Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) Chronology
| Year | Date | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 18 March | Born at Plas Wilmot, Oswestry, son of Tom and Susan Owen |
| 1895 | 30 May | Birth of his sister, Mary |
| 1897 | 5 September | Birth of his brother, Harold Owen. Family moves to Birkenhead |
| 1900 | 11 June | Starts school at Birkenhead Institute |
| 24 July | Birth of his brother, Colin | |
| 1906 | Family moves to Shrewsbury. Owen starts at Shrewsbury Technical School | |
| 1911 | Works as a pupil-teacher at the Wyle Cop School, Shrewsbury. | |
| 9 September | Takes matriculation exam at the University of London | |
| 20 October | Starts as lay assistant at Dunsden, near Reading | |
| 1913 | 7 February | Leaves Dunsden and returns to Shrewsbury |
| 15 September | Goes to Bordeaux to teach English at Berlitz school. | |
| 1914 | 31 July | Becomes tutor to Mme Leger |
| 1915 | 18 May | Returns to England and Shrewsbury. |
| 21 October | Enlists in Artists' Rifles | |
| 15 November | Moves to Hare Hill Camp, Gidea Park, Essex. Rank is Cadet | |
| 1916 | 5 March | Goes to Officer's School, Balgores House, Gidea Park |
| 4 June | Commissioned into Manchester Regiment | |
| 18 June | Reports to 5th (Reserve) Battalion, Manchester Regiment | |
| September | Applies for transfer to Royal Flying Corps but fails to gain entrance | |
| 29 December | Embarks for France and Étaples | |
| 1917 | 1–2 January | Joins 2nd Manchesters on the Somme, near Beaumont Hamel |
| 6 January | Moves to front | |
| 9–16 January | Holds dug-out in no-man's land | |
| 20 January | In front-line again, platoon exposed to severe frost- bite | |
| 14/15 March | Suffers concussion from a fall at Le Quesnoy-en-Santerre, evacuated to military hospital | |
| 4 April | Rejoins battalion at Selency | |
| 2 May | Evacuated suffering from shell-shock | |
| 26 June | Arrives at Craglockhart War Hospital, Edinburgh | |
| 17 July | Contributes to, and becomes editor of The Hydra | |
| 17 August(?) | Introduces himself to Siegfried Sassoon (fellow patient) | |
| 13 October | Sassoon introduces him to Robert Graves | |
| 28 October | Appears before Medical Board; 3 weeks leave before returning to unit | |
| 9 Nov | Meets Arnold Bennett and H. G. Wells | |
| 24 November | Joins 5th Manchesters at Scarborough | |
| 1918 | 26 January | 'Miners' published in The Nation |
| 12 March | Posted to Ripon | |
| 4 June | Graded fit for service | |
| 5 June | Rejoins 5th Manchesters at Scarborough | |
| 15 June | 'Hospital Barge' and 'Futility' published in The Nation | |
| 31 August | Returns to France and Étaples | |
| 9 September | Moves to Amiens | |
| 29 September – 3 October | Partakes in the assault on Beaurevoir-Fonsomme line. Awarded M.C. | |
| 5 October | Battalion rests at Hancourt | |
| 30–31 October | Battalion takes over line west of Oise-Sambre canal, near Ors | |
| 4 November | Killed during attack across the canal | |
| 11 November | News of death reaches Shrewsbury. Armistice signed |
Chronology by: Dr. Stuart Lee, 1997
