Memorial

Napoleon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Prince Imperial

Cross

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Current Location

Chistlehurst Common Land, War Memorial, Prince Imperial Road, Chislehurst, Bromley, Greater London, BR7 5LX, England

TQ 43857 69998

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 11037
Description: Four stepped base surmounted by a plinth, tapered shaft and celtic cross. Inscription on one side of plinth. Two Bees, the symbol of the Bounaparte family carved in relief on ront face of plinth. Celtic knotwork in relief on face and shaft of Cross.
Inscription: NAPOLEON/ EUGENE LOUIS JEAN JOSEPH/ PRINCE IMPERIAL/ KILLED IN ZULULAND/ 1ST JUNE 1879/ I SHALL DIE WITH A SENTIMENT/ OF PROFOUND GRATITUDE FOR HER/ MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND/ FOR ALL THE ROYAL FAMILY AND FOR/ THE COUNTRY WHERE I RECEIVED/ DURING 8 YEARS SUCH CORDIAL/ HOSPITALITY."/ (LAST TESTAMENT OF PRINCE)/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE PRINCE IMPERIAL/ AND IN SORROW AT HIS DEATH,/ THIS CROSS IS ERECTED/ BY THE DWELLERS OF CHISLEHURST/AO DI 1880.

War: Anglo-Zulu War (1879)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank,year died,place of death,forename,occupation,additional

Cross

Height: C 5000MM

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

BROMLEY WAR MEMORIALS VOLUME FOUR by RASON, PAUL 32-35 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:LONDON BROUGH OF BROMLEY NOV 1999 BROMLEY