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.”


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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II memorial text
epitaph
war memorial inscription
associatedWith Battle of Kohima
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
closingLine When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.
commemorates Commonwealth soldiers who died in the Second World War
fallen soldiers of the Battle of Kohima
conflict Second World War
country India
famousFor its closing line "For your tomorrow, we gave our today"
genre memorial verse
hasPart the phrase "When you go home, tell them of us and say"
the phrase "for your tomorrow, we gave our today"
honours Allied soldiers
British soldiers
Indian soldiers
inscriptionLanguage English
locatedIn India
Kohima
Kohima War Cemetery
Nagaland
medium stone inscription
memorialType Commonwealth war memorial inscription
notableQuote For your tomorrow, we gave our today
openingLine Here, around the tomb of the unknown warrior
period World War II
purpose to honour soldiers who died in battle
to remind future generations of wartime sacrifice
theme gratitude of the living to the dead
remembrance
sacrifice
visitorType war cemetery visitors

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Remembrance Sunday national service
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