Edgar Mobbs War Memorial

The Edgar Mobbs War Memorial is a First World War memorial erected in 1921 by Alfred Turner. It features a bronze sculpture on a Portland stone base. The memorial includes a draped female figure in bronze, symbolizing the Goddess of Fame or the Glory of the Dead, who holds a laurel wreath in her left hand and a staff in her right. This figure stands atop a 6-meter tall cenotaph, which is set on a three-stepped base.

The east face of the cenotaph displays a bronze bust of Lieutenant Colonel Mobbs in uniform, with a wreath positioned behind his head. The south face illustrates a rugby match, while the north face shows men in battle. Although contemporary reports suggest that the central figure in each scene represents Mobbs, the details are not sufficient to identify individuals.

The east face is inscribed with the following text: "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."

The bust itself bears the inscription: "HE DID HIS / DUTY / EVEN UNTO / DEATH."

On the reverse of the monument, the inscription reads: "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."