A plaque is to be unveiled on the former Shropshire home of World War One poet Wilfred Owen.

Oswestry-born Owen lived at a house called Mahim at 69 Monkmoor Road, Shrewsbury, from 1910 until his death in 1918.

The plaque will be unveiled by Owen’s nephew Peter on March 20 at 2pm.

Although the house already has a small plaque on it, members of the Wilfred Owen Association said they had decided to place a larger plaque on the front of the house that would be easier for people to see.

The plaque will be placed between the front door and the window after permission was sought from the current occupant.

John Henshaw, spokesman for the association, said: “The plaque will be uncovered by Peter Owen. We decided to place a larger plaque on the house, similar to the ones you see on houses in London, because people were always asking us where it was.

“Hopefully quite a few members of the association will come to the unveiling.”

Owen was born in Oswestry in 1893. He is regarded by many as one of the leading poets of World War One.

His shocking, realistic war poetry on the horrors of trenches and gas warfare was heavily influenced by his friend Siegfried Sassoon.

His most famous works include Dulce et Decorum Est, Insensibility and Anthem for Doomed Youth.

He was killed in action just a week before the war ended.