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Ellis Humphrey “Hedd Wyn” Evans

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Ellis Humphrey “Hedd Wyn” Evans

Birth
Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, Wales
Death
31 Jul 1917 (aged 30)
Ypres, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
Burial
Boezinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
II. F. 11.
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Poet. He served as a Private of the 15th Royal Welsh Fusilier during World War I, and was killed in action at the Battle of Passchendaele. He gained fame posthumously for his romantic and war poetry that was published in his native Welsh language.
Poet. He served as a Private of the 15th Royal Welsh Fusilier during World War I, and was killed in action at the Battle of Passchendaele. He gained fame posthumously for his romantic and war poetry that was published in his native Welsh language.

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Y PRIFARDD HEDD WYN

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  • Added: Sep 14, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6351/ellis_humphrey-evans: accessed ), memorial page for Ellis Humphrey “Hedd Wyn” Evans (13 Jan 1887–31 Jul 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6351, citing Artillery Wood Cemetery, Boezinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium; Maintained by Find a Grave.