CAPT J HARVEY

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Reference WMO/179351

Address:

St Mary the Virgin Church

Church Road

Eastry

CT13 0HL

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
  • Stone Marble
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • Revolutionary/Napoleonic (1792-1815)
About the memorial: There are two plaques in the church. The main one is an elaborate mural tablet with inscription on black obelisk above a circular relief of a naval battle over which floats an angel holding scale and a victors palm. The other is a white marble plaque commemorating the deposit of Capt Harvey's remains in a vault in the church. The first of these is the war memorial. The second more of a grave marker.
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IN A VAULT IN THE MIDDLE AISLE OF THIS CHURCH ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF CAPTAIN JOHN HARVEY, LATE COMMANDER OF HIS MAJESTYS SHIP BRUNSWICK WHO AFTER GLORIOUSLY SUPPORTING THE HONOUR OF THE BRITISH NAVY ON THE MEMORABLE FIRST OF JUNE MDCCXCIV UNDER EARL HOWE DIED AT PORTSMOUTH ON THE THIRTIETH OF THE SAME MONTH IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE WOUNDS HE RECEIVED IN THE ENGAGEMENT AGED FIFTY THREE YEARS. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO PERPETUATE HIS MOST GALLANT CONDUCT ON THAT DAY OF VICTORY UNANIMOUSLY VOTED A MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. HIS UNTIMELY DEATH ONLY PREVENTED HIS BEING HONOURED IN THE FLAG PROMOTIONS WHICH TOOK PLACE ON THAT OCCASION. IN HIM HIS AFFLICTED FAMILY AND NUMEROUS FRIENDS HAVE SUSTAINED AN IRREPERABLE LOSS., HIS PUBLIC CHARACTER BEING ONLY EQUALLED BY HIS PRIVATE VENTURES

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