After recovering and being passed fit for service Owen returned to the western front to fight in France. However, on November 4th, 1918 Wilfred Owen was killed during battle in an attempt to cross the Sambre-Oise canal at Ors. Owen's death is especially tragic as the armistace was declared just one week after his death resulting in the end of world war 1, therefore around the time his family back home learned of his death they also found out the war was over. Once the public learned of Owen's death his poetry continued to gain popularity, in 1919 seven of his poems appeared in the 'Wheels' poem anthology, the first time multiple of Owen's poems had been published. Then in 1920, his close friend Siegfried Sassoon edited and published Owen's single volume of poems called 'Poems of Wilfred Owen' which contained some of his most well known poems to this date including 'Dolce et Decorum Est'. Owen's reputation continued to steadily grow over the years as he was recognised by other famous poets for his outstanding and impactful work. Wilfred Owen will forever be regarded as one of the best and most significant poets from world war 1.