Memorial: M342

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Richard Sykes Syer d. 1867

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory / of / RICHARD SYKES SYER / Admiralty Clerk / of H.M. Hospital Ship 'Melville’ / Second and beloved son / of the / Rev. Wm. H. SYER / of Kedington Rectory / Suffolk, England / who died on the 27th of August 1867 / in the 25th year of his age.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: US Navy Melville (Hospital Ship)

People

Syer, Richard Sykes
Age: 24 years
Date of Death: 27/08/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiralty clerk
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also a memorial on the south wall of chancel, St Peter and Paul Church, Kedington, Suffolk
Recorder: Christine Thomas 1988; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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