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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- South Northamptonshire
- Town
- Towcester
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 6848
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Current location
Sponne School
Brackley Road
Towcester
South Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
NN12 6DH
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 68977 48684
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Rectangular-headed wooden board with carved inscription. School badge at the top centre of the board.
- Inscription
- IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE FOLLOWING SCHOLARS OF TOWCESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL / WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE / DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 / (Names) / "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Blackwell, Richard
Bolt, Ellis
Boyce, Kenneth
Catlin, Ernest
Downie, Hugh
Ford, Ronald
Francis, Peter
Furniss, Harold
Jefferson, Michael
Matthews, Harold
See details for all 19 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: no
Information shown: Forename, middle name, surname
Order of information: surname,forename
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height C 800mm, width C 750mm
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- Date unknown: moved from old school hall due to alterations to the buildings on the site.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- school managers
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