Memorial: M468

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Thomas Richards, d. 1862

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to / the memory of / THOMAS RICHARDS / late Chief Steward of / the Steamship SINGAPORE / who departed this life / on the 25th Dec 1862 / Aged 27 years // The Lord gave and the / Lord hath taken away. Bless / ed be the Name of the Lord

Details

Position: North wall N56 C39
Artists: Perreau ? Sculptor
Vessel: Singapore

People

Richards, Thomas
Age: 27
Date of Death: 25/12/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Chief Steward
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 209.

JSON

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