Memorial: M3252

Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating Alexander Shaw, d. 1871

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

[Not exact] ‘ Alexander Shaw, Native of Scotland, late Chief Engineer of H.I.C.M. Shen Chi. Died on passage homeward, on board P & O Tanjore, 28 Aug. 1871. Aged 30 years.'

Details

Vessel: HICM Shen Chi, Tanjore

People

Shaw, Alexander
Age: 30
Date of Death: 28/8/1871
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: Imperial Chinese Navy, P & O Line

Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 326, (Greenwich, 1982).

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