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Prince Imperial Monument

War memorial · London Borough of Bromley, Greater London

In memory of Napoléon, Prince Imperial

Prince Imperial Monument© Ian CapperCC BY-SA 2.0

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  • Photo of the memorial: Shaft, east face
    Shaft, east face. Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0

Where

London Borough of Bromley, Greater London
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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 HAVE RECEIVED DURING EIGHT YEARS SUCH CORDIAL HOSPITALITY." (LAST TESTAMENT OF THE PRINCE) IN MEMORY OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL, AND IN SORROW AT HIS DEATH, THIS CROSS IS ERECTED BY THE DWELLERS AT CHISLEHURST. AO DI 1880.

The name (1)

Every name, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.

  1. Prince Imperial Napoleon Eugène Louis Jean Joseph

    NAPOLEON EUGENE LOUIS JEAN JOSEPH PRINCE IMPERIAL KILLED IN ZULULAND 1ST JUNE 1879

    Killed in Zululand 1 June 1879

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    Prince Imperial Monument (London Borough of Bromley, Greater London, United Kingdom), Shaft, east face, line 1, "NAPOLEON EUGENE LOUIS JEAN JOSEPH PRINCE IMPERIAL KILLED IN ZULULAND 1ST JUNE 1879"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/23491/ : accessed 11 November 2026).

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    Read from: File:Prince Imperial Memorial - inscription (geograph 2573013).jpg

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About this memorial

Erected
1880

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