Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) was an English poet and soldier who is widely regarded as one of the greatest war poets of all time. He was born in Oswestry, Shropshire, England, and was educated at the Birkenhead Institute and Shrewsbury Technical School. Owen enlisted in the British Army in 1915 and served in France and Belgium during World War I. He was awarded the Military Cross for bravery in action in 1917. His experiences of the horrors of war had a profound effect on his poetry, which was often characterized by its vivid imagery and powerful condemnation of the war. Owen's most famous works include "Dulce et Decorum Est," "Anthem for Doomed Youth," and "Futility." He was killed in action in 1918, just one week before the Armistice was signed. His poems were posthumously published in 1920, and his work has since been widely anthologized and studied.
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