Not to be confused with his contemporary, Charles John Napier. Born Whitehall. After succeeding at the battle of Hydrabad, which meant he had conquered Sindh province, he sent a despatch with the single Latin word 'peccavi' - 'I have sinned' (see what he did?). Died at his seat, Oaklands, near Portsmouth.
Not as far as we know related to the other en-statued Napier, Lord Robert.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
General Sir Charles James Napier
Criticised at the time as the "worst piece of sculpture in England".
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Born in Bedford. Died aged 31 years, killed by the IRA Regent's Park bomb.
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
John Henry Thomas Gast was born on 17 October 1880 in Marylebone, Middlesex (now Greater London), the son of Thomas Hunt Gast (1863-1923) and Mary Jane Gast née Beels (1849-1905). His birth was reg...
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