When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today

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"When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today" is a famous epitaph honoring fallen soldiers, best known from its use on the World War II Battle of Kohima memorial.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commemorative text
epitaph
war memorial inscription
addressedTo survivors and future generations
associatedWith Battle of Kohima
bestKnownFrom Kohima War Cemetery
surface form: World War II Battle of Kohima memorial inscription
commemorates Commonwealth soldiers killed in World War II
commemorativeContext World War II
function to honor those who died in battle
to remind future generations of wartime sacrifice
honors fallen soldiers
inscribedOn Kohima War Cemetery
surface form: Kohima epitaph memorial stone
language English
locationUsed Kohima
surface form: Kohima, Nagaland, India
memorialType war cemetery inscription
notableUsage often quoted in military remembrance services
used in war memorials beyond Kohima
sentiment reverent
solemn
speakerRole collective voice of the fallen
structure two-part sentence addressing those who return home
theme gratitude of the living to the dead
remembrance
sacrifice
usedOn Kohima War Cemetery
surface form: Kohima War Cemetery memorial

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Battle of Kohima inscription When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today