Aug 11 - "In everloving memory of John, my darling only child," in the Commonwealth war cemetery (WWII), Kohima
More of some of the more moving or interesting epitaphs on the markers in my photos:
- "Some corner of a foreign field that is forever England."
- "Just when his life was brightest, we wonder why God called him to eternal rest."
- "A young and lively brick from the wall of England's defence."
- "Into the mosaic of victory we lay our piece, our beloved son."
- "Canys yr oeddwn yn fab I'm tad yn dyner ad yn annwyl y'ngolwg fy mam." (In Gaelic, and according to imtranslator.net, this is: "For I was a son to my father, tender and loving in the sight of my mother.")
- "To the world a soldier, to me all the world. Not good-bye my darling, good night."
- "Dearly loved husband of Win., and Daddy of Ronnie, the baby he never saw."
- "We lived in hope and prayed in vain that God would send him home again."
- "Forever in our thoughts, our dearest only son."
- "May the winds of heaven blow gently o'er this sweet and hallowed spot."
- "A verray parfit gentil knight"
- "We planned a wonderful future dear, only to end in a dream."
- "Fare thee well, Inniskilling, fare thee well for a while."
- "Wave may not foam, nor wild wind sweep, where rest not England's dead."
- "In love he lived, in peace he died; we asked his life, it was denied."
- "A cheerful smile and a heart of gold, the dearest boy this world could hold."
- "Within our quiet remembering hearts he lives and smiles at us again."
Aug 11 - "In everloving memory of John, my darling only child," in the Commonwealth war cemetery (WWII), Kohima
More of some of the more moving or interesting epitaphs on the markers in my photos:
- "Some corner of a foreign field that is forever England."
- "Just when his life was brightest, we wonder why God called him to eternal rest."
- "A young and lively brick from the wall of England's defence."
- "Into the mosaic of victory we lay our piece, our beloved son."
- "Canys yr oeddwn yn fab I'm tad yn dyner ad yn annwyl y'ngolwg fy mam." (In Gaelic, and according to imtranslator.net, this is: "For I was a son to my father, tender and loving in the sight of my mother.")
- "To the world a soldier, to me all the world. Not good-bye my darling, good night."
- "Dearly loved husband of Win., and Daddy of Ronnie, the baby he never saw."
- "We lived in hope and prayed in vain that God would send him home again."
- "Forever in our thoughts, our dearest only son."
- "May the winds of heaven blow gently o'er this sweet and hallowed spot."
- "A verray parfit gentil knight"
- "We planned a wonderful future dear, only to end in a dream."
- "Fare thee well, Inniskilling, fare thee well for a while."
- "Wave may not foam, nor wild wind sweep, where rest not England's dead."
- "In love he lived, in peace he died; we asked his life, it was denied."
- "A cheerful smile and a heart of gold, the dearest boy this world could hold."
- "Within our quiet remembering hearts he lives and smiles at us again."