Memorial: M6354

Wall tablet at St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating Commander George Harper RN d. 1850

Location

St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'THIS TABLET / HAS BEEN PLACED HERE BY THE DESIRE / OF A BROTHER OFFICER TO THE MEMORY OF / COMMANDER GEORGE HARPER RN / WHOSE REMAINS LIE INTERRED IN THE / PROTESTANT CEMETERY OF PERA DE CONSTANTINOPLE / HE DIED WITH THE RANK OF MIR ALLAL (CAPTAIN OF A LINE OF BATTLE SHIP) IN / THE SERVICE OF SULTAN ABDUL MEDJID THE SOVEREIGN OF TURKEY / NOVEMBER THE 2ND 1850 AGED 37. / HIS DEATH WAS FELT BY ALL WHO KNEW HIS PROFESSIONAL / MERITS AND NOBLE CHARACTER AS A LOSS TO BOTH THE / ENGLISH AND TURKISH SERVICES.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: East wall of nave
Materials: Marble

People

Harper, George
Age: 37
Date of Death: 2/11/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy, Turkish Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson

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