You Made The Sacrifice Supreme
Listing Details
Transcript
You made the sacrifice supreme
Let no man say you died
Who cherished honour more than life
In deathless fame enshrined.
Let no man say you died
Who cherished honour more than life
In deathless fame enshrined.
Memorial Name
Lieut D W (Wally) Caldwell
Year of Death
1917
Age
24
Other details on the memorial
27 Batt. AIF Fell in action in France in the Great War, March 2nd 1917
References
I couldn't find a reference, but I did find two other epitaphs, one had expanded verse:
You made the sacrifice supreme
Let no man say you died.
Who cherished honor more than life,
in deathless fame enshrined
And we who mourn life high our heads
our sorrow is our pride
We hear your brave laughter
In the granduer of the wind.
You made the sacrifice supreme
Let no man say you died.
Who cherished honor more than life,
in deathless fame enshrined
And we who mourn life high our heads
our sorrow is our pride
We hear your brave laughter
In the granduer of the wind.
Reference Link
Cemetery
West Terrace Cemetery
Location
Greater Metro Adelaide- South Australia
Year of Memorial
1910’s
Age Range
Young Adult (20 years to 25 Years)
Author Comments
Oh how the words pierce my heart, reading through the epitaphs from the paper, from the year 1919 so many lost young men.
General
Poem, Killed in Action, Veteran, Love