Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Edwin Beisley RMLI and Peter Ward RMLI who both died in 1885
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Gibraltar / per mare per terram / Sacred / to the memory / of / Edwin Beisley / sergeant R.M.L.I. / who died at Hong Kong 5th July 1885 / aged 27 years / also of / Peter Ward / private R.M.L.I. / who was accidentally killed at Port Hampton [?] 18 May 1886 / aged 31 years / This stone was erected by the officers, NCO / officers and men of the RM Regiment / stationed at Port Hampton as a mark / of esteem and respect'
Details
Description: Headstone, inscription flanked by pillars. Royal Marines badge above.
Type: Gravestone
Type: Gravestone
People
Beisley, Edwin
Age: 27
Date of Death: 5/7/1885
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Sergeant RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Ward, Peter
Age: 31
Date of Death: 11/5/1885
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Age: 27
Date of Death: 5/7/1885
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Sergeant RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Ward, Peter
Age: 31
Date of Death: 11/5/1885
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Extra
Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com