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master, 18th August, 1819 ; captain in the army, 

 4th September, 1822 ; captain of company, 1st 

 May, 1824 ; secretary to board of general officers 

 superintending army equipments, 3rd February, 

 1826 ; and major, 28th November, 1854. In 1851 

 he received the war medal and clasp for Ava by 

 command of Her present most gracious Majesty ; 

 and was appointed to the Commission of the Peace 

 for Surrey, in which county he resided after his 

 marriage to his cousin Marianne Eliza, only child 

 of John Lawrence, who now mourns his irreparable 

 loss, in November, 1867. 



His remains rest at St. Martin's, Canterbury, 

 with his kindred, and a monument has been placed 

 within the church. 



" In fond and and faithful remembrance of Major 

 N. LAURENCE AUSTEN, of Haffenden and Combourne, in 

 this County ; J.P. for the County of Surrey. Born Nov. 

 17, 1791 ; died Nov. 30, 1867. 



" He served through the Southern Mahratta campaigns, in 

 Ava, and on the staff of Sir Thomas Munro, G.C.B. By birth 

 a man of Kent, he was the lineal representative of Hulse, of 

 Bethersden, Austen of Saint Martin's, and Sir "Wm. Clark, 

 who fell at Cropredy Bridge in 1644, leading the Kentish 

 Yeomen in defence of the King. He leaves one son to honour 

 his memory and emulate his virtues. 



" The reason firm, the temperate will, 

 Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill. 

 Pure, blessed spirit, nobly planned 

 To cheer, to counsel, and command." 



