roll of honour

British

noun

a list of those who have died in war for their country, esp those from a particular locality or organization

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Del Toro follows Tadej Pogacar on the roll of honour of the Emirati race with many seeing that as a portent of what is to come in the grand tours.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Now, after 36 years of waiting, that golden roll of honour has two more names to be added to it - Wiffen and Jack McMillan.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024

"It's really lovely to have her name, the name of the Queen, on the roll of honour board that we have alongside the parade ring," said Amy Fair, general manager of the racecourse.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2022

Whatever the outcome, the top of the FA Cup roll of honour ...

From The Guardian • May 27, 2017

In the long roll of honour there are few more remarkable incidents than this of the young policeman battling with the relentless elements which some of us have witnessed raging on these Western plains.

From Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police by MacBeth, R. G. (Roderick George)

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