Laurence Binyon
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Robert Laurence Binyon, CH was an English poet, dramatist and art scholar. Born in Lancaster, England, his parents were Frederick Binyon, a clergyman, and Mary Dockray. He studied at St Paul's School,
Drawing of Laurence Binyon by William Strang, 1901
Binyon's birthplace, 1 High Street, Lancaster
Laurence Binyon, 1898, drypoint by William Strang
Laurence Binyon
For the Fallen
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"For the Fallen" is a poem written by Laurence Binyon. It was first published in The Times in September 1914. It was also published in Binyon's book "The Winnowing Fan: Poems On The Great War" by Elki
Laurence Binyon
…daughters, including the artist Nicolete Gray. Moved by the casualties of the British Expeditionary Force in 1914, Binyon wrote his most famous work "For the Fallen", which is often recited at Remembrance Sunday services in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and South Africa. In 1915, he volunteered as a…
"For the Fallen" inscription on the Stirling War Memorial in Scotland
War memorial in ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand
CWGC headstone with excerpt from "For The Fallen"
"For The Fallen" plaque with The Rumps promontory beyond