Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Sevenoaks
Town
Kippington
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16115

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Kippington
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 2LL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 52134 54595
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
RECTANGULAR CHAMFERED MARBLE WALL TABLET ON A WHITE MARBLE SHELF SWORD ENCLSOED BY A TWO RINGED SCABBARD MOUNTED ON MARBLE SHELF. SWORD HILT IS DECORATED AND POMMEL IS TASSELLED. BLACK WATCH BADGE BELOW INSCRIPTION.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ MY HUSBAND/ WILLIAM JAMES HARVEY/ JANUARY 11TH 1914 - AGED 69/ AND OF OUR BELOVED SON/ BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM JAMES ST JOHN HARVEY, THE BLACK WATCH/ FEBRUARY 2 1916 - WOUNDED ON JANUARY 20/ AGED 43 ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE SUDAN, FLANDERS AND MESOPOTOMIA/ LAID TO REST AT AMARAH/ HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY AND FOR THOSE HE LOVED
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Harvey, Wiliam James St John
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 420MM, width 880MM
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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