Poet and classical scholar. Born Gloucestershire. Died Cambridge. In 1918-9 he published a few epitaphs for use on graves and memorials. This included:
When you go home, tell them of us and say,
For your tomorrows these gave their today.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
John Maxwell Edmonds
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Cyprus Street war memorial
"They shall grow not old..." is by Binyon. "When you go home..." is by Maxwel...
Hindle House - WW2 - first plaque - first appearance
To the memory of those who fell in the 1939 - 1945 world war. On active servi...
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Brian Catling
Poet, sculptor and performance artist. Born London.
1 memorial
Sir John Betjeman
Poet Laureate 1972 - 1984. Conservation campaigner. Credited with saving the Midland Grand Hotel (now St Pancras Chambers) and the station at St Pancras from demolition and helping to achieve their...
11 memorials
Rudyard Kipling
Poet and story writer. Born: Bombay, India. Died: London. See Waterloo Free Buffet. 2021: The Guardian reported some updates to English Heritage's information on Kipling: "While his children’s sto...
Person, Literature, Poetry, Race Issues, Seriously Famous, India
2 memorials
Sir Henry Newbolt
Poet. Also: lawyer, novelist, playwright and magazine editor. Born Staffordshire. Famous for one poem: 'Vitai Lampada'. Written in 1897 this oh-so-British plea for war to be played in the same spir...
2 memorials
Ted Hughes
Born 1 Aspinall Street, Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire. Appointed Poet Laureate in 1984.
2 memorials