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Islip Roll of Honour Denford War Memorial Both photographs taken by Eric Franklin
of Oakham, the Ven. W. G. Whittingham, Rector of Glaston, Uppingham. The Memorial contained names in four panels with a central panel inscribed with:
“In grateful memory of the men of Thrapston who died for King and Country in the Great War, 1914 – 1918, the reredos and this panelling were erected, A.D. 1920.” Today, 48 men are recorded from the Great War. Subsequently, fourteen more names were added after World War
2 and one name from the 2007 Iraq War. Mini biographies can be found in Thrapston district Historical Society’s book “In the Springtime of their Lives, the Thrapston Roll of Honour 1914 – 2007”.
In January 1919 the Parish Council discussed having a town Memorial of the Peace and after much public discussion, agreement was reached that a recreation ground be provided for the rising generation. A year later, the field opposite Thrapston
House on Huntingdon Road was bought on 29th September for £700. Play equipment was erected and the Peace Park became the towns living memorial to the dead of the Great War and was shown in a postcard produced by an unknown photographer shortly after. Just to the left of the path is the Elephant Tree, which was about 150 years old at the time. The tree survived until 17th June 2011 when it was felled due to having rotted internally to a degree where it was likely to be toppled in a strong wind.
The Islip Roll of Honour is in St Nicholas Church and has the names of fifteen men at the base of the central panel. The Memorial Park off the High Street was given to the village by S. G. Sackvile Esq, Drayton House in memory of the men who died.
Denford chose a more traditional memorial which can be found beside the River Nene. The names of twelve men are recorded.
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