Unknown Warrior

References

Unknown Warrior

tomb, London, United Kingdom

Written by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Learn about this topic in these articles:

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
England and France
…Kingdom the grave of the Unknown Warrior was dedicated on November 11, 1920, the second anniversary of the armistice that ended the war. It is said that the idea for the tomb originated in 1916 with David Railton, an Anglican chaplain serving in France. He later contacted Herbert Ryle, the…
Read More
…Kingdom the grave of the Unknown Warrior was dedicated on November 11, 1920, the second anniversary of the armistice that ended the war. It is said that the idea for the tomb originated in 1916 with David Railton, an Anglican chaplain serving in France. He later contacted Herbert Ryle, the…
Read More