 Most headstones are inscribed with a cross , except for those deceased known to be atheist or non @-@ Christian . In the case of burials of Victoria Cross or George Cross recipients , the regimental badge is supplemented by the Victoria Cross or George Cross emblem . Sometimes a soldier employed a pseudonym because they were too young to serve or were sought by law enforcement ; in such cases their primary name is shown along with the notation " served as " . Many headstones are for unidentified casualties ; they consequently bear only what could be discovered from the body . The epitaph , developed by Rudyard Kipling , that appears on the graves of unidentified soldiers for which no details are known is " A Soldier of the Great War known unto God " . Some headstones bear the text " believed to be buried in this cemetery " when they are believed to be buried in the cemetery but the exact location of the grave is not known . In some cases soldiers were buried in collective graves and distinguishing one body from another was not possible and thus one headstone covers more than one grave . The headstone does not denote any specific details of the death except for its date , and even then only if it is known , and are deliberately ambiguous about the cause of death . 
 Most headstones are inscribed with a cross , except for those deceased known to be atheist or non @-@ Christian . In the case of burials of Victoria Cross or George Cross recipients , the regimental badge is supplemented by the Victoria Cross or George Cross emblem . Sometimes a soldier employed a pseudonym because they <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> too young to serve or <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> sought by law enforcement ; in such cases their primary name is shown along with the notation " served as " . Many headstones are for unidentified casualties ; they consequently bear only what could be discovered from the body . The epitaph , developed by Rudyard Kipling , <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>appears</mark></a> on the graves of unidentified soldiers for which no details are known <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>is</mark></a>" A Soldier of the Great War known unto God " . Some headstones bear the text " believed to be buried in this cemetery " when they are believed to be buried in the cemetery but the exact location of the grave is not known . In some cases soldiers <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> buried in collective graves and distinguishing one body from another <a href='negative_concord' title='7'><mark>was</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='8'><mark>not</mark></a>possible and thus one headstone <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>covers</mark></a> more than one grave . The headstone <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>does</mark></a> not denote any specific details of the death except for its date , and even then only if it is known , and <a href='drop_aux' title='11'><mark>are</mark></a>deliberately ambiguous about the cause of death . 
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