Indian army officer. Born Ceylon, the son of an army officer. Also served in China and Abyssinia. Field Marshal and Constable of the Tower of London. Died at home 63 Eaton Square.
Not as far as we know related to the other en-statued Napier, General Sir Charles James Napier.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Robert Napier
{On the front of the plinth:} Robert Napier, Lord Napier of Magdala, GCB, GCS...
Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: George Thomas Stanley Baxter was born on 23 November 1901 in Sheerness, Kent, the eldest son and the second of the four children of George Baxter (18...
Formed as a Territorial Force battalion in The London Regiment in 1908. On 31 December 1921 the battalion amalgamated with the 15th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Prince of Wal...
Air Chief Marshal. Born New Zealand. Working in the NZ merchant navy when WW1 came along. Volunteered first for the NZ navy but transferred and worked for a time in the British army. On being w...
Naval officer. Born Sussex. Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital. See Indefatigable for more information, but one paragraph there is particularly relevant to Greenwich Hospital: "Following his reti...
Also known as the (second) (Anglo-)Boer War. The war is described in three phases: first: The Boer offensive (October–December 1899); second: The British offensive (January to September 1900); rhir...
