Memorial

Towcester

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Current Location

Close to road entrance gate., Brackley Road Cemetery, Brackley Rd, Towcester, South Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, NN12 6HJ, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 68543 48407

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 15042
Description: Single stepped octagonal base surmounted by a square plinth with an incised angled upper section, column and plain Latin cross. Inscription in black lettering on sides of plinth. Corners of plinth are vertically recessed.
Inscription: 6 o'clock angled face : TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR FREEDOM IN/ THE WAR 1939 - 1945. 6 o'clock plinth face : 1914 THE GREAT WAR 1918/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS./ REMEMBER WITH THANKSGIVING THE/ TRUE AND FAITHFUL MEN, WHO IN THESE YEARS OF WAR WENT FORTH/ FROM THIS PLACE FOR GOD AND THE RIGHT./ THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO RETURNED NOT AGAIN/ ARE HERE INSCRIBED TO BE HONOURED FOR EVERMORE 3 & 9 O'Clock Faces : (Names) 3 & 9 O'Clock Plinth Faces : (Names) 12 O'Clock Angled Face : THEIR NAMES SHALL/ NOT BE FORGOTTEN

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 62
Died: 62
Information shown: surname,rank,decorations
Order of names: surname,rank,decorations
Additional Information: Total is combined number for multiple wars listed together on the memorial

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 12
Died: 12
Information shown: surname
Additional Information: Total is combined number for multiple wars listed together on the memorial

Conservation

Custodian: Parish Council.

Components

Cross

Height: C 3500 mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1426136

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1426136 (accessed 29/04/2026)

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