"British Soldier, in Westminster Abbey"
— Epitaphs
January 1, 1970
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Beneath this stone lies the body of a British warrior Unknown by name or rank brought from France to lie among the most illustrious of the land and buried here on Armistice Day 11 Nov: 1920, in the presence of His Majesty King George V His Ministers of State the Chiefs of his Forces and a vast concourse of the nation. Thus are commemorated the many multitudes who during the Great War of 1914-1918 gave the most that Man can give Life itself for God for King and country for loved ones, home and em
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Beneath this stone lies the body of a British warrior Unknown by name or rank brought from France to lie among the most illustrious of the land and buried here on Armistice Day 11 Nov: 1920, in the presence of His Majesty King George V His Ministers of State the Chiefs of his Forces and a vast concourse of the nation. Thus are commemorated the many multitudes who during the Great War of 1914-1918 gave the most that Man can give Life itself for God for King and country for loved ones, home and em