Memorial: M211

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating S.S. Briggs d. 1865

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / S.S. BRIGGS, / LATE COMMANDER OF THE BARQUE / 'CAROLINE CHISHOLM', / WHO DIED 28TH AUGUST, 1865. / AGED 29 YEARS / THIS STONE HAS BEEN ERECTED BY A FEW / OF HIS BROTHE SHIPMASTERS / AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT’

Details

Description: Headstone, cross in relief above inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: Caroline Chisholm

People

Briggs, S. S.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 28/8/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Barque 'Caroline Chisholm' built 1852 Sunderland, 346 tons, detined voyage 1865 Liverpool to West Indies.
Recorder: Christine Thomas, Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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