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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier refers to a grave in which the unidentifiable remains of a soldier are interred. Such tombs can be found in many nations and are usually high-profile national monuments. Throughout history, many soldiers have died in wars without their remains being identified. Following the First World War, a movement arose to commemorate these soldiers with a single tomb, containing the body of one such unidentified soldier.

The idea was first conceived in 1916 by Reverend David Railton, who, while serving in the British Army as a chaplain on the Western Front, had seen a grave marked by a rough cross, which bore the pencil-written legend 'An Unknown British Soldier'. He proposed that a similar grave should exist in Britain as a national monument. The idea received the support of the Dean of Westminster and later from King George V, responding to a wave of public support. At the same time, there was a similar undertaking in France, where the idea was debated and agreed upon in Parliament.

The United Kingdom and France unveiled their monuments on Armistice Day, 1920. In Britain, the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior was created at Westminster Abbey, while in France La tombe du soldat inconnu was placed in the Arc de Triomphe.

The idea of a symbolic Tomb of the Unknown Soldier spread rapidly to other countries. In 1921, the following year, such tombs were unveiled in the United States, Portugal and Italy. Since then, many other nations have followed the practice and installed their own tombs.

In the United States, further tombs have subsequently been created in order to represent different wars seen as key in its history. In Ukraine, a second tomb was unveiled to commemorate The Unknown Sailor.

The tombs typically contain the remains of a dead soldier who is unidentified (or "known but to God" as the stone is sometimes inscribed) and thought to be impossible ever to identify, so that he might serve as a symbol for all of the unknown dead wherever they fell.

The anonymity of the entombed soldier is key to the symbolism of the monument: since his or her identity is unknown, it could theoretically be the tomb of anyone who fell in service of the nation in question, and therefore serves as a monument to all of their sacrifices. Much work goes into trying to find a certain soldier, and to verify that it is indeed one of the relevant nation's soldiers.

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[mmmail1969]

@RoyalWeddingRing - how rude, I support the Royal Family, but a video showing the Australian Tomb of the Unknown Solider, is not the place to comment on any non-related material!  I'm sure the Royal Family would 100% Agree! Respect please.

[dalektaliban]

@RoyalWeddingRing fuck the queen, give her an ak47 and let her fight her own fucking war

[Bkrayzaythetrollolol]

@RoyalWeddingRing how does this relate to the Tomb of the Unknown soldier? Blatant disrespect for these men and women who have sacrificed it all and do not even have their own grave site to show for it! This only shows that you have no respect for yourself or others and you should feel dishonored by this!

[alphaprawns]

@alphaprawns And as for showing respect, that's OUR choice, not because the soldier in question NEEDS it. Like I said already, it's our choice what to value. Choosing values you claim to be archaic or superstitious doesn't make us primitive. I get the feeling you have a lot to say about organised religion, and to be honest I would probably agree with you on it. But showing remembrance of something tangible like a slain soldier is different altogether.

[alphaprawns]

@paradoxparody It might be empty for you, but that's down to your own mindset. Patriotism is different things for different people, if it means absolutely nothing to you then that's fair enough, nobody is going to force you. But for other people - and no, I don't count myself as one - it means everything, being proud of the country you live in - for whatever reason that might be. If you don't care about that, good for you, but who are you to judge everyone else who does?

[paradoxparody]

@alphaprawns Do you know how empty that rhetoric is? He died for his country. I can't tell you how lame and overused that excuse is. A country can be anything; it can mean land, government or the people that live there. I'm pretty sure they don't even know what they are fighting for. Patriotism, it's the new religion, the new rain dance, the empty prayer that has no meaning. Respect? I thought a killing machine would be a lot thicker skinned to not rely on the perceptions of others.

[alphaprawns]

@paradoxparody There is a difference between 'worship' and simply respecting and remembering what soldier have done for their country. What those soldiers might have died for is another argument altogether though, but I would propose that most soldiers know that the job they are signing up for is as tools of the state, after all, that is the definition of what an army is. It's their job, they know what they're getting into. Then again, can't group all of them together...

[paradoxparody]

@alphaprawns I admit it, I feel like I'm better than most humans but I also recognize that people have so much potential and they waste it on mediocrity. Sure it's fun to fuck with you but deep down I really wish you people would wake up and smell the fuckin coffee. These people you worship are dead, they're not going to come back and haunt you despite what your reptilian brain would like to believe. Also every soldier that has died has been for complete vanity and nothing but material gain.

[alphaprawns]

@paradoxparody So what you're saying is, you have an extremely messed up moral compass and inability to interact on a normal level with other human beings; and then attempt to justify it by somehow placing yourself above the rest of us. Just accept it, you show signs of some pretty major autism. Either that or you are a very dedicated troll. Label me what you will, and look down on me if you feel you must, but its clear to us that you are just not all there.

[paradoxparody]

@maxtor8448 You know that good manners are subjective to common belief and I've never really identified myself with a species that spends time killing itself. I'm more of like an alien resident watching you humans perform your mindless rituals and customs.

[maxtor8448]

@paradoxparody Come on everyone. This guy is obviously giving it his best shot at trolling. You should probably head back into WoW or COD where you are popular. Good luck with your good manners in life.