Memorial: M2909

Memorial at the Labuan Botanical Gardens, Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia, commemorating Captain James Gordon, RN, d. 1847

Location

Labuan Botanical Gardens, Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / James A Gordon Esq / Commander Of / HMS WOLF / SON OF REAR ADMIRAL / SIR JAMES A GORDON KCB / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / AT LABUAN / 6 JANUARY 1847 / AGED 28 YEARS.'

Details

Vessel: HMS Wolf

People

Gordon, James
Age: 28
Date of Death: 6/1/1847
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Several Royal Navy and Royal Marines Officers and Crew were originally at the Old Naval Cemetery, Labuan. In May 1975, the headstones were moved to the Labuan Botanical Gardens.

Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol. viii, no. 2, p. 27 (1997).

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