Captain John Draper RN

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 1813
Attended by: Unknown

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

76519

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Current location

Wall mounted in North Chapel
St Peters Church
Church St
Yaxley
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE7 3LH
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 17700 91852
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Classical style white marble tablet with pillars at each side and urn at top, set on grey marble backboard. Captain Draper's grave is under a floorstone in the aisle nearby.

Inscription

INSCRIBED / BY THE DESIRE AND THE SOLE EXPENCE (sic) / OF THE FRENCH PRISONERS OF WAR / AT NORMAN-CROSS. / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN JOHN DRAPER R.N. / WHO FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS OF HIS LIFE / WAS AGENT AT THE DEPOT / IN TESTIMONY OF THEIR ESTEEM AND GRATITUDE / FOR HIS HUMANE ATTENTION TO THEIR COMFORTS/ DURING THAT TOO SHORT PERIOD / HE DIED FEB. 23. 1813. / AGED 53 YEARS.

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Grey

Listing information

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Condition

Captain John Draper RN
WMO ID: 259461
Condition: Fair [last updated on 22-09-2018]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other
Details: French Prisoners of War

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