Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Canterbury
Town
Canterbury
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
Maker
MR JOHN BACON, JNR
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40950

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Current location

On the south side of the Nave
Canterbury Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Canterbury
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2EH
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 15100 57916
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White marble inscription tablet surmounted by plain cornice carved ornamentation and obelisk shaped stone backboard. Trophy of arms surmounted by a flaming urn at top.
Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY/ OF CAPTAIN JOHN PURVIS, OF THE FIRST, OR ROYAL, SCOTS REGIMENT,/ WHO WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED ON THE NIGHT OF THE 8TH MARCH, 1814,/ WHILST GALLANTLY LEADING A DIVISION OF THAT BRAVE REGIMENT/ TO THE CHARGE, AT THE SEIGE OF BERGEN OP ZOOM./ HE DESERVEDLY POSSESSED THE REGARD AND ESTEEM OF/ HIS BROTHER OFFICERS, AND DIED, MUCH LAMENTED, ON THE 16TH DAY OF THE SAME MONTH, AT ROSENDAAL;/ WHERE HIS REMAINS WERE INTERRED./ THUS IN THE 44TH. YEAR OF HIS AGE,/ AFTER A SERVICE OF 29 YEARS, IN DEFENCE OF HIS COUNTRY,/ FELL A BRAVE MAN, A SINCERE FRIEND, AND A MOST AFFECTIONATE HUSBAND; WHOSE GREATEST PRIZE WAS TO EMULATE OTHERS, BY THE HONOURABLE/ AND ZEALOUS DISCHARGE OF HIS DUTY./ THIS HUMBLE TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO HIS BELOVED MEMORY,/ IS ERECTED BY MR ALDERMAN BROWNE, BROTHER TO HIS AFFLICTED WIDOW,/ WHOSE LOSS IS MORE SEVERE,/ FROM THE RECOLLECTION OF/ HIS PRIVATE WORTH.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 1640, width 830
    Materials: Marble - Grey
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other

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