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Welsh poet who was killed on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele (1887–1917)

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • The Shepherds War Poet
  • Cerddi'r Bugail
  • Berger Poéte Combattant
  • Compact Wales

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Wales
Active from
1887
Active to
1917

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4
Total plays
21

Tags

poetcymraegcymru aka wales

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Evans
Gender
male
Place of birth
Trawsfynydd
Place of death
Ypres
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Welsh
Conflict
World War I
Military branch
British Army
Image
Hedd Wyn 01(a-dg).JPG
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Commons category
Hedd Wyn
date of birth
1887-01-13
date of death
1917-07-31
pseudonym
Hedd Wyn
different from
Hedd Wyn
birth name
Ellis Humphrey Evans
military casualty classification
killed in action
name in native language
Ellis Humphrey Evans
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Sources (3)

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