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 World War II Battle of Kohima memorial inscription ⓘ
linked to: Kohima War Cemetery
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 epitaph memorial stone ⓘ
linked to: Kohima War Cemetery
language English ⓘ
locationUsed Kohima, Nagaland, India ⓘ
linked to: Kohima
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 memorial ⓘ
linked to: Kohima War Cemetery

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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 ⓘ