THIS TABLET
HAS BEEN PLACED HERE BY THE DESIRE
OF A BROTHER OFFICER TO THE MEMORY OF
COMMANDER GEORGE HARPER RN
WHOSE REMAINS LIE INTERRED IN THE
PROTESTANT CEMETERY OF PERA DE CONSTANTINOPLE
HE DIED WITH THE RANK OF
MIR ALLAI (CAPTAIN OF A LINE OF BATTLESHIP) IN
THE SERVICE OF SULTAN ABDUL MEDJID, THE SOVEREIGN OF
TURKEY
NOVEMBER THE 2ND 1850 AGED 37
HIS DEATH WAS FELT BY ALL THOSE WHO KNEW HIS PROFESSIONAL
MERITS AND NOBLE CHARACTER AS A LOSS TO BOTH THE
ENGLISH AND TURKISH SERVICES