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".
Royal Navy Fleet Paymaster. The National Archives has a reference with the same name and profession (appointed 18/3/1856), so it seems almost certain that this is the same person. Digital Spy Foru...
Olympic gold medallist. Born in Plowden, Manchester, Jamaica. In 1942, he joined the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and was sent to Britain for active combat in World War II. He left the RA...
Person, Armed Forces, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Sport / Games, Caribbean Islands, Denmark, Sweden
Temporary portable harbours developed by the United Kingdom in WW2 for the rapid offloading of vehicles onto beaches. They were used mainly during the Normandy landings in June 1944. Designed by Ma...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Arthur Henry Tyler was born on 27 February 1896, the fifth of the seven children of Frederick Elihu Tyler (1864-1930) and Mary Elizabeth Tyler née Arscott (1861-1906). His birth was registered in t...
A society that exists to encourage interest in, and to care for the environment and history of Peckham and the surrounding area.
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