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Memorial: M1728

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, commemorating Captain Edward Cooke RN, d. 1799

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN EDWARD COOKE ESQ. CAPTAIN OF H.M. SHIP 'LA SYBILLE' / WHO RECEIVED A MORTAL WOUND / IN A GALLANT ACTION WITH THE FRENCH FRIGATE 'LA FORTE' / WHICH HE CAPTURED IN BALASORE ROADS, / MARCH 1 1799 AND BROUGHT TO THIS PORT, / WHERE HE DIED MAY 23 1799, / AGED 26 YEARS'

Details

Vessel: HMS Sybille

People

Cooke, Edward
Age: 27
Date of Death: 23/5/1799
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Honourable East India Company, Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Bengal Monumental Inscriptions' vol. 1.
Recorder: C. Flintham

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