Memorial: M459

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Captain Thomas Leisk, d. 1848

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory / of / CAPTAIN THOMS LEISK / of Lerwick / Late Commander of the / Ship 'FORT WILLIAM’ / who departed this life / on the 3rd September 1848 / Aged 39 years / This stone is erected / as a tribute of respect / to his memory / By the members of the / Lodge / ZETLAND IN THE EAST'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: North wall N 36 C46
Vessel: Fort William

People

Leisk, Thomas
Age: 39
Date of Death: 3/9/1848
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 196.

JSON

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