Memorial: M123

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Corporal John Wilkie RMLI d. 1892

Location

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

Transcript

‘PER / MARE / PER / TERAM [sic] / SACRED / TO / THE / MEMORY OF / JOHN WILKIE / LS CORP R.M.L.I. / H.M.S. LEANDER / WHO DIED AT HONGKONG / 12 DAY OF MARCH 1892 / AGE 36 YEARS / ERECTED BY HIS SHIPMATES AS / A TOKEN OF ESTEEM / & REGARD / THE LORD GIVETH AND THE LORD TAKETH AWAY / BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD’

Details

Description: Headstone carved with globe and laurel and bugle symbol above the inscription which is flanked by pillars.
Vessel: HMS Leander

People

Wilkie, John
Age: 36
Date of Death: 12/3/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Corporal RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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