Robert William Dallas
Robert DALLAS entered the army in 1808.
He was severely wounded in the Peninsular War at St Jean de Luz in 1814. 1817 became a major in the 1st West India Regiment.
His father’s family inherited money from an estate in Grenada, WI Married Lucy DAVIDSON, daughter of Henry, in 1818 in LondonRobert's Grave
The grave is located in the cemetery in plot B8. The inscription on the gravestone is quite worn.
The inscription is “Sacred/to the memory of/Robert William DALLAS Esq/who departed this life/the 11th September 1849/in the 60th year/of his age/and—his wife/Lucy DALLAS/died 16th Sept 1870/aged 71 years.”
Mural Tablet in Trinity Church
Tablet inscription is “Robert William DALLAS, only son of the late Right Honourable Lord Chief Justice DALLAS, Major in the 9th Regiment of Foot, served Walcheren and Peninsular, died 11th September 1849, in his 60th year, at Tunbridge Wells, erected by his widow.”
Location of tablet within the church is currently unknown and would only be visible by special arrangement as this area is not normally open to visitors.