HC Deb 09 December 1920 vol 135 cc2405-6
43. Sir H. BRITTAIN

asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that no commermoration has ever been held in this country which so touched the hearts of the people as did the burial of the unknown warrior in Westminster Abbey, it is possible to record for future history the name of the individual who first publicly made this very beautiful and appropriate suggestion?

The PRIME MINISTER

I feel sure that the individual, whoever he was, will be quite satisfied with the result of his suggestion.

Mr. BOTTOMLEY

Will the right hon. Gentleman accept it from me, as the individual in question, that that is so?

Sir H. BRITTAIN

Was not this suggestion first made publicly by Mr. J. B. Wilson, the news editor of one of the great metropolitan dailies?