Confidential Medical Report of War Poet Wilfred Owen Shell Shock World War I For Sale

CONFIDENTIAL MEDICAL REPORTOFWILFRED OWENWORLD WAR I

A replica of War Poet Wilfred Owen\'s Medical Report. The report is from Welsh Hospital Netley in Southampton. Wilfred was taken here following being caught up in a shell explosion. The report says he had Neurasthenia which is another word for Shell Shock. Following a brief stay at Netley he was transferred to Craig Lockheart War Hospital in Edinburgh where he metSiegfried Sassoon, an influential figure in Wilfred\'s famous poetry writings.
Perfect item for collectors of WarMemorabilia or could be used for educational purposesWilfred Owen 1893-1918
Owen was an English poet whose work was characterised by his anger at the cruelty and waste of war, which he experienced during service on the Western Front.
Wilfred Edward Salter Owen was born 18 March 1893 in Oswestry, Shropshire. After school he became a teaching assistant and in 1913 went to France for two years to work as a language tutor. He began writing poetry as a teenager.
In 1915 he returned to England to enlist in the army and was commissioned into the Manchester Regiment. After spending the remainder of the year training in England, he left for the western front early in January 1917. After experiencing heavy fighting, he was diagnosed with shellshock. He was evacuated to England and arrived at Craiglockhart War Hospital near Edinburgh in June. There he met the poet Siegfried Sassoon, who already had a reputation as a poet and shared Owen\'s views. Sassoon agreed to look over Owen\'s poems, gave him encouragement and introduced him to literary figures such as Robert Graves.
Reading Sassoon\'s poems and discussing his work with Sassoon revolutionised Owen\'s style and his conception of poetry. He returned to France in August 1918 and in October was awarded the Military Cross for bravery. On 4 November 1918 he was killed while attempting to lead his men across the Sambre canal at Ors. The news of his death reached his parents on 11 November, Armistice Day.
Edited by Sassoon and published in 1920, Owen\'s single volume of poems contain some of the most poignant English poetry of World War One, including \'Dulce et Decorum Est\' and \'Anthem for Doomed Youth\'.This year marks the 100th anniversary of World War 1 and the great price that was paid by so many who fought for us but made the ultimate sacrifice
“Lest we Forget”
In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lie,In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields.

Dimensions 30 cm x 19 cm