The Wilfred Owen Story

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SOME COMMENTS FROM OUR VISITORS' BOOK AT THE EXHIBITION...

"I am amazed at what you have achieved against the odds! Well done. Keep up the spirit of the man from Birkenhead." John Cocker

"Very impressive and interesting." Chris Wells

"Pleased to see that we have a permanent exhibition to Wilfred Owen. A good start, hope it continues." David & Lorna Moore

"Brilliant idea â€” about time Wilfred Owen got his own museum â€” our best WW1 poet." Laura & John Mole

"Excellent. We need to remember him more." A Milie

"Thank you for doing this. Long overdue. Owen was part of my A-Level study and I've read him ever since." D Mellor

"A great exhibition â€” very well presented." Pat Benyon

Date: 28 June 2011 03:54

Sender: Jo Water (jowater@hotmail.co.uk)

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Visited the Wilfred Owen Story and found it a very moving experience. The place has a lovely atmosphere and the staff are very welcoming and informed. Excellent display commemoration Wilfred Owen.

Date: 21 March 2011 17:08

Sender: Peter Parsley (elkepeter.2911@hotmail.com)

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I HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME AWAY FROM MY HOME TOWN ,,,,BIRKENHEAD.I NOW LIVE IN BELGIUM,AND I HAVE SEEN THE FIELDS OF STONE.RECENTLY I AND MY GRANSON MATHEW TOOK A VISIT TO THE MENHEIM GATES IN YPRE.MY GRANDSON IS VERY LIKE ME INSOMUCH AS HE RESPECTS THE GREAT LOSS OF LIFE THAT WAS WW1.EVERY MONUMENT WE VISITED WAS EXTREAMLY MOVING .WE SEARCHED FOR OUR FAMILY NAME,AND FOUND IT ON COLUME 6 ON THE GATE ARCH.AS MY FAMILY NAME IS QUITE RARE,I WAS SUPRISED TO FIND THAT HE WAS A GREAT UNCLE OF MINE WHO,ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER SOLDIERS HAD DIED IN THE FIRST BATTLE OF YPRE.DESPITE THE FACT THAT I HAD NEVER MET HIM ,LET ALONE KNEW OF HIM ,A WAVE OF EMOTION WASHED OVER ME AND I CRIED LIKE A CHILD.I'M SORRY TO SAY THAT NONE OF MY FAMILY,SAVE MYSELF AND MY GRANDSON WERE EVER AWARE OF HIS EXISTANCE!I HAVE MANY PICTURES OF THE FIELDS OF STONE ,BUT WHEN WE WENT TO A VERY SPECIAL PLACE ,TRACING THE ROUTE OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE(WW11).IT WAS A GRAVE YARD CONSISTING OF WELL OVER A 100 STONES.I CRIED LIKE A CHILD ONCE MORE AS I WATCHED MY GRANDSON BRUSH AWAY THE DIRT ON EVERY ONE OF THOSE STONES,JUST TO MAKE SURE IT COULD BE SEEN. HE'S ONLY 16! BUT THAT LITTLE ACT SHOWED ME IT WAS'NT ALL FOR NOTHING THAT THOSE MEN HAD GIVEN THEIR ALL.

Date: 24 January 2011 08:56

Sender: Philip Ronald-Price (biwirral@yahoo.co.uk)

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I think it is really important to keep alive the memories of Wilfred Owen. It's good that Dean is brinigng Wilfred's heritage to the forefront in Wirral, as there is not enough about Wilfred's work known locally, or that he went to Birkenhead Institute. I've also set up a Flickr site for Wilfred Owen, which can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilfredowen. This site contains many items about Wilfred,the Birkenhead Insitute, and also several items courtesy of Dean Johnson.Dean's tribute to Wilfred Owen is a great portrayal of Wilfred's work and shows the horrors of war, and Dean's interpretation is excellent.