Memorial: M316

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Joseph Henry Zelley RN d. 1886

Location

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

Transcript

'IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF / JOSEPH HENRY ZELLEY / STOKER OF H.M.S. HEROINE / WHO PASSED INTO REST AFTER / THREE WEEKS ILLNESS OF FEVER / AT THE ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL / HONG KONG. / NOVEMBER THE 24 1886 / AGED 26 YEARS / DEEPLY MOURNED BY HIS / SORROWING WIDOW / AND DEEPLY MOURNED BY ALL / WHO KNEW HIM / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND CREW’

Details

Description: Cross on plinth
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Heroine

People

Zelley, Joseph Henry
Age: 26
Date of Death: 24/11/1886
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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