Memorial: M3228

Gravestone at Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown, Australia commemorating William Ward Harvey RN d. 1853

Location

Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, Rest of the World

Details

Description: Carved with crossed foul anchors, a cannon, shot and globe.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Torch

People

Harvey, William Ward
Age: 19
Date of Death: 24/12/1853
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Andrew F.C. David 'British Naval Officers commemorated in a Sydney churchyard', 'Mariners Mirror' vol. 76, p. 226 (Greenwich, 1990).

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M3228

Location

Details

People

Extra

Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters