Memorial: M179

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Richard Pullford RM d. 1869

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Richard PULLFORD, Private Royal Marines, of H.M.S. 'Ocean', who departed this life 13 [?] th September, 1869, aged 27 years 3 months. This tablet was erected to his memory by his sorrowing comrades. Young man pause and think...in eternity and you are on the brink'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Ocean

People

Pullford, Richard
Age: 27
Date of Death: 13/9/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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