Tragic loss of World War II soldier poet; ALUN LEWIS: Mystery surrounds death of 28-year-old found dead on Burma hillside in 1944.(Features) From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: March 5, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: RHODRI OWEN

ON March 5, 1944, the body of young Welsh war poet Alun Lewis was discovered in mysterious circumstances on a hillside in Burma.

A second lieutenant with the 6th South Wales Borderers, who had landed in Burma not long before, Lewis was said to have been in an agitated state before his death. He had gone to the latrines and there had been a shot. When he was found his revolver was still in his hand. One shot had been fired.

Had L...