England.

Family Background:

Wilfred Owen was the son of a railway worker.

Education:

Birkenhead Institute.

Shrewsbury Technical School. Pupil-Teacher at the Wyle Cop School. (Failed to win scholarship to) University of London.

Timeline of Wilfred Owen

1897: The Owen family moves to Birkenhead.

1906: The family moves to Shrewsbury.

1911: Owen becomes a lay-assistant to the Vicar of Dumsden, near Reading.

1913: He goes to Bordeaux in France in September to teach English at the Berlitz school.

1914:Wilfred Owen tutors a family at Bagneres de Biorre, in the Pyrenees in June.

Wilfred owen biography timeline activities

Meets the French poet Laurent Tailhade.

1915: He makes a brief visit to England to see his family. May. Back in France. October. Goes back to England to enlist (despite h