Memorial: M121

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Shephard RN d. 1893

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / JOHN SHEPHARD O.S. / H.M.S. CAROLINE / WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED / AT HONG KONG ON 2ND JANUARY 1893 / AGED 19 YEARS / IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF / H.M.S. CAROLINE'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped plinth.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Caroline

People

Shephard, John
Age: 19
Date of Death: 2/1/1893
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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