Kohima Epitaph
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The Kohima Epitaph is a famous Second World War memorial inscription honoring fallen soldiers, best known for its closing line, “When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.”
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II memorial text
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epitaph → war memorial inscription → |
| associatedWith |
Battle of Kohima
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission → |
| closingLine |
When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.
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| commemorates |
Commonwealth soldiers who died in the Second World War
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fallen soldiers of the Battle of Kohima → |
| conflict |
Second World War
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| country |
India
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| famousFor |
its closing line "For your tomorrow, we gave our today"
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| genre |
memorial verse
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| hasPart |
the phrase "When you go home, tell them of us and say"
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the phrase "for your tomorrow, we gave our today" → |
| honours |
Allied soldiers
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British soldiers → Indian soldiers → |
| inscriptionLanguage |
English
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| locatedIn |
India
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Kohima → Kohima War Cemetery → Nagaland → |
| medium |
stone inscription
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| memorialType |
Commonwealth war memorial inscription
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| notableQuote |
For your tomorrow, we gave our today
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| openingLine |
Here, around the tomb of the unknown warrior
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| period |
World War II
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| purpose |
to honour soldiers who died in battle
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to remind future generations of wartime sacrifice → |
| theme |
gratitude of the living to the dead
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remembrance → sacrifice → |
| visitorType |
war cemetery visitors
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Remembrance Sunday national service
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hasPart |