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unusual facts about For the Fallen



Act of Remembrance

Act of Remembrance is an extract from the poem "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon.

Arthur Halestrap

In 2003, aged 105, he was the only British veteran of the First World War to attend the Armistice Day Ceremony in Ypres, where he rose from his wheelchair and, in a clear and strong voice, recited Laurence Binyon's poem "For the Fallen".

Pentire Head

The poet Laurence Binyon wrote For The Fallen (first published in The Times in September, 1914) while sitting by the cliffs between Pentire Point and The Rumps.

The Rumps

The poet Laurence Binyon wrote For the Fallen in 1914 while sitting on the cliffs between Pentire Point and The Rumps.


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2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600

The pre race ceremonies started with a moment of silence for the fallen coal miners in West Virginia; then Phoenix International Raceway's chaplain Ken Bowers gave the invocation.

Enrico Butti

He made a monument for the fallen set up in Viggiù in 1919, another for Gallarate (set up in 1924) in Piazza Risorgimento, and finally one in Varese (1925).

Molotov Jive

While recordings of second album "Songs For The Fallen Apart" were taking place with producer Tom Hakava, in Decibel Studio in Stockholm in 2008, Molotov Jive toured with many UK acts, including Arctic Monkeys, The Coral, Razorlight, Dirty Pretty Things and US punk band The Dirtbombs.