Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Swale
Town
Throwley
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
535

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Current location

St Michael and All Angels Church
Throwley Rd
Throwley
Swale
Kent
ME13 0PF
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 99140 55650
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WHITE MARBLE TABLET IN THE SHAPE OF A SCROLL MOUNTED ONTO A BLACK SLATE BACKBOARD
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ JOHN EDWARD JERVIS/ 7TH HUSSARS 4TH VISCOUNT ST. VINCENT 16TH LANCERS/ HE SERVED IN THE ZULU WAR 1879, WAS IN THE/ AFGHAN EXPEDITION OF 1880, IN THE BOER/ REBELLION 1881, IN THE EGYPTIAN WAR 1882,/ & WAS KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF ABU KLEA/ WHEN MARCHING TO THE RELIEF OF GENERAL/ GORDON IN 1885, AGED 35./ BELOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM/ "I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED/ MY COURSE, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH:/ HENCEFORTH THERE IS LAID UP FOR ME A CROWN/ OF RIGHTEOUSNESS"/ ALSO/ THE HONBLE. MRS. HOWARD, 'VIDY'/ "AND WITH THE MORN THOSE ANGEL FACES SMILE,/ WHICH WE HAVE LOVED SO WELL AND LOST AWHILE."/ ALSO THEIR SISTER/ LUCY ADA, LADY HARRIS 'GUIDY'/ "GONE TO SEEK THE LIGHT DIVINE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Jervis, 4th Viscount Vincent, John, Edward
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Commemorations
  • Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 80MM, height 850MM, width 620MM
    Materials: Slate
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
  • 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
Responsibility
PCC

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