| | On November 17, 1917, Lewis arrived in Le Havre, France where he joined his unit. He arrived at the front lines near Monchy-le-Preux on his nineteenth birthday.<ref>McGrath, Alister. ''C. S. Lewis: A Life - Eccentric Genius. Reluctant Prophet''. Page 68. Print. 2013</ref> | | On November 17, 1917, Lewis arrived in Le Havre, France where he joined his unit. He arrived at the front lines near Monchy-le-Preux on his nineteenth birthday.<ref>McGrath, Alister. ''C. S. Lewis: A Life - Eccentric Genius. Reluctant Prophet''. Page 68. Print. 2013</ref> |
| − | He was wounded during the [[Battle of Arras]] on April 15, 1918 by shell fragments to the chest, which also broke a rib, left wrist and left leg. After a week of treatment, he was evacuated back to England where he was hospitalized until December 24, 1918 and was demobilized from the Army. Paddy Moore had been killed in action near Peronne, France, and Lewis struck up a close relationship with his mother, Janie King Moore (1873-1951). Although she was 25 years older than Lewis, they were clearly particularly fond of one another and Mrs. Moore played an important role in his convalescence as his father refused to visit him. | + | He was wounded during the Battle of Arras on April 15, 1918 by shell fragments to the chest, which also broke a rib, left wrist and left leg. After a week of treatment, he was evacuated back to England where he was hospitalized until December 24, 1918 and was demobilized from the Army. Paddy Moore had been killed in action near Peronne, France, and Lewis struck up a close relationship with his mother, Janie King Moore (1873-1951). Although she was 25 years older than Lewis, they were clearly particularly fond of one another and Mrs. Moore played an important role in his convalescence as his father refused to visit him. |