Memorial: M6420

Gravestone in Eastleigh, Hampshire commemorating Sydney Smith d. 1901

Location

Old burial ground, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'In Loving Memory of / SIDNEY SMITH, / OF THE (LATE) INDIAN NAVY, / AND INDIAN POLICE FORCE. / BORN JANUARY 9TH 1843, / FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS, / NOVEMBER 12TH 1901, / HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP. / THEM ALSO WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS, WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM. / I SHALL BE SATISFIED WHEN I AWAKE / IN THY LIKENESS. / ALSO OF / ELIZA BURGES SMITH / HIS DEARLY LOVED WIFE / DAUGHTER OF THE LATE REVD R.M. LAMB C.M.S. / MISSIONARY, / AND WIDOW OF THE LATE LIEUT. A.F. CUMBERLEGE R.A. / BORN FEBRUARY 17TH 1848 / FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS AUGUST 2ND 1912 / FATHER I WILL THAT THOSE WHOM THOU HAST GIVEN ME / BE WITH ME WHJERE I AM. / WITH CHRIST WHICH IS VERY FAR BETTER. TOGETHER. / FOR EVER WITH THE LORD.'

Details

Description: Erect headstone with text in lead lettering. Traditional naval 'fouled anchor' design cut into the top between first line and rest of text.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Stone

People

Smith, Sidney
Age: 58
Date of Death: 12/11/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Indian Navy

Extra

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters