Owen biography
Wilfred Owen, a British soldier and poet who was killed on Nov. 4th 1918 on the Sambre canal which flows through Ors, is almost unknown in France, though he is the second poet...
Wilfred Owen
Let us tell you about this famous poet: his life, his regiment, the place where he spent his last night and wrote the last letter to his mother, and his death.
Ors Forest House
Special place where British poet Wilfred Owen wrote his last letter to his mother before being killed on Nov. 4 1918.
Owen poems
.../... On the 12th of January 1917, together with his men, he found himself in a half-swamped shelter in no man’s land. Pinned under the earth for almost two days, whilst...
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48,rue de Noyon
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48,rue de Noyon
59400 CAMBRAI
Tél: +3 3( 0) 32 77 83 61 5
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Whether they follow the Escaut, drive along country roads, discover the picturesque alleys of the old Cambrai, fortified farms, museums, learn about Matisse and Blériot, lace ang giants, tourists will understand why the inhabitants of this part of France are so happy to welcome them and will feel like coming back.
