Coffin plate at the Protestant burial ground., Auckland, New Zealand commemorating John Pascoe RN d. 1863 in the loss of HMS ‘Orpheus’
Location
Protestant burial ground., Auckland, New Zealand, Rest of the World
Transcript
'To the memory / of / Mr. John Pascoe, R.N. / Chief Boatswain's Mate H.M.S. Orpheus, / Drowned February 7, 1863 / Aged 29' [coffin plate]
Details
Type: Coffin plate
Position: Opposite entrance gate.
Vessel: HMS Orpheus
Position: Opposite entrance gate.
Vessel: HMS Orpheus
People
Pascoe, John
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Bosun's mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Bosun's mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: At the entrance to Manukau Harbour, a little to the north of Windy Point,is a spot marked on the chart as Pascoe Point and it seems likely that this was the spot where the body of John Pascoe was recovered. The inquest on this body, was a full investigation into the circumstances of the wreck, and no further inquests were held on the bodies that were subsequently recovered.
Recorder: Charles Rockett 1985
Recorder: Charles Rockett 1985