Traditional memorialisations, stone, oral and written histories, have been a key part of cultural heritage, remembrance and identity. However, with the rise of technology, we are presented with new opportunities and means to challenge our thinking in preserving and interpreting memory. This paper examines how digital design can be used to create ethical documentation and cultural preservation through the use of augmented reality (AR) and forensic aesthetics with a focus on Afrocentric cultural preservation. The artwork discussed in this paper serves as a case study as it represents a digital reimagining of the deceased using forensic facial reconstruction techniques, digital sculpting techniques, and augmented reality (AR), challenging the boundaries between physical and digital remembrance while presenting an ethical solution to documentation and preservation of deceased figures. This paper critically examines the potential impact of digital memorials in a globalised world, considering traditional remembrance and its role in culture, preservation and identity as well as the ethical implications behind digitally reconstructing the dead. While digital design and technological advancements offer new immersive and interactive ways of engaging with history, this paper brings into question romanticised representation, contemporary artistic interpretation and its place within historical accuracy and documentation. Forensic aesthetics is a tool in this study that supports and builds a bridge between historical accuracy and romanticised representation. It also bring into question the role of technology in cultural practices and how African centred design in digital memorials fit in or stands apart from Western, globalised, narratives of preservation and historical documentation By examining the relationship between forensic science, digital art and African memorialisation, this paper highlights the evolution of technology and how it further bleeds into cultural heritage and memory in an increasingly digital world. It also calls for critical reflection on the ethics and role of digital design in documentation and remembrance.