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Wilfred Owen Memorial Plaque, Sambre Canal, Ors, France

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AuthorLindsay, Kate
TitleWilfred Owen Memorial Plaque, Sambre Canal, Ors, France
NotesWestern Front Association plaque for Wilfred Owen by the Sambre Canal, Ors, France. On 4th November 1918, the British 32nd Division crossed the Sambre-Oise canal here, at Ors, in the face of strong opposition. Wilfred Owen was killed on the towpath on this side of the canal about one kilometre to the north of the bridge.
Item Date8th July 2008
Creation placeSambre Canal, Ors, France (Google Maps)
File typeImage
Item sourcePhotograph
Item mediumDigital image
ContentPhotograph
KeywordsCommemoration, Casualties of War, Western Front
Repository nameThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Repository address
13 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 6NN
UK
Repository URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit
CataloguerKate Lindsay
FilenameCXTPROPHOTOS - 23.jpg
CopyrightThe First World War poetry Digital Archive, University of Oxford
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/5414