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In St Olave's Church, Gatcombe, Isle of Wight, PO30 3EJ. IWM War Memorials Archive Record Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40768 Historic England Listing Status St Olave's Church is Grade I Listed. Since the Memorial forms part of the fittings of the Church, it is assumed that it is covered by the Listing. Description A reclining marble statue representing Captain Seely, on a box tomb. The sides of the tomb have representations of crests associated with the family and Seely's affliations, and pictorial scenes. The sculptor was the late Sir Thomas Brock. Unveiled on the 2nd October 1922 by HRH Princess Beatrice at a service conducted by the Rev B K Bond, Regimental Chaplain during the war to the Isle of Wight Rifles. The new Church organ was also dedicated as a memorial at the same service. The statue itself was later defaced by a man described as insane, and has been left unrepaired. |
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Inscription
WE PRAY YOU COMMEND TO THE MERCY OF GOD THE SOUL OF CHARLES GRANT SEELY ELDEST SON OF SIR CHARLES SEELY, BARONET, AND DAME HILDA, HIS WIFE. BORN ON NOV. 29, 1894, AND EDUCATED AT CHEAM, ETON AND TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, HE JOINED THE ISLE OF WIGHT RIFLES AT THE OUTBREAK OF THE GREAT WAR, AND, AFTER SERVING WITH DISTINCTION IN THE GALLIPOLI AND EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGNS, FELL GLORIOUSLY, THRICE WOUNDED, AT GAZA IN PALESTINE ON APRIL 19 1917, WHILE LEADING THE ADVANCE UPON THE TURKISH POSITION ~ ~ ~ GREATLY BELOVED - FOR HE WAS A VERY GALLANT GENTLEMAN - HE LIES IN THE CEMETERY AT GAZA, SURROUNDED BY THE MEN OF HIS REGIMENT WHO FELL WITH HIM THAT DAY ~ ~ ~ MIZPAH Further Information
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From the Isle of Wight County Press 24 Nov 1917 More biographical information |
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