Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tonbridge And Malling
Town
Wrotham
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814), Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62223

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Current location

Between the Bull Hotel and High Street
Roadside
Bull Lane
Wrotham
Tonbridge And Malling
Kent
TN15 7AD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 61190 59120
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Tablet set in a brick wall.
Inscription
Near this Place fell/ Lieut Colonel Shadwell/ who was shot to the Heart/ by a Deserter on the Morning/ of the Fifth day of June 1799/ The Asassin with another/ Deserter companion,/ were immediately secured/ and brought to Justice.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Shadwell
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Commemorations
  • Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,manner of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,manner of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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