Memorial: M1074

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Master James Lyon, d. 1841

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / JAMES LYON ESQr / Commander of the Ship / BOMANJEE HORMUSJEE / of BOMBAY / who died at this place / 22nd September 1841 / Aged 40 years. / This monument is placed here / by a few of his brother Commanders / as a token of their esteem'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South boundary wall A183
Vessel: Bomanjee Hormusjee

People

Lyon, James
Age: 40
Date of Death: 22/9/1841
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) pp. 77-8.

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