Wilfred Owen's collection of poetry reveals the brutal sadness of war via the incidents he witnessed. His poetry entice and captivate readers, helping them experience the anguish of his words and creating some understanding of the tragedy that occurred during the war. Owen grew up in Llanrwst, Wales. He was born on January 26th, 1893. He had an elder brother named Geraint. Wilfred attended the Oswestry School before going to Sedbergh School in England. There he met several other young men who would become important figures in modernist literature: John Cornford, Charles Tomlinson, and David Jones. After graduating from Sedbergh, Owen went to France where he saw action in the First World War. He was killed by a sniper at the age of 24 while observing a battle between British and German soldiers. The exact location is not known but has been suggested to be a battlefield near Arras, France. Owen's body was taken home for burial. However, the poet's father decided to have him re-interred in France because it was believed that being buried in foreign soil would save him from being given up for dead.