John Maxwell Edmonds
Encyclopedia
John Maxwell Edmonds was an English
classicist
. He is credited for having written a famous epitaph
in the Kohima
Allied war cemetery.
" When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today "
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
classicist
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
. He is credited for having written a famous epitaph
Epitaph
An epitaph is a short text honoring a deceased person, strictly speaking that is inscribed on their tombstone or plaque, but also used figuratively. Some are specified by the dead person beforehand, others chosen by those responsible for the burial...
in the Kohima
Kohima
Kohima is the hilly capital of India's north eastern border state of Nagaland which shares its borders with Burma. It lies in Kohima District and is also one of the three Nagaland towns with Municipal council status along with Dimapur and Mokokchung....
Allied war cemetery.
" When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today "
Works
- Twelve War Epitaphs Chelsea 1920
- The Fragments of Attic Comedy After Meineke, Bergk, and Kock Leiden 1957