1958

John Maxwell Edmonds

Categories: Poetry

Poet and classical scholar. Born Gloucestershire. Died Cambridge. In 1918-9 he published a few epitaphs for use on graves and memorials, including:

When you go home, tell them of us and say,
For your tomorrows these gave their today.

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John Maxwell Edmonds

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Bermondsey war memorial

Quotations come from John Maxwell Edmonds and Laurence Binyon.

Burma Star Association

Rose bushes are planted in garden area behind this plaque.

Covent Garden workers - wartime casualties

When you go home tell them of us and say 'For your tomorrow we gave our today...

Cyprus Street war memorial

"They shall grow not old..." is by Binyon. "When you go home..." is by Maxwel...

End of WW2 - 60th Anniversary

'In unity progress' is the motto of Redbidge Council.

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Matthew Arnold

Poet, writer and school inspector. Born at Laleham-on-Thames, Middlesex, son of Thomas Arnold. He won the Newdigate prize in 1843 with a poem on Cromwell. Appointed a lay inspector of schools in 1...

Person, Education, Poetry, France, Germany, Netherlands

2 memorials

Alfred Reynolds

Born as Reinhold Alfréd in Budapest. Writer on social and religious topics. Known in England for his leadership of a libertarian group, the Bridge Circle, post-1945. A long time ago at stormloader...

Person, Philosophy, Poetry, Hungary

1 memorial

Fernando Pessoa

Poet. Born and died Lisbon.

Person, Poetry, Portugal

1 memorial

Poet, writer, teacher, playwright. She was born as Cecile Elise Doreen Burgan on 1 June 1919 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana). She Wrote music and poetry from an early age and In 1942 mar...

Person, Education, Poetry

1 memorial

Andrew Marvell's cottage

Building, Poetry

1 memorial

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Hampden Gurney - 2002

W1, Forset Street

The designers of this plaque seem to be anticipating the need for additional memorials.

1 subject commemorated

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Oliver Plunkett

Archbishop and saint. Born Ireland, admitted to the Irish College in Rome and ordained in 1654. He was appointed Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland in 1669, but because of the suppres...

Person, Religion, Ireland, Italy

2 memorials

W. L. Owten

Churchwarden at St Giles Church in 1800.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

Captain Frederick Booth, VC, DCM

Captain Frederick Charles Booth VC, DCM. Born Holloway. Served in the British South Africa Police in Southern Rhodesia 1912-17. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 12 February 191...

Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, South Africa

War served, WW1

2 memorials

F. A. Smith

Name on one of the main panels of the East Ham WW1 memorial.

Person

War dead, WW1

1 memorial