Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Sevenoaks
Town
Westerham
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
18th Century Wars (1700-1799)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
74193

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
The Green
Westerham
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN16 1AU
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 44746 54086
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A square white marble tablet with an architrave top. The dedication is written in incised lettering.
Inscription
JAMES/ Son of Colonel Edward WOLFE and Henrietta his wife/ was born in this Parish January 2d./ MDCCXXVII [1727]/ and died in America September 13th./ MDCCLIX [1759]/ Conqueror of QUEBEC/ Whilst GEORGE in sorrow bows His laurel’d Head,/ And bids the Artist grace the Soldier dead;/ We raise no sculptur’d Trophy to thy name/ Brave Youth! the Fairest in the list of Fame;/ Proud of thy Birth, we boast th’auspicious year;/ Struck with thy Fall, we shed a general tear;/ With humble grief inscribe one artlefs stone,/ And from thy matchlefs Honors date our own./ I DECUS I NOSTRUM/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Wolfe, James
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Commemorations
  • 18th Century Wars (1700-1799)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, date of birth, place of birth, date of death, place of death, relationships.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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