The Unknown Warrior conceived in 1916 by the Reverend David Railton, who, while serving as an army 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 wrote to the Dean of Westminster in 1920 proposing that an unidentified British soldier from the battlefields in France be buried with due ceremony in Westminster Abbey "amongst the kings" to represent the many hundreds of thousands of Empire dead. The idea was strongly supported by the Dean and the Prime Minister David Lloyd George. Arrangements were placed in the hands of
One Foot in the Grave (album) to be convinced to include it on "One Foot in the Grave". Beck would record other Carter Family songs during this time period, including "The Storms Are On The Ocean" (recorded as "The World May Lose Its Motion" and released on a 1994 Yoyo Recordings compilation). All songs written by Beck, except where noted. These bonus tracks are outtakes from the "One Foot in the Grave" sessions and were issued on the "It's All In Your Mind" 7" single in 1995. Both "Feather in Your Cap" and "It's All in Your Mind" were later re-recorded as full studio productions with