Memorial: M465

Memorial tablet in Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, commemorating John Henry Francis, Chief Mate, d. 1862

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the Memory of / JOHN HENRY FRANCIS / Late Chief Mate of / the British Ship / CHILO, who died on / board that ship / on the 28th April 1862 / Aged 37 years / He was the third son / of WILLIAM SKEGGS / FRANCIS of Belle / Grove near Welling / in the county of Kent / England'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: North wall N35 A212
Vessel: 'Chilo'

People

Francis, John Henry
Age: 37
Date of Death: 28/4/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Chief Mate
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 195.

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