Memorial: M3256

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating George Waller d. 1847

Location

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

Transcript

‘SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE, Son of / GEORGE WALLER, Secretary of the Royal Navy / who was unhappily drowned by the upsetting of / a boat off "Sans Souci" in this island, on / the evening of 3 March 1847 most deeply / lamented by his family and friends. In the 18th year of his age.'

Details

Type: Sarcophagus

People

Waller, George
Age: 17
Date of Death: 3/3/1847
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

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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