dwiththeir2ndBattalioninFrancefromDecember1916toJune1917，whenhewasinvalidedhome。
FourteennthsterhereturnedtotheWesternFrontandservedwiththesameBattalion，ultimatelymandingaCompany。
HewasawardedtheMilitaryCrossfalntrywhiletakingpartinsomeheavyfighon1stOctober。Hewaskilledon4thNovember1918，whileendeavouringtogethismenacrosstheSambreCanal。
Anthbeforehisdeathhewrotetohisther：\Mynervesareinperfectorder。Icameoutagaininordertohelptheseboys；
directly，byleadingthemaswelsanofficercan；
indirectly，bywatchingtheirsufferingsthatImayspeakofthemaswelsapleadercan。\Lethisownwordsbehisepitaph：——
~\Couragewasmine，andIhadmystery；
Wisdomwasmine，andIhadmastery。\~
SiegfriedSassoon。
POEMS
PrefaceThisbookisnotaboutheroes。EnglishPoetryisnotyetfittospeakofthem。Norisitaboutdeedsornds，noranythingaboutglory，honour，dominionorpower，exceptWar。
Aboveall，thisbookisnotconcernedwithPoetry。
ThesubjectofitisWar，andthepityofWar。
ThePoetryisinthepity。
Yettheseelegiesarenottothisgeneration，Thisisinnosenseconsotory。
Theymaybetothenext。
Allthepoetcandoto—dayistowarn。
ThatiswhythetruePoetsmustbetruthful。
IfIthoughttheletterofthisbookwouldst，Imighthaveusedpropernames；butifthespiritofitsurvivesPrussia，——
myambitionandthosenameswillbecontent；fortheywillhaveachievedthemselvesfresherfieldsthanFnders。
Note。——ThisPrefacewasfound，inanunfinishedcondition，angWilfredOwen’spapers。
ContentsPrefaceStrangeMeeGreaterLoveApologiaproPoemateMeoTheShowMentalCasesParableoftheOldMenandtheYoungArmsandtheBoyAnthemforDoomedYouthTheSend—offInsensibilityDulceetDecorumestTheSentryTheDead—BeatExposureSpringOffensiveTheChancesS。I。W。
FutilitySmile，Smile，SmileConsciousATerreWildwithallRegretsDisabledTheEnd
StrangeMeeItseemedthatoutofthebattleIescapedDownsomeprofounddulltunnel，longsincescoopedThroughgraniteswhichTitanicwarshadgroined。
Yetalsothereencumberedsleepersgroaned，Toofasti
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