Mametz Wood by Owen Sheers Flashcards

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Where and when was Sheers born?

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Born in 1974 in Fiji but grew up in South Wales.

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What division was this poem about?

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The 38th Welsh Division

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What did the 38th Welsh Division do?

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They had to attack a heavily fortified base in Mametz Wood on the 10th July 1916.

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What battle did it take part in?

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The first battle of the somme.

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How many Welsh men were killed?

A

4000

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What inspired the poem?

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Owen Sheers’ trip to Mametz Wood to a tomb of twenty allied soldiers arm-in-arm.

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As part of the battle, what were the soldiers commanded to do?

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walk towards the Germans with the aim of capturing it.

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