23/11/08 Antiqes roadshow unknown soldier.

[izzy]

Tonights show features designs for the Unknown Soldiers Tomb.

[Chris_Baker]

Are they worth £1m?

[auchonvillerssomme]

Is that the same as the Unknown Warrior?

Mick

BENEATH THIS STONE RESTS THE BODY

OF A BRITISH WARRIOR

UNKNOWN BY NAME OR RANK

BROUGHT FROM FRANCE TO LIE AMONG

THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS OF THE LAND

AND BURIED HERE ON ARMISTICE DAY

11 NOV: 1920, IN THE PRESENCE OF

HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V

HIS MINISTERS OF STATE

THE CHIEFS OF HIS FORCES

AND A VAST CONCOURSE OF THE NATION

THUS ARE COMMEMORATED THE MANY

MULTITUDES WHO DURING THE GREAT

WAR OF 1914 - 1918 GAVE THE MOST THAT

MAN CAN GIVE LIFE ITSELF

FOR GOD

FOR KING AND COUNTRY

FOR LOVED ONES HOME AND EMPIRE

FOR THE SACRED CAUSE OF JUSTICE AND

THE FREEDOM OF THE WORLD

THEY BURIED HIM AMONG THE KINGS BECAUSE HE

HAD DONE GOOD TOWARD GOD AND TOWARD

HIS HOUSE

[izzy]

Yes the unknown warrior and soldier are indeed the same. Depends on who you talk to.

[centurion]

Its warrior - regardless of who you talk to soldier is incorrect as the body could well be Navy or RAF

[izzy]

Totally agree with you .The item in the t.v listings mentioned unknown soldier and thats what i used thanks for the correction.

[auchonvillerssomme]

We are such a bunch of pedantic s*ds

HC Deb 01 November 1920 vol 134 cc47-9

§ Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKE (by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider the possibility of burying the body of an unknown sailor side by side with the unknown soldier in Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day so that the same honour may be given to both Services?

§ The PRIME MINISTER I have not received this notice.

§ Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKE I gave you notice on Saturday.

§ The PRIME MINISTER I am sorry, but I think I shall be able to answer it. That is a question which was very carefully considered by the Cabinet, and we considered it, I need hardly say, after consulting the distinguished sailors who advise the Admiralty, and also the distinguished soldiers who advise the Air Board, because there was another branch of the Services also concerned, and the conclusion come to by all the Services was that under the circumstances the course which has been adopted is the right one. The inscription on the coffin is not "a soldier." He is described as an unknown warrior. He therefore will represent all the Services, and I think, after consulting all those who are concerned, that was the general view. It gave us a good deal of anxiety, but I think it is the only conclusion we could come to.