Army officer. Born Kent. The family moved to Greenwich around 1738 and James Wolfe continue to live there. Victorious in the 1759 Battle of Quebec, against the French. Killed in the battle. Buried in the crypt of St Alfrege church, Greenwich.
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General James Wolfe
{On the pock-marked back of the plinth:} This monument, the gift of the Canad...
Built by Thomas Henry Wyatt, in the Italianate style. It became a royal garri...
Founder of Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Eng...
Auxiliary fireman killed in an air raid on Poplar. From the Hindle House Mem...
