Gravestone in Grafton Bridge Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand commemorating Commodore William Farquharson Burnett RN d. 1863 in the loss of HMS ‘Orpheus’
Location
Grafton Bridge Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred / to the Memory / of / William Farquharson Burnett, / C.B. / Commodore of H.M.S. Orpheus / Commanding Officer / Australian Naval Station, / Commodore Royal Navy. / Drowned 7th February 1863. / Aged 46 years' [Hetherington] 'Sacred to the memory of William Farquharson Burnett, Esq, CB., who perished with 22 officers and 167 men, in the total loss of H.M.S. Orpheus, on the Manukau Bar, New Zealand, on Feb.9, 1863. Erected by the officers of her Majesty's ships under his command' [ILN]
Details
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Orpheus
Vessel: HMS Orpheus
People
Burnett, William Farquharson
Age: 46
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Commodore RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 46
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Commodore RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Buried 23/2/1863. DOSSIER.
Bibliography: 'Illustrated London News' (5 March 1864) p. 241, 237-8; Roy M. Hetherington 'The wreck of HMS Orpheus-New Zealand's Worst sea disaster' (Auckland, 1968).
Bibliography: 'Illustrated London News' (5 March 1864) p. 241, 237-8; Roy M. Hetherington 'The wreck of HMS Orpheus-New Zealand's Worst sea disaster' (Auckland, 1968).