Memorial: M498

Memorial plaque in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore commemorating George Berens, RN d. 1843

Location

St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / GEORGE SAMUEL BERENS / late of the Royal Navy / late belonging to Her Majesty's Sloop Harlequin / who departed this life at sea / on the 11th of September 1843 / Aged 25, and was buried / off Tanjong Dattoo Island, Borneo / This tablet is erected / by Commander and officers of / Her Majesty's Sloop Harlequin / as a mark of their esteem and regard'

Details

Type: Plaque
Artists: Llewllyn & Co
Vessel: HMS Harlequin

People

Berens, George Samuel
Age: 25
Date of Death: 11/9/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 339; John B Hattendorf 'A note on some naval memorials in Singapore', 'Mariner's Mirror', vol. 72, p. 151 (Greenwich,1986).

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