kohima war cemetry – ‘for your tomorrow, we gave our today.’” is the line on the stone memorial at the entrance of kohima war cemetery. it is dedicated to allied soldiers who lost their lives fighting the japanese invasion during the world war-ii in 1944. the cemetery is well maintained with lush green garden and beautiful flowers. according to the commonwealth war graves commission, which maintains this cemetery among many others in the world, there are 1,420 commonwealth burials of the second world war at this cemetery, and a memorial to an additional 917 hindu and sikh soldiers who were cremated in accordance with their faith.