Memorial: M632

Gravestone at Portree, Isle of Skye commemorating Henry George Cramer RN d. 1859

Location

Portree Graveyard, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Transcript

'TO / THE MEMORY OF H G CRAMER R.N. / OF / H.M.S. PORCUPINE / WHO DIED HERE / 29 MARCH 1859 / AGED 39 / This stone is erected by / the Captain and officers of / HMS Porcupine / as a testimony of their regard and friendship'

Details

Description: Carved with a flower head above the inscription.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Porcupine

People

Cramer, Henry George
Age: 39
Date of Death: 29/3/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Sailmaker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born circa 1820 at Hampstead, Middlesex. See 1851 Census. Served in HMS 'Alban' during the Crimea War in the Baltic.
Bibliography: TNA ADM 38/4479.
Recorder: Vice-Admiral Sir Roderick Macdonald

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