Memorial: M213

Headstone in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating James Bracegirdle d. 1864

Location

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

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / JAS. BRACEGIRDLE, / LATE CHIEF ENGINEER, BARQUE 'ETTERICK', / A NATIVE OF DEPTFORD / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE, 7TH JANUARY, 1864, / AGED 29 YEARS / THIS STONE WAS ERECTED BY A FEW FRIENDS / AS A MARK OF RESPECT'[footstone] 'J.B.'

Details

Description: Headstone and endstone. 'B' on the footstone reversed.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Granite
Vessel: Ettrick

People

Bracegirdle, James
Age: 29
Date of Death: 7/1/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Barque 'Ettrick' built 1862 at Harwich, 309 tons, destined voyage 1864 Harwich to China. The footstone of this memorial has since been dislodged by erosion of the hillside.
Recorder: Christine Thomas
Photographer: Amelia Gourley

JSON

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