Memorial

Captain Henry Austen

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Source: Copyright Amy Savage by kind permission of the Naval Base Commander HMNB Portsmouth

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Current Location

Contact the Chaplaincy in advance in order to make arrangements to access the Dockyard. Located in the south east corner, St Ann's Church, Anchor Lane, HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

OS Grid Reference

SU 63171 00566

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 49809
Description: Plain rectangular stone tablet mounted onto a stone backboard. Inscription in black lettering. Captain Austen was a nephew of Jane Austen.
Inscription: SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ HENRY AUSTEN,/ A CAPTAIN IN HER MAJESTY'S 73RD REGT. YOUNGEST SON OF/ REAR ADMIRAL AUSTEN, C.B. WHO WAS KILLED ON THE HEIGHTS OF/ GOVERNORS KOP. NEAR GRAHAMS TOWN. OCTOBER 21ST 1851./ AGED 25 YEARS./ THIS TABLET HAS BEEN ERECTED BY HIS AFFLICTED/ PARENTS/ "IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH."/ "THE LORD GAVE. AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY."

Commemoration

War: Xhosa Wars (1779-1879)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: forename, surname, rank, unit, relationship, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age
Order of names: forename, surname, rank, unit, relationship, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age

History

Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Erected by his father Rear Admiral Austen CB and his mother

Conservation

Components

Backboard

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Further Information

BOOK: SMITH, WENDY "ST ANN'S CHURCH A BRIEF HISTORY" (2001) page 23