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Mobbs was a rugby union footballer who captained Northampton RFC and England. He was killed in the First World War in July 1917. The memorial is comprised of a draped female figure, representing the Goddess of Fame or the Glory of the Dead, holding a laurel wreath in her left hand and a staff in her right. The figure stands on a 6 m tall cenotaph, itself stood on a three-stepped base. The front (east) face of the cenotaph holds a bronze bust of Lt Col Mobbs in uniform, with a wreath behind his head. The south face depicts a rugby match, and the north face depicts men in battle. Contemporary reports state that the central figure in each represents Mobbs, but the depictions are not rendered in enough detail to identify individuals.

Title

Edgar Mobbs War Memorial

Date

1921

Medium

bronze & Portland stone

Measurements

H 600 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

NN1_RS_S028

Acquisition method

funded through public subscription

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Northampton Borough Council

Custodian

Northampton Borough Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II* (England and Wales)

Listing date

27/07/17

Access

at all times

Inscription description

east face of cenotaph: LIEUT – COL / EDGAR R MOBBS / D.S.O. / COMMANDING OFFICER / 7TH BATTALION / NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGIMENT / KILLED IN ACTION / JULY 31ST 1917 / AGED 35 / O VALIANT HEARTS WHO TO YOUR GLORY CAME, / THROUGH DUST OF CONFLICT AND THROUGH BATTLE FLAME / TRANQUIL YOU LIE YOUR KNIGHTLY VIRTUE PROVED / YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED; on bust: HE DID HIS / DUTY / EVEN UNTO / DEATH; reverse of the monument: ERECTED BY SUBSCRIPTIONS / OF ADMIRERS THE WORLD OVER / TO THE MEMORY OF A / GREAT AND GALLANT / SOLDIER SPORTSMAN / WHEN THE GREAT WAR BROKE OUT / HE FOUNDED / "MOBBS COMPANY" / JOINED AS A PRIVATE AND ROSE / TO COMMAND THE BATTALION / TO WHICH IT BELONGED.

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