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VC704 Francis John William Harvey
BORN 19 April 1873
DIED 31 May 1916 AGE 43
VC Won 31 May 1916 AGE 43
Place VC Won Battle of Jutland, North Sea, HMS Lion
War/Campaign First World War 1916
Name Francis John William Harvey No. POSTHUMOUS
VC Issue No. 704 Awards VC
Regiment Royal Marine Light Infantry
Later
Now Royal Marines
Rank VC Won Major
Rank End Of Career Major
Place Of Birth Sydenham, London, England
Place Of Death On board HMS 'Lion', Battle of Jutland, North Sea
Buried/Location Ashes At sea, off Jutland, North Sea
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone Plot/Grave no.
Gazetted 15 September 1916
VC Presented 29 November 1916, King George V, Buckingham Palace, London, England
Memorials
P Named On Chatham Naval Memorial, (panel 18, column 1), Kent
P Named On War Memorial, St Annes Church, Wandsworth, South London
Named On War Memorial, Portsmouth Grammer School, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
P Named on Victoria Cross Mural, Lewisham Shopping Center, Lewisham, S E London
P Victoria Cross Memorial, Lewisham Civic Centre, S E London
Memorial, St Mary's Church, Chatham, Kent
Harvey House, Eastney, Hampshire
P Harvey Avenue, Deal, Kent
P Victoria Cross Memorial, By War Memorial, High Street South, Lewisham, South London
By The Way…
He was one of a long line of Harveys to serve in the forces, from the 1790’s to the 1950’s
VC Held By
Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
