Memorial: M6077

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating John Drury, RN, d. 1808

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / John Sheppy Drury / first lieutenant of his Majesty's ship 'Modeste' / who died 29th April 1808, aged 24 years.'

Details

Vessel: Modeste

People

Drury, John Sheppy
Age: 24
Date of Death: 29/4/1808
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.91.

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