Memorial

Desborough, WWI, WWII, Afghanistan

- 28 September 1993

Source: Copyright - 28 September 1993

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Current Location

Roadside, corner of Dunkirk Avenue & Lower St., Lower Street, Desborough, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 2NP, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 80284 83128

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 14865
Description: Very simple tapering square-sectioned, rough hewn Cenotaph with inscription and names plaques in raised lettering, on front, rear and side faces. A further post-1945 incised tablet is mounted on the rear face. Cenotaph is set on a small grass mound and surrounded by low post and single rail barrier.
Inscription: Plaque, 6 o'clock face : 1914 - 1919 / ''THEIR NAME LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE.'' Plaques, 3 and 9 o'clock faces : (116 NAMES) Plaque, 12 o'clock face : 1939 - 1945 / (19 NAMES) Tablet, 12 o'clock face : In memory of those / who have died on duty / in armed services post 1945 / (1 NAME) KILLED IN ACTION / AFGHANISTAN

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 116
Died: 116
Information shown: Surname, forename, forename initials
Order of names: Surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 19
Died: 19

War: Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, forename initial, manner of death, place of death
Order of names: Surname

Conservation

Components

Cenotaph

Height: c3000 mm

Width: 610 mm

Depth: 610 mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1428139

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1428139 (accessed 05/05/2026)

Plaques

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

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