Memorial: M6075

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India, commemorating Captain William Warden RN, d. 1807

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here are deposited the remains of / Capt. William Warden / who died in command of his Majesty's / ship ' Rattlesnake' in the Bay of Bengal, on the 5th June 1807, aged 28 years. / To commemorate the private worth and professional / merits of the promising officer, this / Monument is erected by his Commander-in-Chief / as a tribute of regard to his memory.'

Details

Vessel: Rattlesnake

People

Warden, William
Age: 28
Date of Death: 5/6/1807
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.91.

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