Letter To Susan Owen

Item

Title

Letter To Susan Owen

Identifier

5400.cpd

Creator

Owen, Wilfred (1893-1918)

Abstract

Describes the action at Savy Wood in the battle of St Quentin. Describes a shell exploding nearby which knocks him unconscious. It is this experience that results in his shell-shock. This is letter no. 505 in Ed. 'Wilfred Owen Collected Letters'.

Date

25th April 1917

Date Created

1917-04-25

Spatial Coverage

A Coy., My Cellar, near St Quentin

Source

Folio

Medium

Paper

Format

Pencil

Type

Letter

number of pages

2

Contributor

Jennifer Dunn

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive