Welcome to the Tutbury Book of Remembrance, dedicated to the people of the Tutbury area who died during the two World Wars; the origins of the Book can be found on the About page.
We have completed the 1st edition ready for inclusion on the website for Remembrance Day 2012; the printed version is being given free to relatives of the Fallen and to churches, museums and schools in the area; it is available to anyone else for £8.00 plus P&P to cover printing costs (contact us here).
It became apparent, as we have been doing the research, that the number of people
involved, i.e. those who died who had connections to Tutbury, was greater than those
listed on the War Memorial, our starting point for the project. Hence for Remembrance
2012 we have published the 1st edition of the book, covering the first 50 Fallen
from WI, these being the 47 from the War Memorial plus W. Harry Walker from the tablet
in St. Mary’s plus Alick Owen and Owen Bunting from a Memorial in the churchyard.
At the time of printing the 1st edition, we are aware of 47 more WWI names to investigate
and 16 from WWII; this research will recommence in spring 2013 -
If you have any information about the people listed on this website or in the book
or if you have any information about the War Memorial at St. Mary’s, or indeed any
information you think might be useful to us then please contact us -
Information on the Conservation of the War Memorials can now be found at www.tutburywarmemorials.org.uk
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Went the day well? We died and never knew. But, well or ill, Freedom, we died for you. Went the day well? |
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The epitaph is by the classical scholar John Maxwell Edmonds (1875–1958), and originally appeared in The Times dated 6 February 1918 |
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When you go home, Tell them of us and say, "For your tomorrow, We gave our today". |
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The verse is attributed to John Maxwell Edmonds (1875–1958), and is thought to have been inspired by the epitaph written by Simonides to honour the Greeks who fell at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. The Epitaph is carved on the memorial of the 2nd British Division in the Garrison Hill cemetery, Kohima |
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