CWGC Tours 2022 - Towcester Road Cemetery Northampton

Join us in a celebration of the remarkable everyday men and women who faced extraordinary times during the world wars and gave their lives for their communities.

MEETING POINT at the CWGC plot close to the chapel.

During the two world wars, the United Kingdom became an island fortress used for training troops and launching land, sea and air operations around the globe. There are more than 170,000 Commonwealth war graves in the United Kingdom, many being those of servicemen and women killed on active service, or who later succumbed to wounds. Others died in training accidents, or because of sickness or disease. The graves, many of them privately owned and marked by private memorials, will be found in more than 12,000 cemeteries and churchyards. Northampton (Towcester Road) Cemetery contains 116 First World War burials and 17 from the Second World War, most of which form a combined war graves plot to the left of the chapel. The cemetery also contains five non-war service burials and three Czech war graves.

We will look at the stories of the 138 burials in this cemetery, including some Australians who died so far from their home.

Parking on-site; no facilities or toilets; level ground; wheelchair access.

Please dress for the weather and wear suitable footwear.

The tour will be followed by the 2 minute silence for Remembrance Sunday.

Host or Publisher Commonwealth War Graves